webquest-water cycle
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Webquest for young children on the water cycle.TRANSCRIPT
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Kim Lamson [email protected]
Based on a template from The WebQuest Page
The Water CycleThe Water Cycle
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HELP! Our poor first graders need help. Their teacher wants them to know the water cycle, but it is not in their science book.
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You are going to research the water cycle. You will learn the four steps to it and what is involved or happens in each process. You will then create some tool to teach them the water cycle.
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You will now beginning researching the water cycle. You need to either make a flow chart with the steps and information on the steps or make a list with the title of the step then information following it. There are five parts to this that need to be completed. Start at step one and continue until you finish the whole project. Remember have fun and be creative!
Step 1: Precipitation The first step you will explore of the water cycle is precipitation. You will go to all of the following websites and learn more about precipitation and what is included as precipitation. Remember put this information into a flow chart or a list because you will need it for the last step.
Click on the Sign that says R for Rain You will also use Kidzone, scroll to precipitationExplore Precipitation and once you feel comfortable move to the next step.
Step 2: Collection or Water StorageThis second step will have you learn about water collection. The following Websites will give you the information you need to know about collection. W for Water Storage Kidzone CollectionCollection
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Step 3: EvaporationThe following websites will give you information you need to explore evaporation. Make sure to visit all the links and write down the information you need for your project. Once you feel you know this step enough go to the next step. EvaporationKidZone Evaporation scroll to evaporation on this websiteV for Vapor
Step 4: Condensation The last step is condensation. You will explore the follow links to learn about condensation and what happens during condensation. Write notes on this information to use when you create your project. Once you are done you will go to the last step which is the project. Condensation C for CloudsKid Zone Condensation
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Step 5: ProjectThis is the last step to complete before you are done. For this step you will choose one of three options. (1) You can create a children’s story about the steps of the water cycle and what happens during each step. (2) Draw a detailed diagram of the water cycle and somewhere on it or with it you will put the steps of the water cycle and the information you gathered about each step. (3) The last option I am giving you is more complex so you can do it in a group of 2-3 if you choose it. You will create and model the water cycle. This model can be made however you want it, but you must write down what you will say to explain each step when you demonstrate it to a student. Once you have choosen which you are going to do let me know and then begin. Remember to use your notes and cite the sources you got the information from. Have fun with this project and remember to be creative!!
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Teacher Name: Ms. Lamson
Student Name: ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1Content Covers all steps of
the water cycle and includes details about each step.
Missing one part of the water cycle and it\\\'s description
Missing two parts of the water cycle and their description
Missing three parts of the water cycle and the descriptions that go with each step.
Organization The project was clear and easy to understand and follow.
The project is mostly clear, but has a few errors.
The project is somewhat clear, little organization, and many errors making it hard to
The project is unclear, unorganized, and sloppy so it is hard to read and follow.
Oral Presentation The presentation was clear, easy to understand, and showed they understand the
Student(s) show they understand the water cycle, but not as clear or speaking as clearly
Student(s) shows little knowledge of the water cycle, not clear and hard to understand.
Student(s) show no knowledge of the water cycle, hard to understand, and not clear.
Creativity Very creative in reconstructing/ modeling the water cycle
Creative in their making of the water cycle
Showed some creativity in making their model
Students show little creativity in making the water cycle (may not be very colorful or
Sources They list all the sources they received the information from.
They list a few of the resources they received information from.
They list only one resource that they received information from.
They did not list any resources they used for information.
Date Created: Feb 24, 2013 11:01 am (CST)
Project : The Water Cycle
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Congratulations! You all have now become experts and teachers on the water cycle. I hope you enjoyed this activity and doing your projects.
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Thank you to Bethlehem Township School district for images of children helping each other that I used in the introduction of this assignment. Btschools.org Link to the image: http://www.btschools.org//cms/lib04/NJ01000587/Centricity/Domain/101/homework_help_links.gif
Thank you to Water-Whisper blog spot. This site contained information about the water cycle and the child’s diagram that is on the task page. Link to image/site: http://water-whispers.blogspot.com/2009/11/water-cycle.html
Thank you to Physics World for picture that I used during the process list. The picture is of precipitation (http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2012/feb/24/rain-drains-energy-from-the-atmosphere)
Thank you to Northern Michigan University. They provide great information for young children on the water cycle and cover it step by step. This website was a huge help and part of my webquest. http://ellerbruch.nmu.edu/classes/cs255w03/cs255students/mteasley/p4/watercycle.html I would also like to thank Kid Zone for their information on the water cycle that I would have my students use. It is helpful in their explanation and showing an everyday example to kids. I also used pictures from this site to go with the steps and would like to thank them for their images as well as information. http://www.kidzone.ws/water/
My last major thank you goes to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. They have a very helpful activity page that explains this to children while they can be active on their site with other activities. http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html
Treehugger.com had pictures that I used in the assignment to illustrate a topic in the water cycle so I would like to thank them for their great pictures that I used. http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/mapping-water-vapor-for-more-accurate-weather-predictions.html
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Thank you to Rubi Star 4 teachers. This site is an awesome free site that allowed me to create my grading rubric. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ Birthday Choice allowed me to use the picture for my conclusion. I would like to thank them for allowing me access to it to use. http://www.birthdaychoice.net/2012/gift-and-congratulations-card/
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I would like to thank all my resources that I have listed one finally time for allowing me to use them and make this an interesting and fun experience for my students. I appreciate them for making this possible.
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