The Water Cycle (at Tarheel Reader)

This is an accessible, easy-to-read book about the water cycle. It can be downloaded in Power Point, Impress, or Flash formats. For struggling or non-readers the book can be read aloud in a variety of voices. All of the books on the Tar Heel Reader site can be used with the Intellikeys keyboard with a custom overlay, a touch screen, and 1-3 switches. The text and background colors can be modified for students with visual impairments.
Resource ID#: 17901 Type: Presentation/Slideshow
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Direct Link: http://tarheelreader.org/2010/04/16/the-water-cycle-4/

General Information

Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 5, 6
Intended Audience: Educators educators, Students , Parents
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Internet Connection, LCD Projector, Speakers/Headphones, Assistive Technology
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: water, cycle, rain, precipitation, wind, clouds, snow, hail
Instructional Component Type(s): Presentation/Slideshow,  Image/Photograph,  Text Resource,  Teaching Idea
Resource Collection: iCPALMS

Aligned Standards

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Aligned Access Points

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SC.5.E.7.In.2
Recognize that water evaporates from the ocean, falls as precipitation, and then goes back into the ocean.

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Lesson Plan

Cycling Water Through the Environment:

Water plays a major role in the planet's weather and climate, as well as nourishes people, plants, and animals; it is a crucial ingredient for life on Earth. Earth's natural mechanism for transporting, cleansing, and recycling water between the surface and the atmosphere is referred to as the water cycle. This lesson has students recognize water's different forms and where it exists in the environment. The class will discuss and perform experiments, modeling the water cycle and exploring how salt water can be distilled into fresh water.

Type: Lesson Plan