The Water Cycle

Delearse Joy

• Content Area: Science

• Grade Level: 4th

• Summary: The purpose of this instructional PowerPoint is to

have students to understand the water cycle with 100%

accuracy.

• Learning Objective:

• Content Standard: GLE 0407.8.1 Recognize the major

components of the water cycle.

• SPI 0407.8.1 Identify the basic features of the water cycle and

describe their importance to life on earth.

Defin

ition

• The water cycle is the journey water takes as it circulates from the land to the sky and back again.

How

it wo

rks

• Evaporation is heat from the Sun

that causes water on Earth such

as oceans and lakes to evaporate

(turn from liquid into gas) and

rise into the sky. This water vapor

collects in the sky in the form of

clouds. As water vapor in the

clouds cools down it becomes

water again, this process is called

condensation. Water falls from

the sky in the form of rain, snow,

hail, or sleet, this process is

called precipitation. Oceans and

lakes collect water that has

fallen. Water evaporates into the

sky again and the cycle continues.

Impo

rtanc

e of

W

ater

Cyc

le

• It is how the Earth’s water recycles itself.

• It is how water reaches plants, animals, and even humans.• It is linked to the

climate in which it involves atmosphere, oceans, and land.

The

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. TrueFalse

Corre

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Good Job!

The

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beca

use A

. Rain drops are tear shaped.

B. It is how water reaches, animals, plants, and even humans.C. It is how the Earth’s w

ater recycles itself.D. Both B and C.

Corre

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That is absolutely right!

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air.

• True• False

Corre

ct!

Yes, this is actually true.

Conc

lusio

n

You now know the basics and major components of the water cycle. Here’s a link to further

test yourself on the water cycle.http://studyjams.scholastic.co

m/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/water-cycle.htm

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