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Students will be able to describe the basic stages of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, and precipitation) using age-appropriate vocabulary.

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• I can name the three main parts of the water cycle
• I can explain where water goes when puddles disappear
• I can describe how clouds make rain

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Start with an essential question: 'Where do you think rain comes from?' Have students share their ideas using think-pair-share.

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Teach students simple movements for each stage of the water cycle:
- Rise up high (evaporation)
- Wave arms like clouds (condensation)
- Flutter fingers down (precipitation)

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Using a clear plastic bag with water, tape it to a sunny window. Students will observe throughout the lesson how water droplets form (mini water cycle).

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Group Activity: Padlet Water Cycle Drawing

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Group Activity: Padlet Water Cycle Drawing

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In pairs, students will create simple drawings of the water cycle on a shared Padlet board, labeling each stage with help from the teacher.

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Advanced students can add more vocabulary words to their water cycle diagram (clouds, sun, ocean, etc.) and explain the role of heat in the process.

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Students needing additional help can work with visual cards showing each stage of the water cycle, matching pictures to vocabulary words.

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Throughout the lesson, observe students during the movement activity and drawing task. Ask questions like 'What happens to the water when the sun heats it up?'

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Show three pictures representing different stages of the water cycle. Students give thumbs up/middle/down to show their understanding of each stage.

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Students complete the sentence: 'Today I learned that water _____' on a sticky note before leaving class.

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As a class, create a shared Padlet where each student posts one new thing they learned about the water cycle today.

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Students observe and draw one example of the water cycle they see at home (steam from cooking, morning dew, rain, etc.).

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Complete the interactive water cycle game (optional)

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Water Cycle Dice Game | Precipitation Education

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The water cycle may seem simple on the surface, but there are many different ways to move through the process. This page has a few different versions of a Water Cycle Dice game to teach students about the complexities of water in Earth’s system.This website, presented by NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, provides students and educators with resources to