In this teacher directed inquiry indoor lab students collect snow in a cup. They will estimate how much water will be in the cup after the snow melts. Students will then make predictions about what will happen to the cup of water. After...

evaporation

Students will observe water evaporation in this performance task, and investigate the water cycle. The task is designed for Grade Two.

Students carry out a number of activities that demonstrate the concepts of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and soil moisture and runoff. Then students construct a terrarium as a way to observe the water cycle. Immediately...

Create your own Olympic medal out of clay with the help of an adult. Watch as your design hardens over time as the water in the clay evaporates.

This animation discusses water and the water cycle in a storybook format. Condensation, evaporation, and precipitation are all covered.

This animation discusses the water cycle in a storybook format using the character Drippy. All the stages of the water cycle are covered.

In the science lab, students will create and observe the conditions necessary to make a cloud in a bottle.

This ZOOMSci video segment shows how to create self-contained environments and explore how plants grow under different conditions. [3:24]

Students will review the water cycle through a relay race vocabulary game.

Learn the different parts of the water cycle.

This guide engages children in the process of scientific inquiry using the context of a favorite early childhood pastime-water play.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores weather related vocabulary, including the water cycle, precipitation, condensation, evaporation, storms, and weather instruments.

Excellent discussion and illustration of the water cycle.

Online children's story that teaches about the importance of keeping water clean. Click on "next" at the bottom of the story to discover why having pure water affects the way we live and learn.

Find out more about rainy days when you check out this resource, which features hands-on interactive activities, experiments, fun facts, and more.

Excellent discussion and illustration of the water cycle. Explained in an easy to understand format.

This site contains an interactive activity in which students can learn about the three states of matter. There is also a factsheet that lists numerous properties of liquids, solids, and gases. The factsheet also uses water as an example...

This is an introductory lesson on the water cycle. The internet will be used to help teach the cycle. The student will end the lesson by making his/her own water cycle for observation.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls...

An explanation of the water cycle.

Students will listen to a story about the water cycle, observe how water droplets form on a glass of icy water, then draw and label a picture showing condensation.

In this activity, students will learn about the water cycle through a story, a song, and a game, and relate it to the weather that they observe.

Simple diagram and explanations of the water cycle and related terms.

A great resource to discover fun new activities to use in your classroom. Activities are age-appropriate, and span several science topics.