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LessonPlan:ExploringtheWaterCycleBy:KimCastagna
TargetGrade:MSIntegrated-6thTeacherPrepTime:30minutesLessonTime:3days(50-60minuteseach)
● Day1: ○ 10minutes–Settinguptranspirationportion ○ 50minutes-Creating&revisingwatercyclepostersingroups
● Day2: ○ 50minutes-Modelingthewatercycleinadifferentway
● Day3: ○ 40minutes-PresentationofWaterCycleModels○ 10minutes-Postassessmentonbottomofgroupposters/Individualstudentmodelfor
sciencenotebooks.LessonOverview:Inthislesson,studentswillobserve/investigatethemovementofwaterthroughthedifferentstagesofthewatercycleanddeterminewhatdrivesthiscycle.Studentsareaskedtothinkaboutwhatprecipitationisthenwatchavideoaboutwhythewatercycleisimportant.Theyobserveasimpleversionofthewatercycleandrecordtheseobservations.Studentsareaskedwhatstagesrequiresolarradiation,whichrequirewatertogiveoffheat,andwhicharedrivenbytheforceofgravity.Studentsrecordontheirpostersthedifferentprocessesinthewatercycleandhowenergyisinvolved.Studentsbuildtheirunderstandingofthewatercyclethroughdifferentmodelsthatareshownorexperienced.Theculminatingactivityhasstudentscreatingtheirownmodelofthewatercyclefromtheviewpointofawatermoleculeincludingtheprocesses,theenergyinvolved,andgravity.LearningObjective:Studentswillbeabletodevelopamodeldemonstratingthepathadropofwatertravelsalongasitcompletesthecyclicpatternofthewatercycle.NGSS:MS-ESS2-4:Developamodeltodescribethecyclingofwaterthroughsystemsdrivenbyenergyfromthesunandtheforceofgravity.
● ScienceandEngineeringPractice○ #2Developingandusingmodels
■ Developamodeltodescribeunobservablemechanisms.Developand/oruseamodeltopredictand/ordescribephenomena.
● DisciplinaryCoreIdea○ MS-ESS2.CTheRolesofwaterinEarth’sSurfaceProcesses
■ Watercontinuallycyclesamongland,oceanandatmosphereviatranspiration,evaporation,condensationandcrystallization,andprecipitation,aswellasdownhillflowsonland.
● CrossCuttingConcept○ #5Energyandmatter;flows,cyclesandconservation.
■ Withinanaturalsystem,thetransferofenergydrivesthemotionand/orcyclingofmatter.
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Wherethislessonfitsin:Thislessonshouldbedoneatthebeginningoftheunitthatincludesthewatercycle.Itservesasawaytobuilduponpriorknowledgeandintroducenewterminologyandpartsofthecyclenotpreviouslylearned.MaterialsNeeded:
● 1qt.sealableplasticbags(1pergroupofstudents)● Labmaterialstocreateamini-watercycle:plasticshoebox,plasticwrap,water,ringstand,
heatlampwithclamp,plasticbagwithicecubes,glasscup(orplasticcupwithweightinside-asmallrockworksfine)tocaptureprecipitationundertheice.
● Stackof3”x3”post-its(1pergroupofstudents)● 12”x18”sheetsofconstructionpaper/posterpaper(1pergroupofstudents)+extrasfor
studentgroupscreatingacomicstripmodel.● Coloredpencils,crayonsormarkers(1setpergroupofstudents)● Variousmaterialsfoundinaclassroomthatcouldbeusedfordramatization.● Laptops/computersavailableforstudentscreatingatechnologymodel.● Posterof“ReasoningThroughTalk”Prompts–foundingoogledrive.
