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The Water Cycle

The Water Cycle
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.C
Keywords: 
geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere
Summary: 
This activity was developed to give participants an understanding of Earth’s water cycle by completing a webquest and building a model of the water cycle.

This activity was developed to give participants an understanding of Earth’s water cycle. In this one-hour long activity, students participate in a webquest to learn about the water cycle, and then build a mini-model of the water cycle to observe how water moves through Earth’s four systems.

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Diagram of the water cycle showing evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
Diagram of the water cycle

 

Other "Survivor: Earth" Lessons:

The following lessons have been developed to teach students about local and global water issues. They are based on NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission and an instructional module designed for Montgomery County Public Schools Outdoor Environmental Education Program (http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/outdoored/). 

  1. Connect the Spheres: Earth Systems Interaction
  2. Earth's Water
  3. The Water Cycle
  4. Water in the Hydrosphere
  5. Water in the Geosphere
  6. Water in the Biosphere
  7. Water in the Atmosphere
  8. Measuring Precipitation
  9. Water Conservation
  10. The Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM)
Credits: 
NASA GPM

 

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