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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Models of the Water Cycle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe and review the stages in the water cycle. In groups, they build their own models of the water cycle and demonstrate where the water goes in a closed system. They answer discussion questions after the experiment to end...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Exploring the Science of Water in Art: Water Cycle Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Water cycle lesson plans provide an opportunity for teachers to collaborate, and students to discuss this important resource.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Water Cycle and Global Warming

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students study the flow of water in the environment.  In this water cycle lesson students evaluate the consequences of changes in the water cycle using data. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars access prior knowledge of the water cycle by completing a KWL. In this water cycle activity, students follow the movement of water through the water cycle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water and the Water Cycle

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Pupils explore the water cycle. In this water lesson, students apply the scientific method in activities that enable them to take note of the properties of water. Pupils record how water acts on different surfaces and share their findings.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students identify the various ways water move throughout the earth as part of the water cycle. In this science lesson, students gain a knowledge of basic science concepts related to everyday life through patterns and how they repeat as...
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Lesson Plan
Polar Trec

Where is the World's Water?

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Scholars discover the amount of the Earth's water in various locations such as the ocean, ice, the atmosphere, etc. They then make a model of the how much water those percentages represent. Finally, analysis questions bring the concepts...
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Website
American Museum of Natural History

What's the Big Deal About Water?

For Students 6th - 12th
It may seem simple, but water is one of the most unique substances on Earth. An interactive online lesson describes its properties and importance in so many different situations. Learners interact with the lesson to learn the role water...
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Activity
University of Florida

Protecting Our Water Resources

For Teachers K - 9th
Teach young environmentalists to protect their planet's resources with a set of interactive experiments. Kindergartners and other youngsters learn about watersheds and the water cycle, while older elementary learners focus on fertilizer...
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Unit Plan
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Curated OER

Unit 1: Water is Life: The Heart and Science Behind this Phrase

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Water, water, everywhere — but will there be enough to drink? Check out these detailed lesson plans to meet NGSS water cycle and CCSS literacy standards in your science classroom. Learners do a close reading of a challenging, poetic text...
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Lesson Plan
Education Outside

Watering in the Garden

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
"When you are thirsty, does your mother pour water on your head?" Of course not! Nor do you pour water on the top of plants when watering them. Instruction like this are included in an activity that shows little learners how to water...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Surface Water/Groundwater

For Students 5th - 8th
Water wizards write short answers and fill in the blanks about Earth's surface water and groundwater. They also identify the condition of the soil in a diagram. Use these two worksheets as a reading comprehension assignment if your...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Food Chains, Food Webs, Biomass Pyramids and Cycle

For Students 6th - 7th
In this food chain worksheet, students review terms associated with food chains and food webs. Students also recall the water cycle.
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PPT
Curated OER

Water

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
The water cycle is explained in five steps in this PowerPoint. Individual slides also show color graphics of how we use water at play, at work, and at home. Tasks are given throughout the presentation. One of them asks learners to color...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Much Salt is in the Gsl Water?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the water cycle and the different processes that are involved, like precipitation, evaporation, etc. They conduct an experiment observing the water cycle in action and write a hypothesis, observations and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Local Hydrologic Cycle

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students draw the water cycle as it occurs in their community.  In this water cycle lesson, students observe demonstrations of sublimation and infiltration.  They also use photographs or their own drawings of their environment to label...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water Supply

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete three activities. In this water supply lesson, 4th graders learn that water can exist in different forms and watch a demonstration of each form. Students explore the water cycle and make a water cycle using the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Water Cycle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this water cycle worksheet, students read an informational passage, observe a labeled diagram of the transpiration water cycle, and answer comprehension questions. Students answer seven multiple choice questions and write a story from...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hydrologic Cycle Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the water cycle using educational resources. In this water cycle instructional activity, students use a global climate DVD to complete a scavenger hunt on the hydrologic (water) cycle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Importance of Water

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students complete a KWL chart on what they comprehend about water. They complete a water activity determining how much usable water is available, and they determine the water usage in their households. Students take notes on water and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cloze Activity: The Water Cycle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing the water cycle cloze activity instructional activity, students use the words in the word box to fill in the blanks about evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff. Students write 23 answers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students identify the different stages in the water cycle. In this environmental science lesson, students research about different water pollutants in watershed. They describe ways to purify water.
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Activity
K-State Research and Extensions

Water

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
How are maps like fish? They both have scales. The chapter includes six different activities at three different levels. Scholars complete activities using natural resources, learn how to read a map, see how to make a compass rosette,...
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American Chemical Society

Changing State: Condensation

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
When you have a cold drink and you notice the water forming on the outside, it is literally pulling the water from the surrounding air to form the condensation. After watching a demonstration of condensation forming on a glass,...