Great Internet Sites for the Water Cycle and More
by Patricia K. Jones, M. Ed., Third Grade Teacher, Cheshire, Connecticut
Laura Sams, M.S., Educational Consultant and Author of A Pirate’s Quest
Make a Water Cycle Wheel from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.state.il.us/kids/fun-stuff/water-cycle/wheel-part-1.html
Save Our Seas for Kids from the Save Our Seas Foundation
http://www.sosforkids.com/
Sea Creatures Coloring Book from National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/coloringbook/loggerheads.html
Droplet and The Water Cycle Game from NASA
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/droplet.html
Water Cycle Diagram and Quiz from Earthguide
http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/watercycle/index.html
Reading Comprehension Passage about the Water Cycle from Jefferson Lab
http://education.jlab.org/reading/water_cycle.html
Water Cycle Description and Coloring Pages
http://www.kidzone.ws/WATER/
Journey of a Raindrop from Hamline University’s Center for Global Environmental Education
http://www.grandcanyonadventurefilm.com/interactive-activities/journey-of-a-rain-drop/index.html
Water Conservation (from Hamline University’s Center Global Center for Environmental Education)
http://www.grandcanyonadventurefilm.com/interactive-activities/water-conservation/index.html
Grand Canyon Adventure IMAX Teacher’s Guide about Water, from MacGillivray Freeman Films
http://www.grandcanyonadventurefilm.com/
Thinkfinity Activities is a huge site with activities for teachers across different subjects. Search by topic
(water cycle, tides, weather, etc.) and by grade level to find lots of activity ideas.
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/
The Water Cycle Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YswL4dIDQuk&feature=related
A Water Cycle Song on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw275056JtA&feature=related
The Peg Leg Song from Sisbro Studios
www.apiratesquest.com