The Water Cycle
SC.5.E.7.1 Create a model to explain the parts of the water
cycle. Water can be a gas, a liquid, or a solid and can go
back and forth from one state to another.
SC.5.E.7.2 Recognize that the ocean is an integral part of
the water cycle and is connected to all of Earth's water
reservoirs via evaporation and precipitation processes.
Problem of the Day - 1
Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all
examples of what?
A.Precipitation
B.Evaporation
C.Condensation
D.Groundwater
Predict: Parts of the Water Cycle
Vocabulary for Today
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Water Cycle
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Water vapor
Run Off
What you should
know…
• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
What is the water cycle?
• Watch this video from NASA Earth Science
Week called Water, Water Everywhere!
• Why is water so important?
• What is the source of energy that causes
the water cycle?
• What kind of model is this?
What is the water cycle?
• Continuous movement of water between
Earth’s surface and the atmosphere
What are the three repeating
processes that cause the water cycle?
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Evaporation
• Heat from sunlight causes liquid water to
change into invisible water vapor
• Water vapor is water in the form of a gas
• Plants and animals also release water
vapor into the air
• Watch this time-lapsed video of water
evaporating from a sidewalk. This actually
took about 20 minutes.
Condensation
• Clouds are formed when water vapor cools
and condenses into tiny liquid water
droplets
• Most cloud droplets form around
dust particles in the air
• Clouds found higher than
6000 meters above Earth’s
surface are made mostly
of ice crystals
Precipitation
• When water droplets in clouds grow and
become too heavy to stay in the
atmosphere, precipitation forms
• Water or a form of ice falls from the
atmosphere to Earth’s surface
Water Cycle
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
WATER CYCLE FLIPBOOK
State. Reason. Evidence.
Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all
examples of what?
A.Precipitation
B.Evaporation
C.Condensation
D.Groundwater
Problem of the Day – Day 2
Students will write what the question is looking for and record the answer
they currently think. Which of the following BEST describes a way in which
water moves in the water cycle?
A. Water falls from the sky as rain. It stays where it falls until it evaporates.
B. Water falls from the sky as snow. As the snow melts, the water runs up
to Earth’s mountains.
C. Water falls from the sky as rain. The water then flows downhill.
D. Water falls from the sky as hail. The hail is eventually buried in the
ground.
What are the three repeating
processes that cause the water cycle?
• Watch this computer model of the water
cycle.
• Look and listen for the descriptions of
precipitation, evaporation, and
condensation.
Water Cycle Video
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/ja
ms/science/ecosystems/water-cycle.htm
STUDY JAMS
Draw and label your own model of
the water cycle
Water Cycle Model Directions
• Include the following:
– The states of water in
each part of the water
cycle
– Why the water changes
state
– The name of each
process in the water
cycle
– Arrows to show how
water moves through
the cycle
State. Reason. Evidence. – Day 2
Students will write what the question is looking for and record the answer
they currently think. Which of the following BEST describes a way in which
water moves in the water cycle?
A. Water falls from the sky as rain. It stays where it falls until it evaporates.
B. Water falls from the sky as snow. As the snow melts, the water runs up
to Earth’s mountains.
C. Water falls from the sky as rain. The water then flows downhill.
D. Water falls from the sky as hail. The hail is eventually buried in the
ground.
Essential Question
What is the water cycle?
*** Reminder use your
vocabulary words.