o'neill, molly the water cycle
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The Water CycleBy Molly O’Neill
For Grades Kindergarten-Third
Rationale for Technology Integration
I believe that it makes sense to incorporate various uses of technology into teaching students the
Water Cycle because some students may not find science or the Water Cycle to be an interesting
topic, but by incorporating the use of technology, including interactive
activities, songs, visuals, SMART Board games, and hands-on activities, we can engage all students while teaching them about the Water Cycle. By
engaging students they are more likely to understand the topic and find meaning in learning
about the Water Cycle.
Video of Rationale
Internet Content
• All websites used in this presentation are reliable sources of information related to teaching and learning about the Water Cycle.
• Clicking on any of the graphics in this presentation will direct you to the original site and all links are cited in the notes section.
“The Inspired Classroom” Blog
“The Techy Teacher: This and That in First Grade” Blog
Water Cycle Podcast
Southwest Florida Water
Management District Podcast
Water Cycle Podcast
Brittany Owen’s Podcast
“Water Cycle Song”
Water Cycle Podcast
Fun Kids Guide to Water
with Marina Ventura
“The Magic School Bus: Wet All Over”
Full Episode Short Clip on How
Water Changes
Government Agencies
• United States Geological Survey– The USGS is a science organization that provides
information about the ecosystem, environment, natural hazards, natural resources and science systems
– This link taken from the USGS website provides an interactive water cycle diagram for three levels of students (beginner, intermediate and advanced) that teachers can use to engage students in their learning about the water cycle and its stages. Each link the students hover over provides them with a great deal of information about that part of the water cycle.
Government Agencies
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration– The NOAA is a federal agency that focuses on the condition
of the oceans and the atmosphere– This website provides provides lessons, games and hands
on activities that model the complexity of the cycle. Also included is a great deal of information that teachers could draw from in order to expand students’ knowledge past the simple diagram of the water cycle.
• United States Environmental Protection Agency– The U.S. EPA’s mission is to protect human health and the
environment.– This website provides interactive games and activities that
can be used in the classroom, including an Interactive Water Cycle.
Water Cycle Diagram
Teaching Materials from Worksheet Place
Water Cycle Word SearchLabel and Finish the Water Cycle
Teaching Material from Teachers Pay Teachers
Interactive SMART Board Water Cycle Lesson:
provides an overview of the Water Cycle, along
with a video and an activity where the students drag the
appropriate vocabulary words to the pictures and
then take a short quiz
There’s An App For That!
• Water Cycle HD- an interactive app
for the iPad that provides visual exploration of the water cycle for students• Photos on next slide
– Top left: Students can click on any of thelinks labeled “Evaporation,” “Condensation,” “Precipitation” or “Runoff”
– Top right: This is what is shown if the studentsclicked on the “Evaporation” link. They are provided with a great deal of information, as well as interesting facts
– Bottom left: The app provides pictures for all of the phases of the water cycle
– Bottom right: The app also provides videos for each of the phases
Water Cycle HD
Subject-specific Internet-based Resource
ScienceNetLinks provides science lessons and tools for
grades K-12. When I searched “Water Cycle” many lessons and tools were found. One
lesson is titled “Models of the Water Cycle.” This lesson
includes an experiment that gives students the
opportunity to observe the Water Cycle by building and
evaluating two different physical models.
Providing students with hands on experiments
related to the Water Cycle will engage and excite
students in the subject.
Uses of the Internet: Webcams
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
provides video from web cams that were
deployed by the University of
Washington in 2013 at the North Pole. I believe students
would love to see actual video from the
North Pole.
Showing actual video from the North Pole would support teaching of the
Water Cycle by showing students that the Water Cycle happens everywhere in the world, even in the North Pole!
Uses of the Internet:Online Translators
Although BabelFish is not directly related to the Water Cycle, there are
many ELL students at my internship placement and
I feel that this website would help to support
the teaching of this topic by allowing them to
translate words, phrases, and ideas
related to the Water Cycle into their native
languages.
BabelFish is an online translation website that
allows people to translate either what they want to
say in their native language into another language, or translate something from
another language into their native language
Web 2.0
QUIZinator is a website that allows teachers to create, store, and print
worksheets, tests, and study sheets online. This would be extremely helpful in keeping all of one’s documents in one place. QUIZinatoralso allows students to access and download
the documents.
Web 2.0
PlanbookEdu is a safe and simple way to plan and organize lessons. It allows one to attach files, incorporate Common Core State
Standards, print, and also share with others, including fellow teachers, administrators, and substitutes.
