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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.