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Water Cycle Activities

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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 cycle. The resource also looks at the different forms of the water cycle due to different locations.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

states of water, bodies of water, the water cycle, surface water, water, condensation, precipitation, water runoff

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Pick one or more of the activities offered in the lesson to explore a specific aspect of the water cycle

Classroom Considerations

  • Some of the printables are best printed in color
  • Each lesson is listed in the resource in sequential order

Pros

  • Comes with multiple lessons and activities that can be used to teach and explore the water cycle
  • Offers printables and templates that accompany each activity to facilitate hands-on learning

Cons

  • Resource is lengthy

Common Core

W.4.1.a

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