Description
Your students will love learning about the water cycle with these engaging activities. Easy to follow and fun to use and teach. This comprehensive lab on the water cycle is specially designed to align with the NGSS Middle School MS-ESS2-4 standard “develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity”.
A google classroom distance learning version is also included so you’re all set whether you have face to face classes or have to teach remotely. You can relax and teach knowing that you’ve got this covered.
Topics covered include:
- Evaporation
- Evapotranspiration
- Condensation
- Precipitation
- Runoff
- Aquifer
- The role of gravity and the sun
Lab/Science Stations
- Read It – at this station the students will read a text relating to the water cycle and answer questions based on the text to check their understanding.
- Watch It – students watch a short video and answer questions based on the video.
- Illustrate It – students illustrate their understanding of the water cycle.
- Write It – your students will love this station based on the topic they’re going to write about (I won’t spoil the surprise!).
- Label It – students are given a diagram of the water cycle and must label it and answer questions based on the diagram.
- Explain It – students read a short extract and explain and make comparisons with the water cycle. This is a lovely activity that will really get them thinking like scientists.
Related Products
- Water Cycle MS-ESS2-4 Complete 5E lesson Print and Distance Learning
- Water Cycle MS-ESS2-4 Powerpoint
- Distance Learning Water Cycle Boom Cards
- Water Cycle
NGSS and Next Generation Science Standards are a registered trademark of Achieve. Neither Achieve nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards was involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.
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