In this lesson, we will look at:

The Water Cycle

Follow the four drops of water in the animation and see the many interesting pathways the drops may take before entering the water cycle.

Evaporation Condensation Precipitation Transpiration Perspiration Runoff

Check Out:

• The Water Cycle from USGS
• This Boston Museum of Science website tells you how to build a water cycle model

California
5th grade Science content standards 3b, 3c

• Students know when liquid water evaporates, it turns into water vapor in the air and can reappear as a liquid when cooled or as a solid if cooled below the freezing point of water.
• Students know water vapor in the air moves from one place to another and can form fog or clouds, which are tiny droplets of water or ice, and can fall to Earth as rain, hail, sleet, or snow.