A brief overview of different sources on the Internet for teaching the water cycle

1. The Water Cycle:
Where Does Rain Come From?
Melissa Sanchirico
Grade 4
Science

2. Technology Integration
• Rationale
– The water cycle is important to understand because without
water naturally recycling itself, we would run out of fresh water
supply. Technology is necessary to show students this porcess
via videos, models, and tutorials. Through the use of technology,
students can discover the water cycle more in depth, helping
them further understand the cycle and even piece together the
cycle on their own. They will also be able to look up other ways
to see how the water cycle works, find images, games, and
much more!
– Because various students learn in different ways, this
presentation includes multiple different aids for students to
learn about the water cycle using pictures, videos, audio, and
more!

3. Website Reliability
• All sites were reviewed to make sure the
information included was:
– From a reputable source
– Logical
– Academic based
– Up to date

4. Water Cycle Blog
• Water Cycle Blog
• This blog allows students to explore water in
its 3 different states, solid, liquid, and gas with
pictures, videos, and diagrams.
• The information will help students understand
that water has the ability to change its form,
thus how it carries through the water cycle.

5. Water Cycle Podcast
Podcast of the Water Cycle
This podcast can be
used as a lesson in
class because it covers
the entire cycle that
water goes through
and the different
stages water changes
into. This is a great way
for students to get
clarification on the
water cycle.

6. Water Cycle YouTube Video
This video provides a
close up look at the
Water Cycle. Using
arrows, it shows the
complete cycle water
goes through, from
beginning in a body of
water, to evaporation,
condensation,
precipitation, and
even groundwater
and surface runoff.
YouTube Video of the Water Cycle

7. Internet Resources
• USGS- The Water Cycle
• USGS- Water Cycle for
Kids!
• US Geological Survey is
a government directed
site that has diagrams
of the water cycle, as
well as information
about the distribution
of all the water on the
earth
• There is also a kid
friendly water cycle
diagram!

8. Internet Resources
• Kidzone- the Water
Cycle
• This site is kid
friendly. It breaks
down and explains
the different parts of
the water cycle for
kids to understand
each function!

9. Internet Resources
• NASA- water cycle
• NASA is a government directed
agency that has collected a lot
of information about the
Water Cycle. The information
they gathered includes
explaining the cycle in depth,
the effects of climate change,
the change in water levels, and
how the cycle is observed!

10. Kidspiration Resource

11. Teaching Materials
Water Cycle App for iPhone/iPad ($1.99)
Click on photo to be
directed to App’s
webpage

12. Teaching Materials
Matching
worksheet
found from
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13. Teaching Materials
Worksheet and Answers found from
http://ellerbruch.nmu.edu/classes/cs255w03/cs255students/teabbott/p10/WaterCycl
eWorksheet.pdf

14. Teaching Materials
Water Cycle Unit test
questions found from
http://www.uen.org/c
ore/science/sciber/TR
B4/downloads/4thass
ess1.pdf

15. Subject-Specific Resource
• Science NetLinks- Water Cycle Resources
• This website is a great resource for an science
topic. All I have to do is type the topic into the
search bar and a multitude of reputable links
comes up. These links are to many lesson
plans dealing with the Water Cycle which I can
use in the classroom

16. Supporting Websites
• US Environmental Protection Agency- Water
Cycle Activities
• This is a government run website with many
Interactive games and activities dealing with the
Water Cycle that students can use to learn more
about the cycle and test their knowledge thus far!
• Activities and Games include an interactive Water
cycle, word matching game, word scrambling
game, and many more!

17. Supporting Websites
• www.encyclopedia.com
• This resource is good for finding extra
information for any topic. There are also links
to other resources dealing with the searched
topic
• Encyclopedia- Water Cycle Search

18. Collaborative Applications
• Pinterest is a blog type website with a multitude of links to
other websites using pictures. This is a great resource for
teachers and students to find links to Water Cycle websites,
interactive games, worksheets, videos, podcasts, pictures, and
even lesson plans.

19. Collaboration Applications
• My Water Cycle PowerPoint Presentation
• www.slideshare.net is a website where
Powerpoint presentations can be uploaded
and shared with the public. You can simply
search your topic into the search bar and a
multitude of slideshows appear. This is a great
source for teachers and students to use