Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Make a Miniature Water Cycle Model
In this activity, you will investigate some of the processes that make water move in and out of the atmosphere by making a miniature water cycle model inside a plastic bag.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Make a Water Cycle Model
In this lesson plan, students will explore how water is continually cycled among land, the oceans, and the atmosphere.
Other
Port Discovery Children's Museum: Stem at Home: How to Diy Cloud in a Bottle
Do you ever wonder what happens when a cloud gets too full? Find out in this easy and fun experiment.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Water Science for Schools
A collection of resources--pictures, maps, data, glossary--about water and the water cycle.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Evaporative Cooler
Build an air conditioner in this activity using a washcloth, coat hanger, aluminum pan, and three-speed fan. After constructing the air, students will measure the air, water, and wet cloth temperature as well as measuring the humidity....
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Relative Humidity Measurement
Using the wet bulb-dry bulb method, students will compare the temperature of a dry temperature sensor and a wet temperature sensor. By comparing the temperatures, students will be able to find the relative humidity. After completing the...
McREL International
Mc Rel International: Timss 2003 Released Items: Fourth Grade Science [Pdf]
A released question about water vapor from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) assessment. Question also includes a scoring guide for students' answer.
McREL International
Mc Rel: Water Cycle [Pdf]
An assessment question requiring knowledge of water cycle science with the opportunity for the student to use reasoning skills.
McREL International
Mc Rel: Water Cycle [Pdf]
An assessment question requiring knowledge of the water cycle with the opportunity to use application skills.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Bermuda Triangle: What Is Condensation?
Cindy is at the beach learning a lot about water. Join her to explore the water cycle.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Rio De Janeiro Carnival: What Is Boiling?
Ready for the carnival? First, help Joao get ready for his test about the water cycle, and then explore other water cycle processes.
University of Washington
University of Washington: Water Cycle
This page from the University of Washington has an excellent diagram of the water cycle. There are 8 water cycle hands on activities on the bottom of the page. Also there is a link to a teacher reference page.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: A Summary of the Hydrologic Cycle
Animation and text explain the water--or hydrologic--cycle, which is the process that water undergoes in nature.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Water Cycle
This StudyCards stack enables students to review the vocabulary associated with weather.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Water Cycle
This water cycle activity is designed to assess the comprehension of concepts related to the water cycle.
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US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Excuse Me, Is This the Way to the Drain Pipe? [Pdf]
Ever wonder where your drinking water comes from? And what happens to it after you're done? "Excuse Me, Is this the Way to the Drain Pipe?" is a great story and lesson plan about a drop of water going through the water cycle and through...
Next.cc
Next: Water
Multiple activities help students gain a better understanding of the importance of water conservation. Click on the links provides for further exploration.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Evaporation: Determine the Variables That Affect the Rate of Evaporation
In this instructional activity, students will be able to explain and demonstrate the process of evaporation while discovering the variables that affect the rate of evaporation.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Minnesota Watersheds
In this lesson, students will understand that water flows down a slope and determines how watersheds flow. They will also learn that water flows in three basic directions and that each watershed is divided by the area's higher elevations...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Water Availability
This lesson helps students discover the relationship between precipitation, evaporation, and surface runoff data. Using FieldScope, an online GIS created at the National Geographic Society, students will explore data layers, create a map...
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: El Modelado Del Paisaje I
This unit will discuss how the external geological agents cause the arrangement of the landscape that can be found throughout the earth. It contains 18 interactive activities.
SRI International
Performance Assessment Links in Science: Up, Up and Away (Lesson)
Students will observe water evaporation in this performance task, and investigate the water cycle. The task is designed for Grade Two.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Earth's Water Movements
The paths that water can take through Earth's systems are many and complex. Examine the following diagram from NASA depicting the water cycle. Studying the water cycle is important because changes in the water cycle affect all parts of...
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Concepts of Plant Ecology
An advanced discussion of plant interactions and relationships. Energy flow, nutrient cycling and succession are discussed. Try the quiz to check your understanding.