Water Cycle
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Curriculum Theme
South Dakota Standard
Third Grade Earth/Space Science Standard
3.describe the water cycle and its relationship to life on Earth. (example: origin of energy that drives the
water cycle, water supplies, and water conservation)
Let's get started learning about the Water Cycle:
Wahington State educatin: http://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/pilot/water_cycle/grabber2.html
Two Background Sites:
Kidzone: http://www.kidzone.ws/water/
Epa: http://www.epa.gov/region07/kids/wtrcycle.htm
Water backgrounds: Grsites: http://www.grsites.com/textures/water001.shtml
Three Lesson Plans Sites: Leson plans page:
Lesson plans page: http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceMathLATheWaterCyclePlan34.htm
State of Vermont: http://www.knowledge.state.va.us/cgi-bin/lesview.cgi?idl=5
Teachers: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1844.html
Scholastic: http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/unit_watercycle_lesson1.htm
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/xpeditions/lessons/14/g35/shrinking.html
Teacher Activities:
Coloring Pictures and Posters: http://www.kidzone.ws/water/bactivity2.htm
Student
Activities:
Interactive Computer sight for student to build their own water cycle: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/kids_k-3.html
Readers Theatre about the water cycle: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rt/weather/watercycle.shtml
Label Water Cycle Diagram: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geology/label/watercycle/
Practice quiz about the water cycle: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/classroom/quiz/watercycle.shtml
Game that the students can play: http://kids.mtpe.hq.nasa.gov/droplet.html
