Water Cycle Lesson

California State Science Standards covered in this lesson

    Science Standard 5.3 Water on Earth moves between the oceans and land through the processes of evaporation and condensation.         

    Science Standard 5.3.b Students know when liquid water evaporates, it turns into water vapor in the air and can reappear as liquid when cooled or as a solid if cooled below the freezing point of water.

    Science Standard 5.3.c Students know water vapor in the air moves from one place to another and can form fog or clouds, which are tiny droplets of water or ice, and can fall to Earth as rain, hail, sleet or snow.

Introduction

    Welcome to your exploration of the water cycle.  You will be learning about how water constantly moves through the air and land in a process called the water cycle.  You will be working in groups of three for this lesson.  So to start with, you will do a vocabulary activity so that you and your partners can use the same terms during your discussions and work.  Begin with the flashcards, then you can go through the other modes.

Video:
Time to watch a video!

 

Task

    You and your partners will be doing a series of activities on the water cycle as well as building your own model in the experiment portion of the lesson.  Once you have completed these activities, you will create something to demonstrate the phases of the water cycle.  I am including some choices for you.  You may also create something that you and your partners have decided on so long as you ask and receive approval from me.

1. A poster of the water cycle with each phase labeled with a description of what happens during that phase.
2. A Google presentation with one slide for each phase and a description of that phase you should include pictures, filtered for free use, in your presentation.
3. A diorama showing each phase.
4. A diagram of the water cycle with each phase labeled and a description of what happens in that phase.
5. A movie using Movenote and your pictures from the experiment portion of this lesson.
6. A three dimensional model of the water cycle showing each phase.
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Resources

      Discovery Education Water Cycle

    Water Cycle Diagram

    Mini Water Cycle

    Quick Quiz

    Chromebook and Chromebook camera

    Google document

    Possibly Google presentation and the Movenote app

Process

    You will start with a puzzle and interactive video on the water cycle by clicking on the link. Discovery Education Water Cycle

    Now, take a look at this interactive diagram by clicking on the link.  Water Cycle Diagram

    Let’s do an experiment.  Follow the link to the experiment.  You need to use your Chromebook to take pictures for each step of the building of your mini water cycle.  Once it has been built, you need to take pictures every 5 minutes.  You will also be typing in your observations on a Google document.  One of you create the document, then share it with the rest of your group and with me so that I can share it with the rest of the class.  Each time you take a picture, record what you see in the Google document.  Each of you needs to chose a different color so I can see who typed in their observations. (30-35 minutes)  Mini Water Cycle

    How much have you learned?  Quick Quiz

    Create your final project.  Choose from the six possible ways to demonstrate your learning from the Task section above, or come up with something of your own so long as you remember to clear it with me first.

Extra Resources

    These are some resources you may want to look at when you have finished the lesson.

    Interactive Water Cycle Activities

    Droplet Story and Game

Rubric

4	Completed all parts of the lesson with detailed Google document with pictures from the experiment.  Final task shows all components of the water cycle with obvious attention to detail and explanation.
3	Completed all parts of the lesson and Google document with pictures from the experiment.  Final task shows all components of the water cycle with obvious attention to detail and explanation.
2	Completed all parts of the lesson and the Google document with pictures are there, but may not be very detailed and complete.  Final task is complete.
1	Completed all parts of the lesson,  but parts of the Google document with pictures and final task may be incomplete or inaccurate.

Conclusion

    Time to celebrate your accomplishments.  This is your chance to show what an expert on the water cycle you have become.  You and your group will be presenting to the class what you created for the final task.  Be prepared to answer questions and discuss your presentation with your classmates.  

References:

Alice Ferguson Foundation. (2012) The Water Cycle. Retrieved from

http://fergusonfoundation.org/hbf-kids-zone/the-water-cycle/ 11/17/14Discovery Education. (2004) Water Cycle. Retrieved from

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/views/hhView.cfm?guidAssetId=087777c8-4ff0-45d2-878f-e7

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Jefferson Lab. (2014). Reading Comprehension Passages: Water Cycle. Retrieved from

http://education.jlab.org/reading/water_cycle.html 11/17/14USGS. (2014) The NASA. (2006). Droplet. Retrieved from http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/droplet.html 11/17/14

Open Clip Art. (2014) Meteo. Retrieved from

https://openclipart.org/image/300px/svg_to_png/173430/Meteo.png.11/17/14 Quizlet LLC (2014) Water Cycle. Retrieved from http://quizlet.com/58711979/water-cycle
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Water Cycle for Kids-Beginners. Retrieved from

http://water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle-kids-beg.html 11/17/14

The Water Project. (2014) Create a Mini Water Cycle. Retrieved from

http://thewaterproject.org/resources/lesson-plans/create-a-mini-water-cycle 11/17/14

Wikipedia (2014). Simple Water Cycle Retrieved from

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Simple_Water_Cycle.JPG. 11/17/14
Cottenham, A. (2011). The Water Cycle Rap HD! Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=815RUEMdLqM 11/26/14.