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- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students identify and describe the stage of the water cycle that has the greatest impact on their lives. Using an internet resources, students take notes on the stages of the water cycle and how each stage works individually and as a whole. In small groups, students compare their notes. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students study the process of the water cycle. They will then make a model of the two main parts of the water cycle and practice inferring and predicting to answer various questions about their model. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 10th
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Students brainstorm and make predictions about the sources of pollution and how pollutants might contaminate their water. They also participate in a teacher-led demonstration of the water cycle process. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 7th
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Students review the stages in the water cycle. Using a map, they see the amount of water located on Earth and discuss its role. They discuss how water is essential in the process of life. They complete a water flow chart and write a song verse on water. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 3rd
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Students use a closed plastic bag with a water filled cup inside to observe the stages of the water cycle. They observe the drop in the water level in the cup and watch how the water collects and drips down the sides of the bag. They complete an observation chart. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students explore the water cycle and its components. They use hotlist to research information on the water cycle, students also find picture of the different stages of the water cycle. Students create a pictorial report on KidPix on the stages of the water cycle. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students review and discuss, "The Water Cycle" and its key elements of evaporation, condensation and precipitation. They create a terrarium in groups to connect concepts of The Water Cycle and to view precipitation, condensation, and evaporation within their terrarium. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students observe the water cycle by making a miniature Forest Terrarium for the classroom. They observe the terrarium for a week, making daily notes in their journals. Students are told that water is one of our most valuable resources. They are told that without water, there is no life. Students discuss that the water cycle is a neverending cycle of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students brainstorm any ideas they have heard about the water cycle. As a class, they discuss the importance of the cycle in their daily lives. After taking notes, they work together in groups to role play hydrogen and oxygen atoms in which they move between stations to behave like they do in water molecules. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students study the water cycle. After defining vocabulary words, they explore the movement of water through the environment. Groups of students build a model of the water cycle through following given directions. In pairs, they answer questions about the water cycle. Full Review »

