The Science of Water Teacher's Guide provides a number of inquiry-based activities for grades 3-5 (although it can be expanded for other grades). The guide contains science lessons that enable learners to explore water, behavior of...

A collection of resources--pictures, maps, data, glossary--about water and the water cycle.

Discover the ins and outs of the water cycle through this collection of experiments and activities.

In this lesson, students draw and write about the water cycle, then discuss the important role the oceans play. Includes links to online resources.

This resource presents a simple set of instructions for building a model of the water cycle in a lidded jar.

In this teacher directed inquiry indoor lab learners collect snow in a cup. They will estimate how much water will be in the cup after the snow melts. Students will then make predictions about what will happen to the cup of water. After...

This interactive tour helps you to understand the journey of water to the springs. Learn about the water cycle and the Florida aquifer, supporting springs and the residents of Florida and how their activities impact the quality and...

Activity provides an understanding of the water cycle.

This page from the University of Washington has an excellent diagram of the water cycle. There are 8 water cycle hands on activities on the bottom of the page. Also there is a link to a teacher reference page.

This hands-on model of the water cycle is a great culminating activity for a study of the movement of water through the environment. Completed in small groups or as a class project, it involves connecting three bottles to demonstrate the...

Students use a thermal process approach to design, build and test a small-scale desalination plant that is capable of significantly removing the salt content from a saltwater solution. Students use a saltwater circuit to test the...

This is a large collection of resources on cycles of nature and the Earth. There is a constant exchange of the elements between air, earth, water, plants, and animals. Most biological processes wind up back where they started. These...

In this post assessment activity students review points covered in the attached unit and reach conclusions regarding the importance of water to human health. Student sheets are provided in English and in Spanish.

These activities will help students understand the properties of water.

A variety of activities to help students explore the relationship of water to life on Earth. Provides an opportunity to see how ocean levels have changed over time and what effect that can have on living things.

For this activity, students learn about the water cycle by singing and acting it out.

Students will listen to a story about the water cycle, observe how water droplets form on a glass of icy water, then draw and label a picture showing condensation.

In this activity, learners will learn about the water cycle through a story, a song, and a game, and relate it to the weather that they observe.

For this activity, pupils construct a terrarium in a bottle, and observe it over time to see when it 'rains,' which will indicate the completion of a water cycle.

Students carry out a number of activities that demonstrate the concepts of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and soil moisture and runoff. Then students construct a terrarium as a way to observe the water cycle. Immediately...

In this experiment, students create a model of the water cycle and learn about its crucial role in moving water around the Earth.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an activity flipchart that asks students to label the various phases of the water cycle.

This site helps students construct a model of the arrangement of water molecules when present as solid, liquid or gas. Includes background information, lesson plans, links to standards and assessment ideas.

Multiple activities help students gain a better understanding of the importance of water conservation. Click on the links provides for further exploration.