The Water Cycle

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The Water Cycle

• By Sarah Robbs

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TEKS

• (a) Introduction
• (2) As students learn science skills, they
  identify components and processes of the natural
  world including the water cycle and the use of
  resources.
• (10) Science concepts. The student knows that the
  natural world includes rocks, soil, water, and
  gases of the atmosphere. The student is expected
  to
• (a) Describe and illustrate the water cycle and
• (b) identify uses of natural resources.

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Questions To Think About

• Why does water seem to disappear when you leave a
  glass of water in the hot sun all day?
• Where does rain actually come from?
• What is a cloud made of and how does it form?

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Students will learn

• The different stages of the water cycle and the
  different terms
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Collection
• How clouds form

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Learning Techniques

• Classroom discussions
• Hands on experience

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Classroom Discussion

• Teacher will explain the stages of the water
  cycle to students and draw pictures and
  demonstrations on the board.

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Hands on Experience

• Students will learn how to form a cloud in a
  plastic bottle using water and a blown out match
  that the teacher will light and drop into the
  bottle.

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Credit

• http//ritter.tea.state.tx.us/teks/
• http//www.kidzone.ws/water/
• http//webs.wichita.edu/facsme/cloud.htm