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.
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General Information

Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 5
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, LCD Projector, Speakers/Headphones, Adobe Flash Player, Computer Media Player
Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s)
Keywords: water, water cycle, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, runoff, transpiration, fresh water, salt water, distillation, still, temperature, environment, model, ocean, weather, climate, atmosphere, hydrosphere, solid, liquid, gas, water vapor, phase, state, biome
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Video/Audio/Animation
Instructional Design Framework(s): Structured Inquiry (Level 2)
Resource Collection: General Collection

Aligned Standards

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Aligned Access Points

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SC.5.E.7.In.1
Label the state of water in each stage of the water cycle.

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

SC.5.E.7.Su.2
Observe and recognize that water evaporates over time.

SC.5.E.7.In.4
Describe types of precipitation, including rain, snow, and hail.

SC.5.E.7.Su.4
Identify different types of precipitation, including rain and snow.

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