VideoLinks:
● TheFreshWaterConnection(video)1:24minutes.Whystudywatercyclehttps://pmm.nasa.gov/video-gallery/what-is-global-precipitation-measurement
● WaterCycleanimation(video)3:00minutesNonarration,butlabelspartsofthecycletousewithpapermodelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iohKd5FWZOE
● Water,Water,Everywhere!(video)6:31minutes.http://pmm.nasa.gov/education/videos/water-water-everywhere
TeacherPrep:● Groupstudentsintogroupsof3or4. ● Downloadthevideosfromthelinksprovided.● Priortothelesson,usethefollowinglabmaterialstocreateamini-watercycle:plasticshoebox
typecontainer,plasticwrap,waterfilledtoabout1”deep,ringstand,heatlampwithclamp,plasticbag,icecubes,acuptocaptureprecipitation(glassorplasticwitharocktoholditdown).Assemblethe“mini-cycleinashoebox”.
● Copiesofndividualstudentmodelforsciencenotebooks.● Createposterof“ReasoningThroughTalk”Prompts–foundingoogledrive.
BackgroundInformation:WaterisfoundalmosteverywhereonEarth:fromhighintheatmosphere(aswatervapor)tolowintheatmosphere(precipitation,dropletsinclouds)tomountainsnowcapsandglaciers(solid)torunningliquidwaterontheland,ocean,andunderground.Energyfromthesunandtheforceofgravitydrivethecontinualcyclingofwateramongthesereservoirs.Sunlightcausesevaporationandpropelsoceanicandatmosphericcirculation,whichtransportswateraroundtheglobe.Gravitycausesprecipitationtofallfromcloudsandwatertoflowdownwardonthelandthroughwatersheds.LessonSequence:Day1:10
minutes
Priortothelesson1. Havestudentsgooutsideandplaceaplasticbagoveraclusterofleaveson
aplant/bush.Sealofftheplasticbagandreturntoclass.Ifthisisnotpossible,placeaclassplantinaplasticbagandplaceoutsideinthesun.If
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needed,spraysomewaterinsidethebagtospeeduptheprocess.
2. Turnthelamponforyour“mini-cycleinashoebox”
Day1:15
minutes
Engage:1. Think–Pair-Share“Whatisprecipitation?”Havestudentsrecordtheir
“thinking”intheirsciencenotebook.2. Showthe“FreshWaterConnection”video(1:24minutes)3. Brainstormwithtablemateswhatyouknowaboutthewatercycle.4. Ingroups,onposterpaper,drawalarge(useentirespace)simplemodel
(diagram)ofthewatercyclethatincludestheplacesonEarthwaterisfound,andarrowsshowinghowwatermoves.Teachermayneedtomodelthedrawing.Studentsthendrawinthewatercycle,includingdirectionarrowsshowingmovementofwater.Atthispoint,alldrawingshouldbedoneinpencilasstudentsmayneedtomakerevisionslater.Usepost-itstolabelstagesofthewatercycle.
5. Afterworkingforabout5minutesontheirown,allowgroupsto“sendaspy”
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toanothergrouptolookattheirdiagram,andaskaboutit.Thentheycanreturnandaddittotheirdiagram.
6. Placetheposterfacedowninthecenterofthetable.We’llrevisititlaterinthelesson.
Day1:10
minutes
IncludingPlantsintheWaterCycle1. Think–Pair-Sharethequestion,“Baseduponwhatwejustviewed,whyisit
importanttostudyandunderstandthewatercycle?”2. Haveeachgroupofstudentsshareouttheirgroupresponseandchartthe
responses.○ ESR(expectedstudentresponse)
■ Toknowwherewatercomesfrom■ Toknowwherewatergoes■ Toseewhywateriseverywhere
3. Gooutsideandviewtheplasticbagsplacedaroundtheplantleaves(previouslyplaced),removethebagandreturntoclass.Or,passaroundtheplantthatisinsideabag.Insidetheclassroom,studentswillnoticethereiswaterpresentinsidethebag,butnotoutside.Makeobservationsaboutthemoistureinsidetheplasticbag.Discusswherethewatercamefromandprovideevidence.Howdoweknowthewaterwasthere?Whatmakesyousaythat?Whyistherewaterinthebag,butnotoutsideonleaves?
○ ESR■ Itwasintheplantbecausebecauseallplantsneedwater.■ Itwasintheairinsidethebagbecauseairmakeswater.■ Itwasintheairoutsidethebagbecauseitmighthaverained.
