The Water Cycle

Kristi Ingram

112.7 Science, Grade 5TEK 5.6 BScience concepts. The student knows that some changes happen in cycles. The student is expected to: (B) identify the significance of the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles.

Essential Question OneHow many forms does water

transform into as it travels through the water cycle?

Forms of Water

Solids:

Snowflakes

Icebergs

Ice Cubes

Gaseous Form : Clouds

Liquids:

Oceans

Drinking

water

Lakes

Water in oceans and lakes is evaporated by

the sun and rises in the form of water vapor.

As it rises, it cools and forms clouds.

Water falls from the clouds in the form of

snow and rain.

Snow and rain runs off the land in rivers

and streams back into the oceans and lakes.

Evaporation completes the cycle.

Water in Action:

See If You Can Match

Terms:

1. Condensation

2. Evaporation

3. Precipitation

4. Transpiration

Definitions:

A. The process of a liquid changing into a vapor or gas.

B. Evaporation of water through plants.

C. The change of water vapor into a liquid.

D. Any form of water that falls from the sky: rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Essential Question Two What is the significance of the

water cycle in our lives?

The water from your faucet contains molecules that

dinosaurs drank!!!

Fun Fact about Water

Scramble QuizDirections - Unscramble the following words and use them to fill in the blanks: sefrh,dlocu,tawer,howser,kecbtu.

1) When water evaporates, it travels into the air and becomes part of a

__________.

2) All living things need __________to live.

3) Less than 1% of all the water on the earth is__________ water.

4) You’ll save water by taking a quick ____________.

5) Wash bikes and cars with a __________ and sponge instead of a

running hose.

Sources of Information

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html

http://www.epa.gov

www.liquidsculpture.com

www.kidzone.ws/water/

www.desktopscenes.com

http://www.city.stratford.on.ca

www.dewindia.org/html/facts.asp