The Water Cycle

Presented By:Jessica Gregory & Heather Berthoff

EDU 505 Multimedia and InternetProfessor Harrison Yang

Summer 2008

Introduction to the Water Cycle

It's recess time and you have to stay inand watch another movie! Where does allthis rain come from? How do we get ourwater and will it ever run out? Without

water what would we do?

Your Task…This is your chance to teach us something about the

water cycle. You will use the internet to gather information about the water cycle. Then you will

show the importance of evaporation, precipitation, and condensation. After you have completed that,

you will create a poster explaining the cycle.

The Process…

Visit the websites on the next page in order to answer the following questions to help you better understand

the water cycle.

1. How does the water cycle work?2. Define evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.3. Where does the water cycle begin?

Once you have collected your information, construct aposter showing how the water cycle works using your

creativity and knowledge of the process.

Resources…http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.htmlClick on give us your opinion.

http://www.kidzone.ws/water/ look for the definitions

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Watercycle.shtmlclick on the diagram and label the parts of the water cycle.

http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.htmlFollow the signs through the water cycle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zejk_iNFfPAwatch the video on the water cycle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw275056JtAlisten to the water cycle song!

http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/droplet.htmlClick on the game to have some fun with the water cycle!

Evaluation…  Beginning

1Developing

2Accomplished

3Exemplary

4Score

 Define Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation  

Simple definitions. No

supporting

graphics.

Simple definitions. 1-2

graphics.

Definitions that have graphics to

support each word.

Definitions with graphics to

support each word and gives at least 2 examples

for each.

 

 Visual Representation of the Water Cycle Process  

Visual representation

does not include any aspects of the

water cycle.

Visual representation includes some aspects of the

water cycle.

Visual representation includes most

aspects of the water cycle.

Visual representation

includes all aspects of the water cycle.

 

 Quality of the Water Cycle Poster 

The poster is not neat,

organized or colorful.

The poster is somewhat neat, organized, and

colorful.

The poster is satisfactorily neat,

organized, and colorful. 

The poster is neat, organized, and

colorful in a

creative way.

 

Conclusion...

Great job! We learned a lot about the water cycle duringthis investigation. You are now an expert!

 We will hang up our posters outside of the classroom to

share what we learned with the rest of the school.  

Now that you learned all about the water cycle, let's putyour knowledge to the test!

Click on the link below and have fun!http://www.enchantedlearning.com/classroom/quiz/watercy

cle.shtml