Water Cycle Simulation WHY ARE WATER RESOURCES LIMITED

Water Cycle Simulation WHY ARE WATER RESOURCES LIMITED?

The Water Cycle WATER IS ALWAYS ON THE MOVE, TRAVELING IN A NEVERENDING JOURNEY BETWEEN THE EARTH AND ATMOSPHERE. THIS IS CALLED THE WATER, OR HYDROLOGIC CYCLE. ALL OF THE WORLD’S WATER RESOURCES ARE SHARED THROUGH THIS CYCLE.

Water Cycle Simulation LET’S SEE WHAT LIFE IS LIKE FOR A DROP OF WATER ON THE PLANET EARTH. Objective: TSW learn the complex movement of water through the water cycle through role playing, and they will identify the states of water and changes in state as it moves through the water cycle

Water Cycle Simulation SET UP 1. LABELS DEPICTING 9 LOCATIONS IN THE WATER CYCLE 2. TRACERS (STRIPS OF PAPER IN 9 COLORS) IN EACH STATION. 3. LAPTOP IN EACH STATION OPEN TO SMARTNOTEBOOK PAGE THAT MATCHES STATION THE LABEL

Water Cycle Simulation DIRECTIONS • EVERYONE TAKES A MARKER FROM THE BOWL TO TRACK WHERE THEY HAVE STARTED. • EACH PERSON ROLLS THE DIE AND READS THE DIRECTIONS OF WHERE TO GO NEXT ALOUD TO THE GROUP. • WHEN THE TEACHER RINGS THE BELL, EVERYONE MOVES TO THEIR NEXT STATION (DON’T FORGET TO TAKE YOUR MARKERS AND TRACKER). • BE SURE TO LISTEN TO ALL OF THE PLACES THAT DROPLETS CAN GO AFTER THEY LEAVE YOUR CURRENT STATION.

Review Activity

Water Cycle Group Data

Water Cycle Class Data

Reflect • WHERE DOES THE WATER CYCLE TAKE PLACE? • DID YOU LEARN ABOUT ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE WATER CYCLE? • WHERE DID THE WATER SUPPLY SEEM TO SPEND THE MOST TIME? WHY DO YOU THINK THAT THIS IS SO? • DO ALL WATER DROPLETS FOLLOW THE SAME PATH THROUGH THE CYCLE? • WHAT “POWERS” THE WATER CYCLE? WITHOUT IT THE WATER CYCLE WOULD JUST “SIT”. • DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WATER CYCLE.

What did you learn? RECORD AT LEAST 2 MISCONCEPTIONS AND 2 NEW LEARNINGS ABOUT THE WATER CYCLE.