WH2O--Channel 11 News Team
Your Source for Water Wisdom
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WH2O--Channel 11 News Team Your Source for Water Wisdom |
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Water Cycle by Savannah Click here for printer friendly version of this information. |
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Artwork by Tayler, Luz, Suzi, Caitlin, and Katheryn Essential Questions: What is the water cycle? How are atmospheric conditions affected by the water cycle? How can the water cycle be recreated? |
Gotcha Head in the Clouds Game
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The Water Cycle--General Information By Savannah
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Picture From http://ga water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html |
The Water Cycle is a stage of nature where rain is made.
Water runs off into a body of water. This is called the surface run-off. Then, it evaporates to form the clouds in the air and condensates through the clouds.
Finally, when there is enough water in the clouds, it rains, also called precipitation. This is how the water cycle happens.
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Snyder, Susan L., Ralph M. Feather Jr., and Dinah Zike. Earth Science. Columbus: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2002.
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By Savannah |
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Picture from Microsoft Clipart |
Radiation is energy that is transferred from the sun in the form of rays or waves. Earth transfers some of the energy it soaks in from the sun back toward space. This step heats up the water in the ocean before the next step of the water cycle, evaporation.
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Snyder, Susan L. , Ralph M. Feather Jr., and Dinah Zike. Earth Science. Columbus: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2002.
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By Savannah |
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Picture by: Camille and Jordan |
Evaporation is a stage in the water cycle where a liquid changes to gas.
This is a main part of the water cycle where moisture in the air is soaked into the clouds and is what makes them appear gray.
In the picture to the left, evaporation is the moisture rising off of the water. |
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"Evaporation." ga.water.usgs.gov. 26 Aug. 2005. 23 Jan. 2006 <http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycleevaporation.html>.
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By Savannah |
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Picture from Microsoft Clipart |
Transportation is the process of taking water through plant leaves. This process puts out a small portion of water into the air but, not too much.
While plants soak in water from soil, the water moves from the ground, through the stems and out the leaves. Once the water reaches the leaves, some of it evaporates.
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"Transportation." ga.water.usgs.gov. 26 Aug. 2005. 23 Jan. 2006 <http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycletransportation.html>. |
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By Savannah |
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Picture from Microsoft Clipart |
Sublimation is "the mix between the solid and the gas- like stages of matter, with no intermediate liquid stage."
Sublimation is mostly used to describe how snow and ice can transform into a type of water-like gas.
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"Sublimation." ga.water.usgs.gov. 26 Aug. 2005. 23 Jan. 2006 <http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercyclesublimation.html>.
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By Savannah |
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Poster by: Quantia and Shea |
Condensation is a process in the water cycle when a gas or a vapor is changed to water.
Condensation only happens when the temperature of the gas in the air decreases. When water drops formed by condensation are small, they stay in the air. The millions of drops of water make clouds in fog at ground level. Water condenses into the water drops when, there are small dust pieces around when the drops can form.
In the picture to the left, condensation is represented by the cloud next to the sun. |
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"Condensation." mbgnet.mobot.org. 14 Oct. 2005. 23 Jan. 2006 <http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/cycle/concepts.htm>.
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By Savannah |
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Picture from: Microsoft Clipart |
The stage of precipitation is water released from clouds in the form hail, sleet, snow, or rain.
Following evaporation, condensation, and precipitation, water moves from the ground of the earth and into the air and then comes back to the earth again.
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"Precipitation." mbgnet.mobot.org. 14 Oct. 2005. 23 Jan. 2006 <http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/cycle/concepts.htm>.
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By Savannah |
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Picture from Microsoft Clipart |
The run- off is when rain water runs over the ground to the closest stream or water shed.
In general, run-off creates erosion and sediment goes into streams. The final destination for most water is a larger source like the ocean.
Water always finds its way back! The water cycle is always moving and never ending. Did you know that we are using the same water that existed millions of years ago? The water cycle keeps bringing it back! |
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"Run-off." mbgnet.mobot.org. 14 Oct. 2005. 23 Jan. 2006 <http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/cycle/concepts.htm>.
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Water Cycle in Miniature Activity Permission to Use for Educational Purposes given by Jenny of Florida Project Learning Tree
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Step 1: Print The Water Cycle in Miniature handout. |
Small version of the handout
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Step 2: Place the handout in a large zip lock bag. Outline the handout in different colors on the outside of the bag with a permanent multi-surface marker. |
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Step 3: Remove the worksheet. Place wet rocks in the bottom of the bag. Place in the sun for 30 minutes. |
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Step 4: Observe and record changes to the bag. Note the evaporation of the moisture and the precipitation (droplets of water) on the inside of the bag.
Watch the water cycle happen right before your eyes! |
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By Savannah and Kari |
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Picture from Microsoft Clipart |
Lyrics written by Ms. Nichols Tune is based loosely on "Splish, Splash", written in 1958 by Bobby Darin.
Lyrics: Splish, splash I was hit in the head from falling rain from up in the sky. Big puffy clouds gather all around. Tell me how does all of this happen? Well it's the water cycle--the sun heats up the sea. It evaporates and makes the clouds that you see and... Splish, splash precipitation hits my head. The water cycle happens again.
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Gotcha Head in the Clouds Game By Savannah |
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Picture from Microsoft Clipart
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In this game, you become water. You'll travel through different stages to see all of the different places where water goes. Click here for a Microsoft Word document that you can print and use to record all of the places that you will go to as a drop of water. |
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