This document discusses how technology can be used to teach students in kindergarten through third grade about the water cycle. It provides examples of instructional videos, interactive websites, games and diagrams that visually explain the water cycle. These technology resources help make the water cycle engaging and understandable for young students.

1. The Water Cycle
Lauren Bernacchia
Kindergarten – Third Grade

2. Technology Integration
(click above for video)
• Primary students are exposed to extensive
amounts of technology throughout their
daily lives in and out of the classroom. The
water cycle is a common topic that can be
taught using hands on activities. These
activities can be improved drastically by
showing the class instructional
videos, posting instructions, showing maps
of the water cycle applying to different
regions of the world and providing
understandable visuals for the students to
use as tools.

3. Internet Content
• Using technology is a great way to
show students how the water cycle
incorporates into their own lives
everyday.
• Separate from first hand observation,
the internet is a great tool for students
to further their exposure to what they
understand about the water cycle.
• The next three slides are examples of
the content available.

4. Content From YouTube
Click picture to watch video!

5. Internet Blog One
Mrs. Lirettes Learning Detectives/

6. Internet Blog Two
Ms. Burrow's Class Webpage

7. Internet Podcast
Water Cycle

8. Internet Resources One
• United States Environmental Protection Agency
(click link for website)
– EPA is a governmental agency with the goal of
protecting human health and the environment.
Their website contains various information
about the water cycle as well as kid-friendly
information on how to protect our water ways.
• USGS: Science for a Changing World (click link for
website)
– USGS is a governmental agency that discusses
global ecological topics as well as providing
inspirational material for educators to use in
the classroom which helps teachers apply
academic material directly to student’s lives.

9. Internet Resources Two
• Droplet and the Water Cycle (click link
for website)
– This website provides a free, interactive
game/quiz that takes students in an
adventurous adventure with a water
droplet through the water cycle! This is
great for students to have fun with the
topic as they learn about the water cycle
using technology.

10. Kidspiration Diagram
-This is a graphic organizer as well as a worksheet that helps
students to practice the water cycle.
-The worksheet can be differentiated depending on grade level and
desired water cycle complexity.
-This diagram/worksheet was made using Kidspiration

11. Teaching Materials One
• The following materials can be found on
TeachNology (click for website) and are
useful ways to apply knowledge about the
water cycle:
– Water Crossword Puzzle is a way for students
to think about the operational definitions of the
water cycle terms and use them to solve this
puzzle! (Crossword Puzzle Answers)
– Water Acrostic Poem is a creative way for
students to express their knowledge of water
using the letters W.A.T.E.R. This can be
differentiated depending on grade level.

12. Teaching Materials Two
• Puzzle Maker is a creative way for
teacher’s to incorporate water cycle
terminology into the lesson using word
puzzles, word scrambles, word
finders, and crossword puzzles that can
be made from scratch according to grade
level and desired content.
• This interactive water cycle activity is a
fun way for students to show what they
know about the water cycle using
technology.

13. Subject Specific Internet
Based Resource
• http://sciencenetlinks.com/ provided a
lesson that applies to grade K-2 and is
called Disappearing Water:
– This experimental lesson gives students
the opportunity to observe how water
levels change in a closed container over
time and compare it to how water levels
change in an open container over time.
– This is introducing the concept that water
comes in various forms (solid, liquid, or
gas) and that is how the water cycle is
possible!

14. Uses of the Internet
• Exploratorium Online Exhibits has a
plethora of website materials that apply
to the water cycle such as
experiments, video explanations, and
research on how we can keep our water
clean.
• The Online Books Page includes an
extensive collection of water cycle
literature that can be used to expand
student terminology, give new
perspectives and advance
understanding.

15. Web 2.0
• teAchnology is an advanced website
that not only allows teachers to use
premade rubrics but to generate
original rubrics as well. The templates
are creative and organized neatly for
teachers to use effectively and for
students to understand.

16. Web 2.0
• YouTube is a
great
resource for
both
teachers and
students to
research the
water cycle.