How can you create and observe the water cycle in your own home? Learners discover how to create their own terrariums and observe the water cycle in a video that models the steps.

Concepts

terrariums, the water cycle

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a vocabulary sheet for learners to complete as they watch the video
• Build a classroom terrarium in order to observe the water cycle
• Have young scientists record and draw their daily observations in their science journals of the class terrarium

Classroom Considerations

• Video is part of a series on living things that use photosynthesis to grow
• Acquire the materials for terrarium making ahead of time

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Suggests the best plants that viewers can use in their terrarium 
• Visuals support the exploration of the topic

Cons

• Speaker talks fairly fast

Common Core

RI.2.7 RI.3.7 RI.4.7