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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating the Water Cycle: Using Plants to Study Evaporation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this science activity, students investigate the water cycle by testing the water evaporated from leaves (transpiration). They investigate concepts of evaporation and the movement of water through the different states of the water...
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University of Washington

University of Washington: Water Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Water Wonders: Round & Round It Goes! The Water Cycle

For Students 3rd - 5th
Presents a water cycle diagram with information about the different stages, a 10-question groundwater quiz, and a water poem.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Ocean Water Desalination

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars learn about the techniques engineers have developed for changing ocean water into drinking water, including thermal and membrane desalination. They begin by reviewing the components of the natural water cycle. They see how...
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: The Water Cycle

For Students 3rd - 5th
This simple overview provides definitions of key terms in the water cycle and a diagram showing the path water takes in this cycle.
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University of Missouri

University of Missouri: The Nitrogen Cycle

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides an explanation, accompanied by diagrams, of the nitrogen cycle, and also about how it can impact on water quality.
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Curated OER

[Water Cycle Graphic]

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Water Treatment Process

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this illustratd diagram of the water treatment process, click on each step to learn more information.
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Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: The Rock Cycle With Geologic Settings [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A colorful diagram of the rock cycle showing the stages that rocks go through as they are transformed by different processes such as weathering, lithification, and crystallization.
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Curated OER

Nasa: Space Place: Cloudsat Water Diagram

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A diagram of the water cycle.

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