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668 resources with the concept the water cycle

Water/Ways: The Poetry of Science Unit

Water/Ways: The Poetry of Science

1st - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewWater is the source of life. It appears in poetry in both peaceful and torrential descriptions; it appears in earth science in its liquid, gaseous, and solid states. Combine these interpretations of our planet's most precious and...
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Seasonal Science: Thundersnow Video

Seasonal Science: Thundersnow

3 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewLet it snow, let it snow, let it ... thundersnow? Explore the thundersnow phenomenon with a video and lesson as part of the Seasonal Science series. The video describes what causes the unique weather event, explains just how rare these...
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Termite Activity Enhances Ecosystem Productivity and Stability Video

Termite Activity Enhances Ecosystem Productivity and Stability

1 min 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Termites in your house? Bad. Termites in your garden ... good? Discover the good side of an insect that often gets a bad rap with an interesting animation. The narrator discusses how termites break down plant material, what the soil...
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Gorongosa's Water Cycle Video

Gorongosa's Water Cycle

2 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Gorongosa National Park holds a fascinating and ever-changing landscape. What makes the water cycle in the park so special? Travel to Mozambique to learn more about the park using a short video. Content includes rainy season in the park,...
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Terrarium in a Bottle: Modeling the Atmosphere, Greenhouse Effect, and Water Cycle Lesson Plan

Terrarium in a Bottle: Modeling the Atmosphere, Greenhouse Effect, and Water Cycle

7th
CCSS: Designed
You've heard of farm to table ... but what about farm in classroom? Junior agriculturalists embark upon a two-week journey into the science of growing things. Based upon the classic terrarium in a two-liter experiment, the lesson goes...
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Transpiring Trees Lesson Plan

Transpiring Trees

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Looking for a tree-rific addition to your water cycle unit? Teams of young foresters examine the role of transpiration in the water cycle through a week's worth of activities. Pupils analyze how trees take in and transport water during...
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The Water Cycle: Following the Water Video

The Water Cycle: Following the Water

1 min 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Water that leaves the oceans must eventually return. The animations in the final lesson of the four-part NASA series show the complex path water can take across landforms before returning to the ocean. Approximately one-third of the...
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The Water Cycle: Watering the Land Video

The Water Cycle: Watering the Land

1 min 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
The oceans contribute 37 trillion tons of water to land masses in the form of rain and snow. The third in a four-part series from NASA show satellite animations highlighting the precipitation on Earth. The videos show the movement of the...
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The Water Cycle: Steaming the Air Video

The Water Cycle: Steaming the Air

1 min 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
How does water vapor move from point A to point B? The second installment in a series of four on the water cycle allows scholars to analyze satellite images to answer this question. The satellite animations show how evaporation and wind...
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Molecules to the Max!—Teacher's Discovery Guide Handouts & Reference

Molecules to the Max!—Teacher's Discovery Guide

5th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Molecules to the Max! refers to a movie released in 2009 about the world of atoms and molecules. A helpful discovery guide provides five posters on science topics typically covered at the middle school level. It also explains the...
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Discover Water—The Role of Water in Our Lives
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Discover Water—The Role of Water in Our Lives

3rd - 8th
Make a splash with this series of engaging interactives that teach all about one of the most important substances on Earth: water. From oceans to bodies of freshwater, these fun resources investigate the water cycle and the important role water plays in the lives of people around the world.
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Where is the World's Water? Lesson Plan

Where is the World's Water?

5th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Scholars discover the amount of the Earth's water in various locations such as the ocean, ice, the atmosphere, etc. They then make a model of the how much water those percentages represent. Finally, analysis questions bring the concepts...
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Why Most Rain Never Reaches The Ground Video

Why Most Rain Never Reaches The Ground

2 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
More than half of the rain that falls on Earth never reaches the ground. The video discusses the location of rain, the amount that evaporates in the process, and the amount that lands on top of trees all as factors in this phenomenon. It...
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How Mushrooms Make It Rain Video

How Mushrooms Make It Rain

1 min 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
More than 14,000 species of mushrooms exist on our planet. The short video explains the relationship between the reproductive cycle of fungi and rain. Without the mushrooms, the amount of rain in many parts of the world would decrease...
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Water Cycle Interactive

Water Cycle

6th - 12th
Be water wise! Science scholars learn the water cycle on a global scale in part seven of a 13-installment series. The hands-on interactive allows them to explore Earth's water storage, types of precipitation, and the cycling of water...
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Which Came First—the Rain or the Rainforest? Video

Which Came First—the Rain or the Rainforest?

3 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
"Hahai no ka ua i ka ulula'au." In other words, "The rain follows after the forest," but is it actually true? The video discusses the development of the rain forests and their unique water cycle. It also offers advice on what actions can...
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Is Climate Change Just a Lot of Hot Air? Video

Is Climate Change Just a Lot of Hot Air?

2 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
While scientists seem to agree about global warming, is it just related to increases in air temperature? The video explains that global warming is related to ground temperature, air temperature, and, most of all, ocean temperature. It...
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How Natural Areas Filter Water Lesson Plan

How Natural Areas Filter Water

6th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
Often called the gift of nature, water is a valuable natural resource. A creative lesson examines the importance of water quality for both humans and agriculture. Scholars learn to view natural areas as filters for rainwater. They...
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Water Cycle Video

Water Cycle

4 mins 9th - 12th
Go with the flow! The first video of a seven-part series about the Earth's water resources introduces learners to the water cycle. With an emphasis on cause and effect, it presents the information simply through animation. And, with the...
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Water Treatment - Water Works Video

Water Treatment - Water Works

4 mins 9th - 12th
With so much water everywhere, how is it that people around the world don't have clean water for drinking and bathing? Part three in a seven-part series describing Earth's water resources introduces the class to the process of water...
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Water Cycle Activities Lesson Plan

Water Cycle Activities

4th
CCSS: Adaptable
Explore the water cycle in all aspects with a resource packed full of activities and lessons. The 37-page packet comes with vocabulary, a game, writing prompts, printables, and opportunities to journey through the stages in the water...
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The Water Cycle for Schools: Advanced Ages Interactive

The Water Cycle for Schools: Advanced Ages

6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Explore the water cycle in an interactive diagram of the process. The diagram shows how water is a moving system and constantly changing forms. The resourc includes vocabulary words that pupils click on in order to discover more about...
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We Need Freshwater Worksheet

We Need Freshwater

1st
CCSS: Designed
Why do we need freshwater? Because freshwater sustains life. After reading a three-paragraph passage about the importance of freshwater, first graders respond to the article by answering comprehension questions. The resource includes...
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Water, Water, Everywhere! Worksheet

Water, Water, Everywhere!

5th
CCSS: Designed
Read about all things water cycle in a three-page reading passage. The passage walks readers through the journey of the water cycle before learners respond to 10 reading comprehension questions. The packet includes seven multiple choice...
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