The Water Cycle Presented By: Jessica Gregory & Heather Berthoff EDU 505 Multimedia and Internet Professor Harrison Yang Summer 2008

Introduction to the Water Cycle It's recess time and you have to stay in and watch another movie! Where does all this rain come from? How do we get our water and will it ever run out? Without water what would we do?

Your Task… This is your chance to teach us something about the water cycle. You will use the internet to gather information about the water cycle. Then you will show the importance of evaporation, precipitation, and condensation. After you have completed that, you will create a poster explaining the cycle.

The Process… Visit the websites on the next page in order to answer the following questions to help you better understand the water cycle. 1. How does the water cycle work? 2. Define evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. 3. Where does the water cycle begin? Once you have collected your information, construct a poster showing how the water cycle works using your creativity and knowledge of the process.

Resources… http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html Click on give us your opinion. http://www.kidzone.ws/water/ look for the definitions http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Watercycle.shtml click on the diagram and label the parts of the water cycle. http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html Follow the signs through the water cycle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zejk_iNFfPA watch the video on the water cycle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw275056JtA listen to the water cycle song! http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/droplet.html Click on the game to have some fun with the water cycle!

Evaluation… Simple definitions. No supporting graphics.   Beginning 1 Developing 2 Accomplished 3 Exemplary 4 Score Define Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation  Simple definitions. No supporting graphics. Simple definitions. 1-2 graphics. Definitions that have graphics to support each word. Definitions with graphics to support each word and gives at least 2 examples for each. Visual Representation of the Water Cycle Process  Visual representation does not include any aspects of the water cycle. Visual representation includes some aspects of the water cycle. Visual representation includes most aspects of the water cycle. Visual representation includes all aspects of the water cycle. Quality of the Water Cycle Poster  The poster is not neat, organized or colorful. The poster is somewhat neat, organized, and colorful. The poster is satisfactorily neat, organized, and colorful.  The poster is neat, organized, and colorful in a creative way.

Conclusion... Great job! We learned a lot about the water cycle during this investigation. You are now an expert!   We will hang up our posters outside of the classroom to share what we learned with the rest of the school. Now that you learned all about the water cycle, let's put your knowledge to the test! Click on the link below and have fun! http://www.enchantedlearning.com/classroom/quiz/watercy cle.shtml