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HAVE YOU EVER SEEN?

Have you ever seen a

glacier, a stream, a
river, lake, or an
ocean?
Have you ever seen
rain, snow, sleet, hail,
or fog?
Have you ever seen the
sun and clouds?
Have you ever
wondered where water
comes from?
Have you ever
wondered if there is
enough drinking

Water cycle words

Word Clouds For Kids. (n.d.)

if you recognize any of these

terms
Cloud(clouds) a white or gray mass of small
drops of water high in the sky above the earth. The
dark clouds told us a storm was coming.
Condensation the act or process of changing
from a gas to a liquid. The condensation of steam
from the boiling tea kettle made the window fog
up.
Conservation the protection of natural resources
such as soil, water, or forests from harm. Water
conservation is important for people's health.
Evaporate(evaporation) to turn from liquid into

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gas; pass away in the form of vapor. When water

 or these terms
Hail round pieces of frozen rain that fall from the
sky. The hail was loud as it hit the roofs of cars
and buildings.
Liquid a form of matter that can flow and is
neither a solid nor a gas. Water is the most
common kind of liquid on earth.This container
holds a lot of liquid.
Precipitation the act of water falling in the form
of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.The weather report
predicted precipitation today.

 and any of these terms

Solid having a firm shape or form that can be
measured in length, width, and height.Cement
becomes solid when it dries.
Vapor tiny pieces of a liquid or solid that float in a
gas.Mist and clouds are made of water vapor.
Water the clear liquid that is in rain. People,
plants, and animals drink water and need it in
order to live.
Water cycle the process by which water on the
earth evaporates, then condenses in the
atmosphere, and then returns to earth in the form

Water Cycle Video lesson by

Bill Nye the Science Guy

We will watch this video

together, but I am
posting the link so
you can watch it
later ;-)

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com/watch?v=Offi-nET
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Bill Nye The Science Guy

Water Cycle Worksheet

Test your knowledge and your computer skills:

Click on the link below to find the worksheet.
Have an adult print it for you.
Do your best to complete as many answers as
you can
Save it and post it to our website

http://powayusd.com/teachers/kvalentine/ST
ATES%20OF%20MATTER/Bill%20Nye%20Water%20C
cle.doc

Collaboration work

Using my word cloud as an example,

go to
http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.
htm
and together with your partner,
create a word cloud using at least
ten words.
Be sure you are able to pronounce
your words and give us an idea of
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their meaning!

Create Your Own Water

Cycle

Carefully

watch this video

(https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=xdQdP6eZTUs)
so you can recreate it by
making your own picture.
You can create your picture
together with your partner
or on your own. Create your
water cycle by visiting ABC
Ya.com and search for
Color, Draw and Paint. This
app is located under the
purple tab heading: MOREhttp://www.apswater.com/images/simplewater-cycle.jpg
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Water Cycle Wrap Up

Water Cycle Facts
The water cycle describes the movement of water
throughout Earth's surface, atmosphere, and underground.
Water is constantly moving from one place to another
through the processes of evaporation, precipitation,
transpiration, condensation, and runoff. Water in the water
cycle can exist as a solid, liquid, or gas. The water cycle is
very important to life on Earth.
Interesting Water Cycle Facts:
Water is a resource that cannot be created by man.
The sun is the driving force of the water cycle.
Whenever water changes from one state to another and
moves from one place to another, it either gives off energy
or absorbs energy.
When water evaporates into the atmosphere, it cools and
condenses to form clouds through a process called
condensation.
Aquifers are underground water reservoirs made of rocks
and minerals that store freshwater.

Interesting Water Cycle Facts

continued:

Groundwater or water stored in the Earth's surface can

remain there for thousands of years before moving.
Really old groundwater is called fossil water.
About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered with water.
Water is not only stored underground but also in icecaps,
snow, and glaciers.
Water is constantly being recycled so the water you drink
today could be the same water dinosaurs drank millions of
years ago.
When the clouds get too heavy from collecting water, they
release it through a process called precipitation.
Precipitation can occur in the form of falling rain, sleet,
snow, or hail.
After water falls during precipitation, it either becomes a
part of a body of water like an ocean or lake or it seeps
into the ground.
Only about 3% of the water on Earth is
freshwater
or (n.d.)
Water
Cycle Facts.
water that we can drink.

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Useful website and links

ABCYa.com
Educational Games and Apps.
http://www.abcya.com/second_grade_com
puters.htm
Water Cycle 3D Animation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdQd
P6eZTUs
Water Cycle Facts.
http://www.softschools.com/facts/earth_sy
stems/water_cycle_facts/413/
Word Clouds For Kids.
http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm

References
Big Borris, (2011, October 4). Water Cycle 3D Animation [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdQdP6eZTUs
Educational Games and Apps. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.abcya.com/second_grade_computers.htm
Fisher, J. (2014, September 30). Bill Nye The Science Guy & Water Cycle [Video file]. Retrieved
from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Offi-nET3T8
Glossary Maker. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.wordsmyth.net/?mode=gm
Image of Bill Nye the Science Guy holding a globe. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130811200111/disney/images/9/9e/3489.jpg
Image of Collaboration. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://fazia.in2p3.fr/images/collaboration.gif
Image of happy frog. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/happy-frog-middle-rain-25726696.jpg
Image of Simple Water Cycle Explanation. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.apswater.com/images/simple-water-cycle.jpg

Image of water cycle. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://aquarius.umaine.edu/images/water_cycle_usgs_english.jpg
Image of white glasses with eyes. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://blog.bqe.com/wpcontent/uploads/2013/10/iStock_000011599479XSmall.jpg
The water Cycle Video-Bill Nye The Science Guy. (n.d.) Retrieved from
The Water Cycle Video-Bill Nye The Science Guy
Water Cycle Facts. (n.d.) Retrieved from
http://www.softschools.com/facts/earth_systems/water_cycle_facts/413/
Word Clouds For Kids. (n.d.) Retrieved from
http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm