The Water CycleThe Water Cycle

• Mr. EdwardsMr. Edwards

• Fifth GradeFifth Grade

• January 25, 2007January 25, 2007

What will we learn?What will we learn?

• What is the water What is the water cycle?cycle?

• Why is it important?Why is it important?

• How does water How does water move around our move around our world?world?

• What can we do to What can we do to protect earth’s protect earth’s water?water?

What is the water cycle?What is the water cycle?

• Water on earth Water on earth moves between moves between the oceans and the oceans and land through the land through the process of process of evaporation and evaporation and condensation.condensation.

How does water move around our How does water move around our world?world?

• Water evaporates from land and ocean sources, Water evaporates from land and ocean sources, condenses, and then falls back to earth in the condenses, and then falls back to earth in the form of rainfall, hail, sleet, or snow.form of rainfall, hail, sleet, or snow.

• Water that falls over the land either returns to the Water that falls over the land either returns to the air through evaporation and plant transpiration, air through evaporation and plant transpiration, or flows back to the sea.or flows back to the sea.

• This process repeats itself ceaselessly. This process repeats itself ceaselessly.

Why is this important?Why is this important?

• There can be no life There can be no life without water.without water.

• The majority of water The majority of water on earth is salt water on earth is salt water found in earth’s found in earth’s oceans.oceans.

• The amount of fresh The amount of fresh water located in water located in rivers, lakes, rivers, lakes, underground sources, underground sources, and glaciers is limited.and glaciers is limited.

What can we do to protect What can we do to protect earth’s water?earth’s water?

• Try to limit the Try to limit the amount of water amount of water you use.you use.

• Don’t put Don’t put chemicals and chemicals and other pollutants other pollutants down your drains down your drains or gutters.or gutters.

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Quiz!!!Quiz!!!

• What are the basics of the water cycle?What are the basics of the water cycle?

• Where is the majority of water on earth Where is the majority of water on earth found?found?

• After water evaporates, it returns to After water evaporates, it returns to earth by condensation in the form of earth by condensation in the form of what?what?

• What is there more of, fresh water or What is there more of, fresh water or salt water?salt water?

Works CitedWorks Cited

• Content Standards for California SchoolsContent Standards for California Schoolshttp://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scgrade5.asphttp://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scgrade5.asp

California standard for the water cycle.California standard for the water cycle.

• Kid ZoneKid Zone

http://www.kidzone.ws/water/http://www.kidzone.ws/water/

A kid friendly explanation of the water cycle with pictures A kid friendly explanation of the water cycle with pictures and graphics.and graphics.

• Water Cycle DiagramWater Cycle Diagram

http://mmem.spschools.org/grade5science/weatherhttp://mmem.spschools.org/grade5science/weather

This is a summary of the water cycle.This is a summary of the water cycle.

• Fifth Grade Science textFifth Grade Science text