THE WATER CYCLE
Consultant: Kawonna Jackson
Client: Whitney Patterson
Project 5: Visual-Based Instruction Across the Curriculum
MEDT 7485
STANDARDS
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S6E3 Students will recognize the significant role of
water in earth processes.
ELACC6SL5: Include multimedia components (e.g.,
graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays
in presentations to clarify information.
ELACC6RI7: Integrate information presented in
different media or formats (e.g., visually,
quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a
coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
OBJECTIVE
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Students will discuss the stages of the water
cycle.
Students will create an infographic depicting the
stage of the water cycle.
Students will create a story board.
Students will create a movie using digital media
for the water cycle.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
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How can we use technology to help with
learning?
What is a storyboard? How should it be used?
How can we use infographics to represent and/or
show information?
What are the stages of the water cycle?
How does water change from one form to
another during the water cycle stages?
STAGES OF THE WATER
CYCLE
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Evaporation
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Condensation
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Precipitation
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Infiltration
EVAPORATION
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The process by which water
changes from a liquid to a
gas or vapor is called
evaporation.
Heat from the sun controls
the evaporation process.
Once water evaporates, it
also helps form clouds.
Clouds release moisture then
liquid water falls to Earth.
CONDENSATION
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Condensation is the
process when water
changes from a gas
(vapor) to liquid.
Clouds are formed
through condensation.
Condensation happens
when water droplets
forms due to cooling
air.
PRECIPITATION
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Precipitation formation
happens above or
below freezing
temperature.
Precipitation occurs
when moist air rises
sufficiently to produce
saturation,
condensation, and the
growth of precipitation
particles.
INFILTRATION
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When water soaks
into the soil from
the ground level
infiltration happens.
Water moves around
underground and
moves between the
soil and rocks.
THE WATER CYCLE MOVIE
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http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/climatechange/wat
er_cycle_version2.html
VISUAL MEDIA
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Infographics
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Storyboard
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Movie
INFOGRAPHIC
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A fun and easy way to
learn about a topic
through illustrations.
Graphic or visual
representations of
information, data, or
knowledge.
A different way to
present complex
information clearly.
STORYBOARD
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Storyboard visualizes
the entire project in
the form of individual
scenes, shots or
screens (Golombisky
& Hagen 2010).
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Layout or outline of a
video.
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Tell the story of a
video scene by scene.
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A sketch of how to
organize a story.
WATER CYCLE STORYBOARD
Number
Slide Image
1
The Water Cycle
2
Standard:
S6E3 Students will recognize the significant
role of water in earth processes.
ELACC6SL5: Include multimedia components
(e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and
visual displays in presentations to clarify
information.
ELACC6RI7: Integrate information presented
in different media or formats (e.g., visually,
quantitatively) as well as in words to
develop a coherent understanding of a topic
or issue.
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Objectives:
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Students will be able to create an
infographic of the water cycle.
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Students will create a story board.
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Students will create a movie using
digital media.
Audio Narrative
Credit
Georgia Department of
Education. (2006). Georgia
Performance Standards.
Retrieved from
https://www.georgiastand
ards.org/Standards/Georgi
a Performance
Standards/SecondGradeAp
proved7-12-2004.pdf
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Essential Questions:
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How can we use technology to help
with learning?

What is a storyboard? How should it
be used?

How can we use infographics to
represent and/or show information?
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What are the stages of the water
cycle?
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How does water change from one
form to another during the water
cycle stages?
The water cycle or
hydrologic is a continuous
cycle where water
evaporates, travels into
the air and becomes part
of a cloud, falls down to
earth as precipitation,
and then evaporates
again (Fairfax, 2002).
This repeats again and
again in a never-ending
cycle. Water keeps
moving and changing
from a solid to a liquid to
a gas, over and over
again (Fairfax, 2002).
Evaporation is the
process by which water
changes from a liquid to a
gas. Heat from the sun
controls the evaporation
process. Once water
evaporates, it also helps
from clouds. Clouds
release moisture then
liquid water falls to Earth.
Image created by NASA
Precipitation Education. The
water cycle. Retrieved from
http://pmm.nasa.gov/educat
ion/water-cycle
Text from Fairfax Water
(2002) What is the water
cycle? Retrieved from
http://www.fcwa.org/story_o
f_water/html/hydrocycle.htm
Image created by Birthright
Earth. (2012). Image
retrieved from
http://www.birthrightearth.o
rg/evaporation-watercycle.htm
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Condensation is the
process when water
changes from a gas to a
liquid. Clouds are
formed through
condensation.
Condensation happens
when water droplets
form due to cooling air.
Image created by
Virden Junior High.
Retrieved from
http://vjh.flbsd.mb.ca/t
eachers-subjects/dnahachewsky/science
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Precipitation occurs
when moist air rises
sufficiently to produce
saturation,
condensation, and the
growth of precipitation
particles. Precipitation
formation happens
above or below freezing
temperature.
Image created by
Virden Junior High.
Retrieved from
http://vjh.flbsd.mb.ca/t
eachers-subjects/dnahachewsky/science
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Infiltration happens
when water soaks into
the soil from the ground
level. Water moves
around underground
and moves between the
soil and rocks.
Image created by
Virden Junior High.
Retrieved from
http://vjh.flbsd.mb.ca/teachers
-subjects/dnahachewsky/science
THE WATER CYCLE MOVIE
ASSIGNMENT
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Create an infographic about the water cycle
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Create a story board for a movie
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Create a 3-4 minute movie about the water cycle
SURVEY
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http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3SN2LNM
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http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3R9G6BF
REFERENCES
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Birthright Earth. (2012). Image retrieved from
http://www.birthrightearth.org/evaporation-water-cycle.htm
Delaware River Basin Commission. (2013) Hydrological Information. Image
retrieved from http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/hydrological/
Golombisky, K. & Hagen, R. (2010). White space is not your enemy: A
beginner’s guide to communicating visually through graphic, web and
multimedia design. Burlington, MA: Focal Press.
Kids Discover. (2012, April 25). Infographics: The Water Cycle. Image
retrieved from
http://www.kidsdiscover.com/blog/parentresources/infographic-water-cycle/
The Water Cycle Storyboard. Image retrieved from
http://www.akinseagles.com/spearsZeke2ws2012/p011sb1.html
REFERENCES CONT.
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Virden Junior High. Image retrieved from
http://vjh.flbsd.mb.ca/teachers-subjects/d-nahachewsky/science