Center for Educational Technologies
Earth Science Explorer: The Water Cycle
This is a very brief overview of the water cycle, but it does have a nice graphical representation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Processes of the Water Cycle
Understand the water cycle.[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems: Water Cycle
Watch an animated video on the water cycle, become familiar with related vocabulary terms, and then quiz yourself on the parts of the water cycle, and review your answers when you're done. Site includes guidelines for a lesson entitled...
US Geological Survey
Usgs: The Water Cycle
Learn about the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere with this site. Site describes the water cycle in words and with a diagram. Also explored on the page is the distribution of Earth's global water supply.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Earth Science: The Hydrologic Cycle: Water's Journey
Instructional module focusing on the hydrological cycle. Discussion includes the movement of water through the different reservoirs on earth and its impact on climate and weather patterns. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz...
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Processes of the Water Cycle
Learn and understand the water cycle. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Processes of the Water Cycle Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about the water cycle. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Processes of the Water Cycle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the water cycle.
Read Works
Read Works: Weather the Water Cycle
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the water cycle. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Importance of the Oceans
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How the oceans sustain life, are part of the water cycle and moderate climate.
Ohio State University
Osu: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle: The Sun: Earth's Primary Energy Source
Extensive article that discusses the first principle of climate science, i.e., that the Sun is the primary energy source for the climate system of the Earth. Presents five concepts for this principle and explains each, providing...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Earth's Hydrologic Cycle
For this experiment, students create a model of the water cycle and learn about its crucial role in moving water around the Earth.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weather and Climate: Water Cycle
Water water everywhere. Check out this video clip and test understanding about the cycle of water from the earth to the atmosphere.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Water: A Never Ending Story
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...
NASA
Nasa: Earth Science Games
Have fun while exploring earth science. NASA offers seven games online games: Droplet and the Water Cycle, What on Earth?, Word Puzzles, Drag 'n Drop Puzzles, Pangaea Map Game, Tectonics Quiz, and Color Me!
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: States of Water
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the three states of matter of water.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: States of Water
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the three states of water.
Success Link
Success Link: Water Cycle
A lesson plan to show middle schoolers' understanding of the water cycle through illustrations, and their ability to write creatively about it.
Other
Digital Library for Earth System Education: Teaching Box: Essentials of Weather
A suite of lessons focusing on the basic elements of climate and weather. Inquiry-based exploration of extreme weather events and the factors of weather including clouds, wind, air pressure, temperature, and the water cycle.
Utah State Office of Education
Utah State Office of Education: Water's Importance to Life on Earth
A variety of activities to help students explore the relationship of water to life on Earth. Provides an opportunity to see how ocean levels have changed over time and what effect that can have on living things.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Flow of Matter in Ecosystems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students will learn about the cycles of nature (water, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) that support the flow of nutrient matter through an...
Read Works
Read Works: We Need Water
[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.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: What's Down There?
Students build a model to learn about the cycle of erosion and deposition by water and wind which deposits layer upon layer of rock, soil, and organic material to the surface.