Understand the rudimentary elements to the hydrologic cycle. 2.3.2 d

Links verified 12/31/2014

1. Make a model of the water cycle - lesson plan from Oceans Alive
2. How You Can Make a Model of the Water Cycle - print this to give to your students [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
3. Introduction to the water cycle - by 2nd graders
4. Introduction to the Water Cycle - scientific concepts involved
5. Study Jams: Water Cycle Video - a video from Scholastic.com does a good job of explaining the cycle, there is also a five-question multiple-choice quiz
6. Water Cycle - can be used for class discussion on the water cycle.
7. Water Cycle Animation - from BBC
8. Water Cycle Animation - make changes to the image by selecting buttons on the left - from EarthGuide
9. Water Cycle Animation - Observe a raindrop traveling through various paths of the water cycle. In this visualization, the blue raindrop shows where water is. The red arrows show the processes that could move it to another place.
10. The Water Cycle - US Geological Survey's Water Cycle - one of the most complete explanation of the cycle
11. The Water Cycle Lesson Plan - five activities in one [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
12. The Water Cycle - lesson online and then activities, posters and color sheets.
13. Water Cycle - Enchanted Learning - lesson and activities.
14. To the Mountains and Back with Drippy the raindrop - a story book about the water cycle (many ads on this page, but it is a good story)Be sure to click on the hand to turn the page instead of the page which will take you to an ad section!
15. Water Cycle Quiz [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
16. The Watershed Game - Many things happen in a watershed that affect the quality of the water we rely upon . Examine the issues in each area of the watershed, then see the impacts of your choices.

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