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Explore how water droplets form and fall from the sky in part three of the water cycle series. Watch how water vapor moves through the atmosphere and returns to Earth as rain and snow.

Our World: Snowflakes

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Precipitation

Type:

Video

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5

Standards:

ESS2.A, ESS2.C

Keywords:

snowflakes, snow, crystals, history

Summary:

Find out how you can help NASA scientists study different types of snowflakes to learn about the atmosphere and changes in climate.

Exploring Climate Science: A Snow Study

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Water Cycle, Hydrologic Cycle, Precipitation, Earth Systems, Weather, Climate, Human Impact, Data, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5

Standards:

ESS3.C

Keywords:

watershed, snow pack, snow water equivalent, stream flow

Summary:

This curriculum for 5th grade was designed to help students measure basic snow properties through science techniques, and focus on the connection between snowfall in the Sierra Nevada and water availability in the rest of California ...

Water Falls Pre-Visit Lesson

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Precipitation, Earth Systems

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

Formal, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS2.C

Keywords:

Reservoir, freshwater, Solar Radiation, Phase change

Summary:

In this lesson, students will learn about the water cycle. The lesson is intended to be use by teachers before they take their students to view the Science On a Sphere movie, “Water Falls.”

Water Falls: Getting the Big Picture

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Water Cycle, Precipitation, Weather, Climate, Satellites, Remote Sensing, Data

Type:

Video

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, Formal, General

Standards:

ESS2.D, ETS2.A

Keywords:

active sensing, passive sensing

Summary:

The second spinoff video for the Science on a Sphere film "Water Falls." This video looks at the uses and advantages of remote sensing.

Water Cycle Speaker's Toolkit

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Precipitation, Water & Life, Weather and Climate

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5

Standards:

ESS2.A

Keywords:

rain, snow, evaporation, condensation

Summary:

This Speaker ToolKit has been designed to allow presenters (scientists, engineers, etc.) to easily present to an elementary and/or middle school audience about the water cycle.