Water Cycle
Vocabulary
Task Cards
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Contents
Task Card Game Ideas
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Water Cycle Definition Task Cards
4
Word Bank
10
Student Response Form
11
Student Response Form Key
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Answer/Game Cards
13
Matching Game Student Response Form
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Game Key
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Top 20 Task Card Uses
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Task Card
Ideas
1.
Science Center Independent Work
2.
Memory Game – Small Group or Large Group
3.
Whole Group Game (SCATTER) – Give half of the
students a definition card and half a word answer card.
Students must mingle around the room to find their
correct partner. This encourages content discussions.
4.
Use cards with basic game boards. Student may move
game piece when question is answered correctly.
5.
Interactive Bulletin Board – Hang question cards on
bulletin board. Students record answers in their science
journals during designated transition times.
6.
Use cards for a game of Jeopardy.
7.
Task Card Bingo – When a card is answered correctly,
student may place an “X” or “O”.
8.
Create a word wall with the word cards.
9.
Students record answers moving to the next card when
a designated sound or motion cues the movement.
(SCOOT)
10.
Be creative! Allow your students to create game ideas!
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Water Cycle
Water
Cycle
Task Cards
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rain, snow, sleet, dew,
etc., formed by
condensation of0
water vapor in the
atmosphere
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Water Cycle
a dispersion, in air, of
molecules of water,
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especially as produced
by evaporation at
ambient temperatures
rather than by boiling
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Water Cycle
the change of the
physical state of matter
from gaseous phase
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into liquid phase, and is
the reverse of
vaporization
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Water Cycle
the passage of gases
through fine tubes
0
because of differences
in pressure or
temperature
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Water Cycle
rain water that flows
over mountains, hills,
and plains as well and
0
with it it takes rocks
and other small
sediments into a lake or
river
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Water Cycle
underground water that
is held in the soil
0 and in
pervious rocks
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Water Cycle
natural water that has
not penetrated much
below the surface
0 of the
ground
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Water Cycle
process of a liquid
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becoming vaporized
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Water Cycle
a change directly from
the solid to the gaseous
state without becoming
0
liquid
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Water Cycle
happens
when water soaks into
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the soil from the
ground level
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Water Cycle
Fantastic
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Work!
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Water Cycle
Word Bank
sublimation
surface water
water vapor
run-off
ground water
infiltration
transpiration
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condensation
precipitation
evaporation
Water Cycle
Write a
0
sentence
with
each word.
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Water Cycle Task Cards
Student Response Form
Card
Answer
Card
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7
3
8
4
9
5
10
Answer
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Water Cycle Task Cards
Student Response Key
Card
Answer
Card
Answer
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precipitation
6
ground water
2
water vapor
7
surface water
3
condensation
8
evaporation
4
transpiration
9
sublimation
5
run-off
10
infiltration
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Water Cycle
Answer/Game
0
Cards
Water Cycle
ground
water
0
A
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Water Cycle
precipitation
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B
Water Cycle
transpiration
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C
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Water Cycle
run-off
0
D
Water Cycle
evaporation
0
E
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Water Cycle
water vapor
0
F
Water Cycle
condensation
0
G
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Water Cycle
infiltration
0
H
Water Cycle
sublimation
0
I
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Water Cycle
surface water
0
J
Water Cycle
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Water Cycle Matching Game
Student Response Form
Card
Answer
Card
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4
9
5
10
Answer
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Water Cycle Matching Game
Student Response Key
Card
Answer
Card
Answer
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B
6
A
2
F
7
J
3
G
8
E
4
C
9
I
5
D
10
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Top 20
Uses for
Task Cards
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Top 20 Uses for Task Cards
Teacher Tip: Brain research supports the connection between movement and
learning. Evidence from imaging sources, anatomical studies, and clinical data shows
that moderate movement enhances cognitive processing. Task cards offer an easy
way to allow movement in the classroom while increasing student achievement!
1.
2.
Independent Center Work
Memory Game – If your game doesn’t come with answer cards, create them on index cards. Lay the question cards and answer cards face
down to play a memory (concentration) game. Great for small groups.
3.
Whole Group Game (SCATTER) – Give half of the students a definition
card and half an answer card. Students must scatter (mingle) around
the room to find their correct partner. This encourages content-rich
discussions.
4.
Use cards with basic board games or other games. Student may move
game piece when question is answered correctly. (Battleship, Chutes 7
Ladders, Don’t Break the Ice, etc.)
5.
Interactive Bulletin Board – Hang question cards on bulletin board.
Students record answers in their content area journals during
designated transition times.
6.
Use cards for a game of Jeopardy or similar quiz show game.
7.
Tic Tac Toe – When a task card is answered correctly, the student may
place an “X” or “O”. Tape a tic-tac-toe board on the floor. Students
toss bean bags when a question is answered correctly.
8.
Create a word wall with the answer cards.
9.
Hang task cards along a wall or set one on each desk. Students record
answers moving to the next card when a designated sound or motion
cues the movement. (SCOOT)
10.
May be used repeated practice or for differentiated instruction.
Students may be given fewer cards to complete or complete only the
odds or evens. Task cards replace worksheets!
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Top 20 Uses for Task Cards Cont.11. Send task cards home for a purposeful homework activity.
12. Task cards my be used as a formative assessment to guide
instruction.
13. Play ANSWERS UP game. Designated student reads a question card.
Students record answers on small chalk board or white board. Students
show answers when designated students says, “Answers up!” 14. Transition or Morning Activity (Bell Work) – Display one task card each
day for students to record answers.
14. Place task cards in plastic eggs or small boxes. Students find boxes and
record answers.
15. Use task cards as flashcards with partners or small groups.
16. Use as extra reinforcement for students who complete work early.
17. Create a scavenger hunt. Hide the question cards around the room. Give
each student an answer card. They must find the correct question to
match their answer.
18. Have students create their own task cards after completing a research
project or unit study.
19. Be creative! Allow your students to create game ideas!
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