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A Cyberlesson
By Miss Weber
Have you ever wondered where a water droplet
travels after it leaves your faucet?
How about where that water drop came from?
Or how that droplet changes from a liquid to a solid?
What about from a liquid to a vapor?
Today you will travel all around the world with a water
droplet and explore the many locations water travels!
During our journey you will discover possible answers to
these questions along with many others!!!
A copy of A Drop Around the World by
Barbara Shaw McKinney
A computer with internet access
A pencil
An anticipation guide
A response log
“Raindrop, take us to the skies. Teach us how to vaporize.
Condense us so that we can flow to places only raindrops go.
Cycle with us through the trees, underground, beneath the seas.
Please explain the things you do, your special tricks and changes too.
In fact, some symbols shown in black would be more helpful keeping track.
Now show us how you work and play…Let’s tour the world, the ‘raindrop
way.’
Then afterwards, when all is done, we’ll share your secrets, one by one.
P.S.:
Drop, if we lose you, don’t despair- we’ll find your face on each page
somewhere.”
By: Barbara Shaw McKinney
1. In your response log make at least 3 predictions about places
you think the water droplet will travel.
2. Fill out the vocabulary anticipation guide placing a check under
the green if you know what the word means, check the yellow
if you think you know a little about that word, or the red if
you do not know what the word means. We will learn more
about these words so it’s ok if you don’t know what some of
them are right now.
3. Click on the picture below to watch a video of the water cycle
and then write at least 3 things you observed water doing.
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Anticipation Guide
Vocabulary
Precipitation
Vaporize
Condense
Evaporating
Reservoir
Moisture
Steam
Freeze
I Know It
I Know a Little
About It
I Don’t Know It
1. As you read, you will notice there are small icons next to
some of the text. These images represent a state of
water or a property of it. Flip to the last two pages in the
book and read more information about each image.
2. As you are reading please check your predictions and see
if the water droplet visited any of the places you
predicted. Make a mark next to the ones he visited.
Record at least 3 places he visited that you did not
predict.
3. In your response log record the different forms that
water takes. Please provide at least 2 examples from the
book that show each state of water. Click here for help
with the stages.
1. Revisit your vocabulary anticipation guide, look at the words you
checked in the yellow and red column. Place an X in the green column
of the words that you now know.
2. Click on the picture below to visit another diagram about the water
cycle. After you have watched it click on the word “label” and move
the names of the stages to match the pictures. If you select the
wrong stage it will not let you move it there, so try again!
http://cnobleza.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/watercycle2.gif
3. Now that you have labeled the stages in the water
cycle, lets see if you can fill in the blanks for this
passage about the water cycle. Click on the picture
below and test your knowledge. Good Luck!!
http://education.jlab.org/reading/water_cycle.html
1. Click here to read some additional fun facts about water.
Then click on the picture to test your knowledge!
2. Working with a partner you will now create your own page to
add to this water droplets adventure. Look back through the
book and notice how the author used rhyming. Then, pick a
specific location and a stage of the water cycle that you
would like to write about. Don’t forget to include the same
helpful images the author did. Have fun and be creative!
This lesson is for third grade students who are studying the water cycle. The lesson can be
completed individually or with partners for those students who may be below the reading level
of this text. It should be split across at least two days.
Slide 5: After students have completed their anticipation guide I will check and see
which vocabulary words are unfamiliar to the class. If needed I will visit
groups during the lesson to help clarify meanings.
Slide 7: As students are reading I will check to see if they are using the
information in the back of the text as well as marking their predictions.
Slide 8: I will monitor how many words students have been able to mark in the
green column on their anticipation guide. I will also remind/guide students
who are having trouble with labeling the water cycle to use the other
websites.
Slide 9: I will remind students to read all of the choices for each blank. Also to use
their reading strategies about what makes sense.
Slide 10: I will allow students to have additional time on a second day to complete
their own page. Students will be paired up in mixed ability groups to
aid each other.
3
2
1
Before
Reading
I made 3 or more logical
predictions about where
the water droplet would
travel. I completed my
anticipation guide and
wrote at least 3 logical
observations about
water that
demonstrated a strong
level of understanding.
I made 3 some what
logical predictions
about where the water
droplet would travel. I
completed my
anticipation guide and
wrote 3 some what
logical observations
about water that
demonstrated a limited
level of understanding.
I made less than 3 predictions
about where the water
droplet would travel. I did not
completed all of my
anticipation guide and wrote
less than 3 observations about
water that demonstrated a
limited level of understanding
along with some
misunderstanding.
During
Reading
I used the info on the
last 2 pages to help me.
I reviewed my
predictions and wrote
at least 3 other logical
places the droplet
visited. I wrote the 3
phases of water and
gave at least 2 logical
examples from the text
for each.
I used the info on the
last 2 pages to help me
a little. I reviewed my
predictions and wrote
at least 2 other logical
places the droplet
visited. I wrote the 3
phases of water and
gave at least 1 logical
example from the text
for each.
I did not used the info on the
last 2 pages to help me. I
reviewed my predictions and
wrote at least 1 other places
the droplet visited. I wrote
the 3 phases of water, but
some were incorrect and
didn’t gave any examples from
the text for each.
3
2
1
After
Reading
I revisited my anticipation
guide and marked the
words I now know. I
correctly labeled the
stages of the water cycle
and I was able to answer
11 or more questions
correctly demonstrating
knowledge that I gained.
I revisited my anticipation
guide and marked a few
words I now know. I
correctly labeled the stages
of the water cycle and I was
able to answer 7 -10
questions correctly
demonstrating some
knowledge that I gained.
I revisited my anticipation
guide and did not marked
the words I now know. I
correctly labeled only 1
stage of the water cycle
and I answered less than 7
questions correctly
demonstrating a limited
level of knowledge that I
gained.
Beyond
Reading
I read the additional
facts about water and
correctly answered 20
questions. I created a
rhyming creative page
that demonstrates a level
of complete logical
comprehension of the
various phases of water.
Information gained from
this lesson is applied.
I read the additional facts
about water and correctly
answered 15 questions. I
created a rhyming creative
page that demonstrates a
limited logical level of
complete comprehension of
the various phases of water.
Information gained from
this lesson is applied.
I read the additional facts
about water and correctly
answered 10 questions. I
created a page that
demonstrates very little
comprehension of the
various phases of water.
Information gained from
this lesson is not applied.
A Drop Around the World by Barbara Shaw McKinney
Thirstin’s Water Cycle
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html
CrickWeb
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=watercycle
EAP- Ground and Surface Water: Kid’s Fun
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/waterfactsoflife.html
Thirstin’s Question and Answer Game
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_qagame.html
The Water Cycle
http://www.kidzone.ws/water/
Reading Comprehension- The Water Cycle
http://education.jlab.org/reading/water_cycle.html
Images:
Thirstin’s
http://www.upperdublin.net/images/information/thirstinws.gif
Water Drop
http://universityspacafe.com/images/water_drop.png
Slide 8 Water Cycle
http://cnobleza.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/watercycle2.gif
Slide 9 Water Cycle
http://education.jlab.org/reading/water_cycle.html