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The Water Cycle

Miss. AnselmoSubject : Water Science

3rd Grade 9/25/2012

Today We Will Learn• What is the water cycle?

• What is the meaning of evaporation, condensation and precipitation?

• Why does it rain and snow?

• Where does the water come from?

• How does water go to the sky?

What have we learned about water?

Liquid

Solid Gas

Everything living needs water.

What runs and has no feet, roars but

has no mouth?

the ocean, waterfalls, lakes or rivers

How is there always water in the ocean, waterfalls,

lakes and rivers?

Water cycle

condensation

precipitation

evaporation

EvaporationEvaporation is when the sun heats up water in rivers or lakes or the ocean and turns it into vapor or steam. The water vapor or steam leaves the river, lake or ocean and goes into the air

Video

Condensation

Water vapor in the air gets cold and changes

back into liquid, forming clouds.

Video

Condensation

Precipitation

Precipitation occurs when so much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore.  The clouds get

heavy and water falls back to the earth in the form of rain,

hail, sleet or snow.Video

Water cycle Review

condensation

precipitation

evaporation

Review

water cycle song

video

Internet resources• http://www.kidzone.ws/water/• http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/kid

s/flash/flash_watercycle.html• http://singdancelearn.com/scie

nce-songs/water-cycle-song/• http://www.youtube.com/watch

?v=k9l0s5zVibo• http://www.youtube.com/watch

?v=hehXEYkDq_Y&feature=related

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8Z7HSEdl3s

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQKdkponoZM&feature=related