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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
The Water Cycle
Lesson Description:
This lesson, designed for grades 3-5, focuses on the processes of the water cycle and provides a context for teaching about fresh water conservation. Students will observe water in its three phases, visit a website to investigate the steps of the water cycle, design a model of the water cycle, create a water cycle poster, and learn a song about the water cycle to reinforce the concept. The lesson is correlated to the benchmarks for science literacy and was created by science netlinks, a program of the american association for the advancement of science.
This lesson, designed for grades 3-5, focuses on the processes of the water cycle and provides a context for teaching about fresh water conservation. Students will observe water in its three phases, visit a website to investigate the steps of the water cycle, design a model of the water cycle, create a water cycle poster, and learn a song about the water cycle to reinforce the concept. The lesson is correlated to the benchmarks for science literacy and was created by science netlinks, a program of the american association for the advancement of science.
Lesson Type:
- Experiment
Sustainability Topic:
- Water
GEF Program Category:
- Sustainable Water Challenge
Time Needed:
2 hours
2 hours
Standards Addressed:
- 4B The Earth #3
- When liquid water disappears, it turns into a gas (vapor) in the air and can reappear as a liquid when cooled, or as a solid if cooled below the freezing point of water.
Materials Needed:
- Round and Round It Goes! student sheet
- Model Water Cycle student sheet
- Water Cycle student e-sheet
- Water
- Two dishes
- An ice cube
- A clear glass
- Poster paper
- Crayons/markers
- Large glass, metal, or plastic bowls
- Dry ceramic mugs (life coffee mugs)
- Long pieces of string or large rubber bands
- A pitcher or bucket
- A sheet of clear plastic wrap
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of Science Netlinks
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of Science Netlinks
School or Group:
Science Netlinks
Science Netlinks
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
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