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In this one- hour long activity, students participate in a webquest to learn about the water cycle, and then build a mini model of the water cycle to observe how water moves through Earth’s four systems.  \nLearning Objectives:  \n• Describe the processes that a droplet of water goes through as it moves through Earth’s four systems  \n• Identify the four Earth systems on a diagram of the water cycle  \nNational Standards:  \n􀁸 Core Idea ESS2.C: The Roles ofWater in Earth’s Surface Processes  \nWater continuously cycles among land, ocean, and atmosphere via transpiration, evaporation, condensation, and crystallization, and precipitation, as well as downhill flows on land.  \no MS-- ESS2-4: Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the ways water changes its state as it moves through the multiple pathways of the hydrologic cycle. Examples of models can be conceptual or physical.][Assessment Boundary: A quantitative understanding of the latent heats of vaporization and fusion is not assessed.]  \nBackground Information:  \nWater is fundamental to life on Earth. Knowing where and how much rain or snow falls globally is vital to understanding how weather and climate impact both our environment and Earth’s water and energy cycles, including effects on agriculture, fresh water availability and responses to natural disasters. The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, launching in 2014, will help scientist to better understand how much rain and snow falls around the world.  \nPrecipitation is a vital component of how water moves through Earth’s water cycle. The water cycle connects all four of Earth’s spheres: the hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere and biosphere. Water evaporates from the surface of land and oceans, rises and cools, condenses into rain or snow, and falls again to the surface as precipitation. The water falling on land collects in rivers and lakes as well as soil, and much ofit flows back into the oceans. Water also transpires from plants into the atmosphere. All living things need water to survive.  \nThis lesson is adapted from GPM’s “Water Cycle Webquest” and from the Monroe County (NY) Water Authority.  \n[http://pmm.nasa.gov/education/interactive/water-cycle-webquest](http://pmm.nasa.gov/education/interactive/water-cycle-webquest)  \n[http://www.mcwa.com/MyWater/KidsWaterFun.aspx\\#cycle](http://www.mcwa.com/MyWater/KidsWaterFun.aspx#cycle)  \nMaterials:  \nComputers with internet access  \nCopies of “The Water Cycle” student capture sheet Large metal or plastic bowl  \nBucket of water Plastic wrap Dry coffee mug  \nLong piece of string or large rubber band  \nEngage:  \nShow “The Water Cycle” presentation and ask students where the water that they drink comes from and generate a discussion about how we get the water that we use in our daily lives. 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Then, return to the model to make observations.  \nAdapted from [http://www.mcwa.com/MyWater/KidsWaterFun.aspx\\#cycle](http://www.mcwa.com/MyWater/KidsWaterFun.aspx#cycle)  \n[Explain:](Explain:)  \nWebquest (Slides 4 and 5)  \n(adapted from [http://pmm.nasa.gov/education/interactive/water-cycle-webquest](http://pmm.nasa.gov/education/interactive/water-cycle-webquest))  \nTell the students","cbCaiseYLGrZtWCt","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiseYLGrZtWCt","pdf",606647,"English","# Lesson Overview\n# Learning Objectives\n# National Standards\n# Background Information\n# Materials\n# Engage\n# Explore\n# Explain\n# Evaluate\n# Elaborate/Extend","[{\"question\":\"What is the main learning goal of this activity?\",\"answer\":\"Students learn how Earth’s water cycle works by using a webquest and a mini model to observe how water moves through Earth’s four systems.\"},{\"question\":\"Which Earth systems do students need to identify in the diagram?\",\"answer\":\"Students identify the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere as part of the water cycle.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the model demonstrate key water cycle processes?\",\"answer\":\"Water from an “ocean” evaporates, condenses into misty clouds on plastic wrap, and returns as precipitation (“rains”) into a mug when droplets grow heavy enough.\"}]","The Water Cycle Teacher Guide - Lesson Overview | PDF",1790589978]