The Water Cycle:Where Does Rain Come From?

Melissa Sanchirico

Grade 4

Science

Technology Integration

• Rationale– The water cycle is important to understand because without

water naturally recycling itself, we would run out of fresh water supply. Technology is necessary to show students this porcessvia videos, models, and tutorials. Through the use of technology, students can discover the water cycle more in depth, helping them further understand the cycle and even piece together the cycle on their own. They will also be able to look up other ways to see how the water cycle works, find images, games, and much more!

– Because various students learn in different ways, this presentation includes multiple different aids for students to learn about the water cycle using pictures, videos, audio, and more!

Website Reliability

• All sites were reviewed to make sure the information included was:

– From a reputable source

– Logical

– Academic based

– Up to date

Water Cycle Blog

• Water Cycle Blog

• This blog allows students to explore water in its 3 different states, solid, liquid, and gas with pictures, videos, and diagrams.

• The information will help students understand that water has the ability to change its form, thus how it carries through the water cycle.

Water Cycle Podcast

This podcast can be used as a lesson in class because it covers the entire cycle that water goes through and the different stages water changes into. This is a great way for students to get clarification on the water cycle.

Podcast of the Water Cycle

Water Cycle YouTube Video

This video provides a close up look at the Water Cycle. Using arrows, it shows the complete cycle water goes through, from beginning in a body of water, to evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and even groundwater and surface runoff. YouTube Video of the Water Cycle

Internet Resources• USGS- The Water Cycle

• USGS- Water Cycle for Kids!

• US Geological Survey is a government directed site that has diagrams of the water cycle, as well as information about the distribution of all the water on the earth

• There is also a kid friendly water cycle diagram!

Internet Resources

• Kidzone- the Water Cycle

• This site is kid friendly. It breaks down and explains the different parts of the water cycle for kids to understand each function!

Internet Resources

• NASA- water cycle

• NASA is a government directed agency that has collected a lot of information about the Water Cycle. The information they gathered includes explaining the cycle in depth, the effects of climate change, the change in water levels, and how the cycle is observed!

Kidspiration Resource

Teaching Materials

Water Cycle App for iPhone/iPad ($1.99)

Click on photo to be directed to App’s

webpage

Teaching Materials

Matching worksheet found from http://www.teachthisworksheet.com/static_worksheets/index/1359

Teaching Materials

Worksheet and Answers found from http://ellerbruch.nmu.edu/classes/cs255w03/cs255students/teabbott/p10/WaterCycleWorksheet.pdf

Teaching Materials

Water Cycle Unit test questions found from http://www.uen.org/core/science/sciber/TRB4/downloads/4thassess1.pdf

Subject-Specific Resource

• Science NetLinks- Water Cycle Resources

• This website is a great resource for an science topic. All I have to do is type the topic into the search bar and a multitude of reputable links comes up. These links are to many lesson plans dealing with the Water Cycle which I can use in the classroom

Supporting Websites

• US Environmental Protection Agency- Water Cycle Activities

• This is a government run website with many Interactive games and activities dealing with the Water Cycle that students can use to learn more about the cycle and test their knowledge thus far!

• Activities and Games include an interactive Water cycle, word matching game, word scrambling game, and many more!

Supporting Websites

• www.encyclopedia.com

• This resource is good for finding extra information for any topic. There are also links to other resources dealing with the searched topic

• Encyclopedia- Water Cycle Search

Collaborative Applications• Pinterest is a blog type website with a multitude of links to

other websites using pictures. This is a great resource for teachers and students to find links to Water Cycle websites, interactive games, worksheets, videos, podcasts, pictures, and even lesson plans.

Collaboration Applications

• My Water Cycle PowerPoint Presentation

• www.slideshare.net is a website where Powerpoint presentations can be uploaded and shared with the public. You can simply search your topic into the search bar and a multitude of slideshows appear. This is a great source for teachers and students to use