 Good morning 4-H'ers and families. My name is Tanya Kirkland. I am the 4-H Foundation Regional Extension Agent for Henry County. Today we're going to talk about ground water, the water cycle, and make a water cycle bracelet. Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoy. Pick up your bracelet string, tie two knots, two inches from the end to keep your beads from sliding off and making your water cycle bracelet. The first bead you'll pick up is the blue bead. The blue bead represents precipitation. Precipitation is water released from the clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail. It is a primary connection in the water cycle that provides for the delivery of atmospheric water to the earth. Most precipitation falls as rain. Second, you'll pick up the black bead. The black bead represents infiltration or hydrology. Infiltration is a process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil. Anywhere in the world, a portion of the water that falls as rain or snow infiltrates into the subsurface soil and rock. Third, you'll pick up the green bead. The green bead represents transpiration. Transpiration is the process where plants absorb water through the roots and then gives off water vapor through pores and their leaves. Some of this water is returned to the air by transpiration. Fourth is the white bead. The white bead represents condensation. Condensation is a process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water. Condensation is crucial to the water cycle because it is responsible for the formation of clouds. Condensation is the opposite of evaporation. Your last bead is the red bead. Red bead represents evaporation. Evaporation is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor. Evaporation is the primary pathway that water moves from the liquid state back into the water cycle as atmospheric water vapor. Next, you'll put on the fish. After the fish is put on, you will redo the water cycle beads. Then you'll tie two knots, two inches from the other end, and then wrap the bracelet around your arm and there you have a completed water cycle bracelet.