Water Cycle Unit
The WATER CYCLE UNIT focuses on the processes by which water moves all around the Earth. Your student will learn about precipitation, collection, evaporation, condensation, and more! This unit includes a slideshow, guided notes, printable activities, videos, and more! There are substantial free resources below to create a fun, yet educational unit study!
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WATER CYCLE SLIDESHOW
The Water Cycle slideshow features the processes in the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. Definitions are given for each process along with examples. It is a useful tool to use when teaching elementary school students and middle school students. Just click on the arrows at the bottom of the show to view. You can even make it full-screen. Enjoy!
*You can download the editable PowerPoint here.
WATER CYCLE GUIDED NOTES
WATER CYCLE FILL-IN-THE-BLANK ACTIVITY SHEET
This fill-in-the-blank worksheet focuses on the Water Cycle and the processes within it. There are only 8 questions. I advise using “The Water Cycle” slideshow featured to answer the questions. Your student will use the word bank at the bottom of the worksheet to assist them.
DEFINE & DRAW GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Depending on your goals, ask your student to orally present their graphic organizer to you or a sibling. Let them explain each step of the water cycle. It is also a great pre-writing activity for those about to write a paper. Just an idea!
Water Cycle Article by Wheeling Jesuit University
Years ago, I needed an accessible article about the Water Cycle that was clear and concise. Wheeling Jesuit University wrote this piece about the Water Cycle. After including some comprehension questions, this activity became a keeper. If you would like to download the article with comprehension questions, click here.
The diagram on the right is also attached with this download. We offer a Labeling the Water Cycle PowerPoint to coincide with this worksheet here.
YOUTUBE VIDEO by LEARNING JUNCTION
WATER CYCLE ANIMATION by NASA
Watch a water molecule travel through the hydrologic cycle in this animation. The narrator explains how the water is moving from one process to the next. Click here or on the image to follow the link. Enjoy!
WATER CYCLE POSTER by USGS
EARTH'S WATER UNIT
The Earth’s Water Unit is the perfect companion to the Earth’s Water Cycle unit. Your student will investigate the importance of water, how it is used, and how it is distributed on Earth. The differences in salt and fresh water are also focused on in a couple of hands-on labs and demonstrations. Take a look at the EARTH’S WATER UNIT!
CLOUDS UNIT
Another topic to consider studying next is clouds. Since condensation forms clouds, this would be an easy transition. Check out our Main Types of Clouds Unit complete with slideshow, experiments, graphic organizers and more!
BE AWARE CHRISTIAN PARENTS
Do the words, “millions of years ago” or “billions of years ago” sound familiar. If you have read science related books to your children often enough you know that those two phrases appear frequently. Those phrases alone should tell you that the resource is not a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ or naive to such things. Secular based curriculum will include language that is specific towards the teaching of evolution, Darwinism, and the Big Bang theory.
So, please be aware that most of the educational sites you visit to help you teach the water cycle will make mention of how long water has been on the Earth. Hence, how old the Earth is. And unfortunately, if you want your child to learn that God is the Creator of all things and that the Bible means what it says, then you need to correct the lies as they appear to your children. Water has not been on the Earth for billions or millions of years, but thousands of years. If you would like to learn more about the topic, please follow this link to Answers in Genesis. The authors will explain to you how each belief system derived their timeline. Happy learning!
Food for thought...
Looking for a more permanent science curriculum? Even though we pursue various science units that encompass labs and such, we also use a science textbook each year. Some might say that our science units supplement our textbook, while others would say the opposite to be true. The labs, experiments, graphic organizers, videos, and other activities bring the textbook information to life.
We use Abeka Science textbooks. I love that they incorporate God and His sovereignty into their curriculum. When I taught in the public school system, I noticed that many of my students were lacking in vocabulary. This made it difficult for them to understand the why behind many of our investigations. Unfortunately, they were deficient in their background knowledge. Our science time would be lacking too if it weren’t for the rich vocabulary and science language that we find in our science textbook and readers. If you are interested in shopping for a full-time science curriculum or even just a textbook to guide you, click on the following link! Happy homeschooling!
MORE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
John 4:14 – But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