4. Afterclassdiscussionabouttheplant-water-bagphenomenon,askstudentstoaddthisnewinformationintotheirdiagrams.
5. Definethephenomenonas“transpiration”andallowstudentstoeditgrouppostersaddingtranspirationandplantsifnotpreviouslyincluded.
● Allowgroupsto“sendaspy”toanothergrouptolookattheirdiagramandaskaboutit.Referto“ReasoningThroughTalk”posterandencourageitsusageforquestioning.
6. Thentheycanreturnandaddittotheirdiagram.
Day1:25
minutes
Creating&RevisingaPosterModelofWaterCycle1. Showthe“WaterCycleAnimation”video(3minutes)withoutnarration.
○ Forthefirstviewing,simplywatchthevideo.○ Whilewatchingmultipletimes,studentscanrevisetheirpost-itlabels
anddirectionalarrowsonthewatercyclegroupposter(forEL&SpEdstudents,provideawordbank).Studentswilldrawanyportionspreviouslyleftout.Givetimeaftereachviewingtomakenecessaryadjustmentsongroupposters.
○ Discussandshareanychangesoradditionsmade.○ WordBank:
Evaporation Runoff Infiltration/PercolationCondensation GroundwaterRunoff SolarRadiation
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Precipitation Transpiration
WaterCycleVideorecordingsheetforclassdiagram.Useonlyifteacherfeelsstudentsneedtheguidance,otherwiseletstudentsdrawtheirownbaseduponpriorknowledgeandlearningaboutthewatercycle.
2. Askwhichstagesrequireenergyfromthesuntomovewater.Tellstudentsto
discussthisasagroupanddrawarrowstoindicatethemovement.Colorthearrow/sredonindividualandclassdiagrams.(SolarRadiation,Evaporation,Transpiration)
3. Askwhichstagesrequirewatermoleculestogiveawayheatenergy(cooldown).Tellstudentstodiscussthisasagroupanddrawarrowstoindicatethemovement.Colorthearrow/sblueonindividualandclassdiagrams.(Condensation)
4. Askwhichstagesaredrivenbygravity.Tellstudentstodiscussthisasagroupanddrawarrowstoindicatethemovement.Colorthearrow/sgreenonindividualandclassdiagrams.(Precipitation,Runoff,GroundWaterRunoff,Infiltration/Percolation)
5. Showthelastvideo,“Water,Water,Everywhere!”(6:31minutes)Thisvideotiestogethertheconceptsinthelesson.
6. Afterworkingforabout5minutesontheirown,allowgroupsto“sendaspy”toanothergrouptolookattheirdiagram,andaskaboutit.Havethemaskaboutthecoloringofred,blueandgreen.Thentheycanreturnandaddittotheirdiagram.
7. Makeanylastcorrections/adjustmentstogrouppostersofthewatercycle.Writeallstagesinpenandremoveallpost-itssincedrawingmodelshouldnowbecomplete.
8. Viewtheclass“mini-cycleinashoebox”.Discusshowthismodelsthewatercycleandthestagesrepresented.Discusswhatismakingthewatermoveandprovideevidence.Whatmakesyousaythat?
○ ESR
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■ Lampisinplaceofthesun■ Waterinthebottomisfortheocean■ Icecubesarethecoldinthecloudscausingcondensation■ Thewatercollectsanddropsdownlikerain/precipitationbecauseofgravity
Day2:50
minutes
Project-ModelingtheWaterCycleinaDifferentWayForthismini-project,studentswilldescribe/demonstratethemovementofawaterdropthroughthewatercycle.Thewaterdropmaybeginanywhereinthecycleandmustgothroughatleasttwophasechanges,(ie:liquidtogasandbacktoliquidorsolid).Itmustalsoincludehowgravityandthesun’sradiation(energy)drivethecycle.Eachprojectwillbeshared/presentedwiththeclass.
