Water, Water Everywhere

Water, water, everywhere — but will there be enough to drink? Check out these detailed lesson plans to meet NGSS water cycle and CCSS literacy standards in your science classroom. Learners do a close reading of a challenging, poetic text...

Students use plastic wrap, water, food coloring, salt, and other ingredients to create salt water and then try to desalinize it. In this salt water lesson plan, students try and get salt out of simulated ocean water.

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...

Young environmentalists examine how water bottle use is polluting the waters on our earth. In groups, your students study the handout on their assigned topic and present their findings to the rest of the class. Leading up to this lesson...

It's not long, but it's thorough! This PowerPoint takes 4th - 8th grade earth scientists deeper into the oceans. They learn about tide and current activity and the forces that drive them. They also discover how wind and the rotation of...

Water water everywhere. Thanks to the water cycle, Earth is covered in water. Watch a video that explains how water changes throughout the water cycle.

Learners brainstorm on ways they use water, and where water comes from. They view video, Down the Drain, to gain specific facts about water use, properties of water, problems of water and the water cycle. They perform a lab activity...

Explore how water interacts with our entire environment through the water cycle. This video employs wonderful models and clear explanations to describe the water cycle. You'll learn about evaporation, condensation, and precipitation, as...

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...

Learners complete a WebQuest. In this water cycle lesson, students investigate the cycle through a WebQuest activity. Learners research the water cycle through Internet resources and create a documentary video of their process.