The Water Cycle
Miss. Anselmo
Subject : Water Science
3rd Grade
9/25/2012

Today We Will Learn
• What is the water cycle?
• What is the meaning of
evaporation, condensation and
precipitation?
• Why does it rain and snow?
• Where does the water come from?
• How does water go to the sky?

What have we learned about
water?
Solid Liquid Gas

What have we learned about
water?
Everything living
needs water.

What have we learned about
water?
What runs and has no
feet, roars but has no
mouth?

What have we learned about
water?
What runs and has no
feet, roars but has no
mouth?
the ocean, waterfalls, lakes or rivers

How is there always water
in the ocean, waterfalls,
lakes and rivers?

Water cycle
condensation
precipitation
evaporation

Evaporation
Evaporation is when the sun heats
up water in rivers or lakes or the
ocean and turns it into vapor or
steam. The water vapor or steam
leaves the river, lake or ocean and
goes into the air
Video

Condensation
Water vapor in the air gets
cold and changes back into
liquid, forming clouds.

Condensation
Video

Precipitation

Precipitation
Precipitation occurs when so much
water has condensed that the air
cannot hold it anymore. The
clouds get heavy and water falls
back to the earth in the form of
rain, hail, sleet or snow.
Video

Water cycle Review
condensation
precipitation
evaporation

Review
water cycle song
video

Internet resources
• http://www.kidzone.ws/water/
• http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/kids/
flash/flash_watercycle.html
• http://singdancelearn.com/science
-songs/water-cycle-song/
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=k9l0s5zVibo
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=hehXEYkDq_Y&feature=related
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=S8Z7HSEdl3s
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=AQKdkponoZM&feature=related