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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using this flipchart students study the phases of the water cycle and its importance to the earth. Assessment questions use Activotes.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Water Cycle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson covers information for middle grade students relative to the basic functions of the water cycle.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dissolving and Evaporation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Ever wondered what happens at the molecular/ionic level when salt is dissolved in water or salt-water is evaporated by heating/boiling? Peek into the molecular world with this flipchart to view these...
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Handout
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Looking for a Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
This overview of gases explores what a gas is and how matter becomes a gas.
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Handout
NOAA

Noaa: National Weather Service: Simplified Hydrologic Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Weather Service offers information on the processes that make up the water (hydrologic) cycle, including evaporation and transpiration, precipitation, run-off, infiltration, and percolation. Has a good illustration and...
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PPT
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: The Water Cycle

For Students 2nd - 5th
Learn about the water cycle from this "book" that includes bright pictures and descriptions. Learn about precipitation, condensation, and evaporation and see examples of each phenomenon.
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Website
Other

University of Alaska: Freezing of Hot and Cold Water

For Students 9th - 10th
What will freeze first - hot water or cold water? Read this article and be surprised. This article provides great information about the freezing of water.
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Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Plastic 'Shade Balls' Used to Fight La Drought

For Students 3rd - 5th
Article reports on the ways in which shade balls are being used for water conservation in LA.
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Website
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Global Climate Change: Hydrosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to explore real scientific data relating to the hydrosphere. With this information you can gather evidence, test theories, and come to conclusions. Click on the data examples to view a full scale version.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: A Simple Guide to the Steps of the Water Cycle

For Students 3rd - 5th
The steps in the water cycle and the processes that occur are explained in this resource.
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Handout
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Anaximenes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy provides a brief biography of Anaximenes and summary of his thought.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Separation of Substances

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learn about ten different methods of separation of substances.
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Activity
Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Sock It to Me

For Students 1st - 5th
Try this at-home science experiment to learn how warm water (sweat) makes us feel cooler.
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Handout
Other

Warmair.com: Refrigeration Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
The expansion-compression-condensation cycle of a refrigerator is discussed and explained. Understandable language but no graphics.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Evaporation

For Students Pre-K - 1st
evaporation
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Graphic
Curated OER

Nasa: Space Place: Cloudsat Water Diagram

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