Unit Plan
Museum of Science

Oceans Alive: The Water Planet

For Students 3rd - 8th
Check out this simple overview of the water cycle and learn how to build a model of the water cycle.
Handout
Center for Educational Technologies

Earth Science Explorer: The Water Cycle

For Students 4th - 9th
This is a very brief overview of the water cycle, but it does have a nice graphical representation.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a science flipchart that reviews the stages of the water cycle and also ways in which the water cycle affects weather such as hurricanes and tornadoes.
Article
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Where Does Our Water Come From?

For Students 9th - 10th
See how rainwater and snow melt flows from high areas to low areas which ultimately results in Earth's groundwater.
Unit Plan
NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Estuary and the Watershed San Francisco Bay

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students investigate a large watershed, look for sources of pollution in the watershed, and study the impacts of a rain storm on a watershed and estuary, without going on a field trip. Students investigate the nature of...
Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: A Summary of the Hydrologic Cycle

For Students 3rd - 8th
Animation and text explain the water--or hydrologic--cycle, which is the process that water undergoes in nature.