Hydrologic Cycle
Rodney Websteracrowdis3@aol.com
Zach Hodgson zhodgs@unf.edu
Shannan Anderson shaynjb@aol.com
Benchmark
Grades 3-5
SC.D.1.2.3
The student knows that the water
cycle is influenced by temperature,
pressure, and the topography of the
land.
Covers standards 1,2,4, & 7
Making Connections
Relating to Science
Relating to Technology
Relating to Society
Lesson Plans
• http://www.wnet.org/nttidb/lessons/dn/waterdn..html
• http://www.wnet.org/nttidb/lessons/dn/rounddnw.html
• http://www.uen.org/lessons/uptmp/lp30025s34637f7635.html
• http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/7123/integrate.html
Trade Book
Water Dance
By: Thomas Locker
Ages: 4-8
Poetry
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Trade Book
A Drop Around the World
By: Bruce & Carol Malnor
Teacher’s Guide
By: Barbara Shaw McKinney
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Trade Book
The Magic School Bus: Wet All Over
From Scholastic
Ages 4-8
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Trade Books
 Water, Water Everywhere: A Book About the Water Cycle
By: Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger, & Bobbi Tull (editor)
Ages: 4-8
 From Ice to Rain
By: Marlene Reidel, Ali Mitgutsch, & Annegert Fuchshuber
Ages: 4-8
 What Makes It Rain: Story of Raindrops
By: Keith Brandt & Yosho Miyake
Ages: 4-8
 Water Up, Water Down: The Hydrologic Cycle
By: Sally M. Walker
Ages: 9-12
 The Florida Water Story: From Rain drops to the Sea
By: Wendy A. Hale
Ages: 9-12
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Around the Water Cycle--A Reader's Theater
The amount of raindrops can be adjustd to fit group size.
Reader’s Theater: Around the Water Cycle by Sarah Wood
Water Drop1: Herewearehangingaroundinthis puddle.
Water Drop2:Yeah, this is thelife!
Water Drop3: Hey! Lookbehind that cloud! Guess who??
Drops 1,2,3: It’s thesun! Yay! Evaporation!!!
Sun: Heyguys!! I told youI wouldseeyouagainsoon! What have youbeen
doing?
Water Drop1: I’vebeenintheocean! I sawalot of fish!
Water Drop2: I’vebeenhangingaroundonDr. Pepper andtea glasses. Yummy!
Water Drop3: I helpedwater some flowers! Theysuresmelledpretty!
Sun: It sounds likeyouwerebusy! Well, youare up herenow, I havedone my
job, I will seeyoulater.
Water Drop1: I wonder whoelsewill showup?
Water Drop2: It is alittlebit cold. I should havebrought myjacket!
Water Drop3: Herearetheothers! Hi Guys!!
Water Drops 4, 5,6, 7: Hi! Howareyou?
Water Drop4: I haven’t seenyouguys inalongtime!!
Water Drop5: I just got off of asurf board!
Create Your Own Water Cycle
 The water cycle model is designed to show the processes of evaporation and
condensation of water within a closed plastic box.
 Set Up: You will need a plastic box that holds the moist air; a pool of water(one cup)
which represents the ocean; dirt for representing mountains; a small lamp(the sun); and
a bag of ice cubes to represent the chilling of the upper atmosphere. Slant the model so
that all of the water is confined to one end.
 The lamp will heat the air which will carry the moisture from the ocean to the upper end
of the box where it will be chilled by the ice. As the air chills, the moisture in the air will
condense and form droplets on the lid under the ice. The droplets will fall and cause
rain.
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ASK QUESTIONS!!!!
What do you see happening?
What did the ice do to the water that went into the air?
What happened to the water in the air after it cooled?
Where did the drops of water go?
Technology Links
• Hydrologic Cycle
Software
Water Fun
http://www.smarterkids.com/product.asp?sku=03226
Grades 2-4
Uses creative play and hands-on
discovery to expose students to
properties of water.
Science Court: Water
Cycle
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mixes animated courtroom
drama, hands-on science
activities, and humor to teach
students fundamental science
concepts and model good
scientific practice.
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Windows on Science
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applicable to all grades
files are based on theme
uses DVD & structured format
for information presented
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