The cool display lid

Made-up story. A pretend craft-display cabinet has two sealed containers whose outside lids begin dry. One container is cool and the other is at room temperature. Later the supplied picture shows small liquid drops on the cool outside lid and no visible drops on the comparison lid. The source provides no measured drop volume or humidity reading. Lea proposes that water vapour in the surrounding air changed to outside drops. The display is indoors and the story includes no cloud rain. You did not make these observations yourself.

Four questions

Which way does condensation change water?

Pick a clue supporting Lea's explanation.

Are these lid drops precipitation from a cloud? Explain.

Name one thing left unknown.

My empty response page · A15 · whole labelled picture · A15 · complete picture words

Tell or show it in your usual way: words, drawing, pointing, signing, typing, dictation or your communication device. Work quietly or privately, pause, ask for a helper, or return later. Sharing and recording are optional.

Grown-up help

Use on Day 40 or later, after relevant teaching and exposure review. This is original supplied fiction. A neutral reader may read every sentence and question; record help.

Separate staff guide · Teacher desk

Modified from Year 4 Science alignment, standard elaborations and Years 3–4 techniques and conditions, © State of Queensland (QCAA) 2023, covered CC BY 4.0 with exceptions. Our task criteria are original; these are not official A–E bands. Actual folio and on-balance professional judgment remain necessary.