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Read Works

Read Works: We Need Water

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the water cycle and the importance of water. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in cause and effect.
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Read Works

Read Works: Water, Water, Everywhere!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passes shows the water cycle and describes different types of water on the earth. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...
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Read Works

Read Works: Different Forms of Water

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the importance of water in each of its states. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Weather the Water Cycle

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the water cycle. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Life Cycle of a Snowman

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about water as a liquid, a solid, and a gas. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Processes of the Water Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the water cycle.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Processes of the Water Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the water cycle.[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Processes of the Water Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn and understand the water cycle. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Water Cycle

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Water and elements like carbon and nitrogen are constantly being recycled through the environment. This process is called a biogeochemical cycle because it involves...
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: How Is Water Recycled in Nature?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about nature's most reliable geochemical cycle, the water cycle.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Evaporation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of evaporation, how it occurs, what affects its rate and evaporative cooling.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Soil and Water Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers soil and water resources and the threats to these resources.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Soil and Water Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers soil and water resources and the threats to these resources.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Condensation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores how condensation occurs, how it relates to dew point, and its role in the water cycle.
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Earth's Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
Windows to the Universe provides a general overview of the importance of the oceans and seas to the Earth. Content includes information on how the oceans impact Earth's weather and contribute to the water cycle.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Quizzes: The Water Cycle

For Students 3rd - 8th
Assess your understanding of the water cycle with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Immediate feedback is provided.
PPT
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Slideshows for the Series: Water and the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
This page contains a collection of PowerPoint slideshows that explore water. Learn why water is important, why Earth is called the water planet, the parts of the water cycle, and the importance of water quality.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Weather: The Water Cycle

For Students 3rd - 8th
An article about the water cycle and the role that water plays in cloud formation.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Go With the Energy Flow

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students learn about energy and nutrient flow in various biosphere climates and environments. They learn about herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, food chains and food webs, seeing the interdependence between producers, consumers and...
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Where Is Earth's Water Located?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out how much of the water on Earth is actually usable by humans, and where the rest of it is located. Learn where our water comes from and why it never runs out. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
Interactive
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weather and Climate: Water Cycle

For Students 2nd - 8th
Water water everywhere. Check out this video clip and test understanding about the cycle of water from the earth to the atmosphere.
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National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Nagt: Demonstrating Climate Change and the Water Cycle

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Demonstration of the greenhouse effect and its role in climate change, discussion of the phases of water and the water cycle, and a hands-on experiment to investigate the role of temperature in phase changes of water.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Conservation of Mass and Energy in Living Systems

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn about the conservation of mass and energy as it applies to different living systems.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

Weather Watch: Water Cycle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Excellent discussion and illustration of the water cycle. Explained in an easy to understand format.