Prepare a model that illustrates the basic features of the water cycle 0407.8.1

Links verified 10/24/2012

1. Create a model of the water cycle - lesson plan from Oceans Alive
2. Droplet and the Water Cycle - Avoid pitfalls and predators while you navigate a Droplet through several challenging levels of the hydrological cycle.
3. Follow a drop through the water cycle
4. How You Can Make a Model of the Water Cycle - print this to give to your students
5. The Hydrologic Cycle - Enchanted Learning's lesson plans and diagrams.
6. Ideas for teaching about the water cycle - from Pro Teacher
7. Introduction to the Water Cycle - index page for three other pages listed on the left side of the page
8. Jumbled Water Cycle - click and drag components to their proper place
9. Making a Water Cycle Model - three different ways to model the water cycle
10. The State of Water in Air, Land and Sea - This page provides information about three phases of water as well as links to resources, lesson plans and games. [Alyssa, tell your class we said Thanks!]
11. Study Jams: Water Cycle Video - a video from Scholastic.com does a good job of explaining the cycle [the quiz does not work properly]
12. Water Cycle
13. The Water Cycle - US Geological Survey's Water Cycle - one of the most complete explanation of the cycle
14. Water Cycle Animation - Observe a raindrop traveling through various paths of the water cycle. In this visualization, the blue raindrop shows where water is. The red arrows show the processes that could move it to another place.
15. Water Cycle Animation - from BBC
16. Water Cycle Animation - make changes to the image by selecting buttons on the left - from EarthGuide
17. The Water Cycle - US Geological Survey's Water Cycle - one of the most complete explanation of the cycle
18. The Water Cycle: Background Information for Teachers - this 24 page .pdf document has lots of good lesson plan ideas and printable resources for students
19. The Water Cycle Lesson Plan - five activities in one [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
20. Water Cycle Lesson Plan - from Planet H2O
21. Water Cycle Player - interactive animation from Discovery Education
22. Water Science - US Geological Survey's (USGS) Water Science for Schools web site! They offer information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge.
23. Water Cycle - a slide show by Soo Park, Alex Reynolds, Kate Schmidt, Connie Woo, and Christine Zackrison
24. Water Cycle Lesson Plan - from Planet H2O
25. Water Cycle WebQuest
26. Water Wizard quizzes - Do you have a fountain of knowledge when it comes to water? Well, dive right in and test your knowledge of water with these Water Wizard quizzes.
27. The Watershed Game - Many things happen in a watershed that affect the quality of the water we rely upon . Examine the issues in each area of the watershed, then see the impacts of your choices.

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