1. Presentthe3modelingoptionsanddiscussthegradingrubric.Thereare3optionsforgroupprojectsmodelingthewatercycle:
I.Createacomicstripwithamoleculeofwaterasthemaincharacter.a. Thecomicmustincludetextthatexplainswhatishappeningineach
frame.b. Thetextcanbedialogue‘spoken’bythedroporwrittenascaptionsat
thebottomoftheframe.II.Createatechnologypresentationwithadiagramofthewatercycle
a. Thediagramneedstolookdifferentfromtheonecreatedinclass.Itneedstohavethedropmovingfromonesteptoanother.
b. Eachstepinthecyclemusthavetextthatdescribeswhatishappeningtothedrop.Thetextcanbedialogue‘spoken’bythedroporwrittenascaptionsnearthedrop.
c. Thepresentationwillbeprintedtobeturnedinforgrading.III.Createadramatizationshowingadropofwatertravellingthroughthewatercycle.
a. Thedramatizationmustincludememberstorepresentpartsofthecycleinappearanceandmovements.
b. Thedramatizationmustincludenarrationofwhatishappeningthroughoutthewatercycle.Thewrittennarrationwillbeturnedinforgrading.
Theprojectwillbescoredwiththeattachedrubric.2.Studentsingroupswilldecideupontheirmini-projectandstartplanningandpreparing.Theymayuseanymaterialstheteacherhasavailable.
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Day3:50
minutes
PresentationofWaterCycleModels1. Studentswillmakeanylastminutefinishingtouchesonmodels.2. Studentswillpracticetheirpresentationmakingsureallmembersare
participating.3. Studentswillpresenttheprojects.4. Afterallpresentationsarecompleted,passbacktheiroriginaldrawingmodels.5. PostAssessments:
Group:Onthebottomofeachgroupposter,describehowenergytransfersthroughthewatercyclemodelandtherolegravityplaysthroughoutbyansweringthefollowingquestions..(Thiswillincludeheattransferdrivenbythesunandtherolegravitationalenergyplays)
a. Whattypesofenergyareinvolvedinthewatercycle?b. Howdotheseenergytransferscausewatertomovethroughthewater
cycle?Give3examplesusedindiagram.
Individual:Giveeachstudentacopyoftheblankwatercycletemplatetoglueintotheirsciencenotebook.Askthemtofillinthewatercycle,colorthearrowsandanswerthequestionsfromthegroupposter.
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Water Cycle Mini-Project Rubric 4 3 2 1
Concept Understanding
The students demonstrated a full understanding of how a water molecule can move through the water cycle. Students included the role of the sun and gravity.
The students demonstrated a good understanding of how a water molecule can move through the water cycle. Students included the role of the sun and gravity.
The students demonstrated some understanding of how a water molecule can move through the water cycle. Students included the role of the sun and/or gravity.
The students demonstrated little understanding of how a water molecule can move through the water cycle. Students did not include the role of the sun or gravity.
Proper Use of Terminology
The students properly used all the key terms associated with the water cycle
The students properly used most the key terms associated with the water cycle
The students properly used some the key terms associated with the water cycle
The students properly used two or fewer key terms associated with the water cycle
Presentation Skills
The students fully communicated the concepts in the water cycle in a clear manner. All students participated.
The students adequately communicated the concepts in the water cycle in a decent manner. All students participated.
The students communicated the concepts in the water cycle in a manner that may have been difficult to understand or follow. Most students participated.
The students poorly communicated the concepts in the water cycle in a manner that was difficult to understand or follow. Few students participated.
Neatness and Legibility
All of the following are true: The project is neat. All writing is legible. The sequence is easily followed. The project is colorful.
Three of the following are true: The project is neat. All writing is legible. The sequence is easily followed. The project is colorful.
Two of the following are true: The project is neat. All writing is legible. The sequence is easily followed. The project is colorful.
One of the following are true: The project is neat. All writing is legible. The sequence is easily followed. The project is colorful.
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Student model for science notebook
Usingcompletesentences,describehowenergytransfersthroughthewatercyclemodelandtherolegravityplaysbyansweringthefollowingquestions.a.Whattypesofenergyareinvolvedinthewatercycle?b.Howdotheseenergytransferscausewatertomovethroughthewatercycle?Give3examplesusedindiagram?
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