Week 4 Activity: The Water Cycle Play

a. Kids act out the water cycle play

-http://www.enchantedlearning.co/rt/weather/watercycle.shtl
This !"-inute readers# theater play traces water in its never-ending cycle.
$tudents read the script as they per%or the play. &either props nor scenery is
necessary. There are !' characters( )ut in a sall class( students can easily play
ore than one part. The students could even write their own water cycle
adventure.
Cast:
$un *who is also the narrator+
,cean water drop !
,cean water drop -
Water vapor !
Water vapor -
Cloud
$now%lake !
$now%lake -
.lacier ice !
.lacier ice -
$trea water !
$trea water -
/iver water !
/iver water -
/eservoir water !
/eservoir water -
Tap water !
Tap water -
Water in drain pipe
$ewage processing plant
$cript
The $un: ,ur story starts in the ocean. We are watching two drops o% water.
,cean water drop !: 0t#s getting hot here in the ocean - 0 don#t think 0 can swi any
ore. 0# %eeling light and airy1 0 think the $un#s doing it to e.
The $un: 0 can#t help it - 0# hot and %ull o% energy. That#s what 0 do( and 0 do it so
well( don#t 02
,cean water drop -: 3es( you do( )ut 0 think 0# getting di44y and there isn#t even a
whirlpool here. 0# %eeling so strange1 0 think 0#ll 5ust %loat %or a
while - no ore swiing %or e.
,cean water drop !: 6h oh1 3ou#re not %loating in the water anyore( you#re
%loating in the air - you#re not a drop o% water either - you#re
water vapor now.
Water 7apor !: What#s water vapor2
Water 7apor -: 0t#s water( )ut it#s a gas. 3ou#ve evaporated and turned into a gas -
and so have 0. 8et#s %ly up high1
Water 7apor !: 0 %eel like 5oining the others and %oring a crowd.
Water 7apor -: 0 think you ean a cloud( not a crowd. ,kay( let#s condense.
Water 7apor !: What does that ean2
Water 7apor -: Condensing eans that we#ll change )ack into a li9uid *water( o%
course+. Then we#ll )e part o% a cloud.
Cloud: ,kay( now we#re a )eauti%ul( %lu%%y cloud. 8et#s %ly over the land and watch
the goats. Take a look at those )eauti%ul ountains1 :ut now 0# %eeling
heavy and cold. 0 think 0# going to snow1
$now%lake !: ;ey( what#s got si< ars and there#s nothing e<actly like it in the
whole world2
$now%lake -: =e - 0# so special. 3ou( too( o% course. We#re )oth snow%lakes. ;ey(
where are you going now2
$now%lake !: 0 can#t stop %alling - you#re %alling too. :ut where are we going2
$now%lake -: >own.
$now%lake !: Thanks - 0 knew that. 0t looks like we#re taking a trip to the ountains.
0 hope you know how to ski.
$now%lake -: Well( it looks like we#re stuck on a glacier - 0 wonder why they#re
called rivers o% ice.
.lacier 0ce !: 0# getting crushed here. &ow 0# ice - this is &,T y %avorite part o%
the water cycle.
.lacier 0ce -: We#re only oving at a)out one %oot a year. This is going to )e
soooooo )oring - it#s a long way to the )otto.
.lacier 0ce !: 3ou#d )etter get used to it( we#re stuck on this glacier %or a while.
The $un: A long( long( long tie later( two very )ored drops o% water eerge %ro
the )otto o% the glacier. 0 haven#t )een uch help to the lately.
$trea water !: Wow( 0#ve %inally elted1
$trea water -: =e too - 0# %ree at last. What a change( we were practically
standing still( and now we#re shooting the rapids.
$trea water !: Watch out %or that rock1 And that water%all1
$trea water -: ,uch1 0#ve had enough o% this. Can we go hoe now2
$trea water !: We don#t have a hoe. At least we#re out o% the ountains. The
water#s getting deeper. What#s going on here2
/iver water !: 3ou can slow down now - we#re in a river. And we#re getting warer.
/iver water -: 0 like this. &ot too %ast and not too slow.
/iver water !: 8et#s go down this side strea - it looks clear and clean.
/eservoir water !: ,kay. We#re in a reservoir now - we#ll )e %lowing through huge
pipes soon - 0#ve )een here )e%ore.
/eservoir water -: ;ere they are. 0t#s dark and spooky in these pipes. ;ow do we
get out o% here2
/eservoir water !: ?ust go with the %low.
Tapwater !: There#s a light at the end o% the tap - we#re in a sink. @ew - that kid is
)rushing her teeth1
Tapwater -: 0 hope she doesn#t drink us - it#s really weird when that happens.
Tapwater -: Whew( that was a close call. 8ooks like we#re whirlpooling down the
drain. ;old your nose1
Water in drain pipe: =ore dark pipes - )ut these pipes are really selly. We ust
)e in the sewer under the city. :oy do 0 need to take a )ath.
$ewage processing plant: 0 heard that. 0# a sewage processing plant. 3ou#ve
coe to the right place. 0# so aa4ing that 0 can even
give )ath water a )ath1 &ow you#re all %iltered and clean -
5ust take that pipe to the sea.
,cean water drop !: We#re %inally )ack in the ocean. 3ou know( 0#ve done this trip a
illion ties( and every tie it#s di%%erent.
,cean water drop -: 0 was well water in Washington once.
,cean water drop !: 0 was in a typhoon in Thailand twice.
,cean water drop -: 0 was rain in /wanda.
,cean water drop !: 0 was snow in $i)eria.
,cean water drop -: We#ve all )een snow in $i)eria. :ut 0 was in a puddle in
Pakistan.
,cean water drop !: 0 was in a lake in 8ouisiana.
,cean water drop -: 0 was in a swap in $wit4erland.
,cean water drop !: There are no swaps in $wit4erland. :ut a long( long tie
ago( 0 was sleet that %ell on the snout o% a T. re<.
,cean water drop -: $howo%%. 0 rained on a plain in $pain( and 0 seeped through
the soil. and went into a cave( and was groundwater %or A""
years.
,cean water drop !: :oooorrrrrring.
$un: ;i there1 0t#s e again. >id you iss e2 0 know you did.
,cean water drop !: 0 %eel so hot and di44y1
,cean water drop -: ,h no( it#s starting all over again1
,cean water drop !: 0 wonder where we#ll go this tie2
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!. What did the sun do to the water droplets2
-. What is water vapor2
C. When the water vapors 5oin together they )ecoe a DDDDDDDDD.
4. What does condensing ean2
A. What happens to the cloud when it reaches soewhere cold2
E. Put the %ollowing in order:
/eservoir water strea water tap water river water
F. Why is the sun so iportant2
G. Where do the water droplets travel to2
'. >oes the cycle ever end2 why2
!". Would you want to )e part o% the water cycle2 What would you want to )e2
Where would you want to go2
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!. The sun ade the droplets %eel light( airy( hot( and %ull o% energy.
-. Water( in a gas %or
C. Cloud
4. When water vapor turns )ack into its li9uid %or.
A. The vapor turns into snow%lakes.
E. $trea river( river water( reservoir water( and tap water.
F. 0t#s iportant )ecause it is the one changing the water to li9uid( solid( or gas
%or.
G. The water droplets travel around the world *no set place+.
'. The cycle never ends )ecause the water is always changing. 0t always goes to
)ack to the )eginning and continues with the loop process.
!". Answers will vary.