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Water is one of the Earths most precious and vital resources. 70 percent of our Earth is made up of water. Water fills our atmosphere, rivers, lakes, oceans, seas and is even is found underground. Without water all life on earth would die. Teaching children about water is becoming more and more important as our need to preserve such a precious resources is becoming more important to the survival of our environment. When students understand how the water cycle works and where water comes from it enables them to understand how important preserving it is and why we should make sure daily we are saving as much water as we can. By looking outside the box and including more than just the classic textbook and whiteboard as resources to teach the water cycle, we will enable our students to find greater meaning and understanding of the topic by self-exploratory learning. WIth technology resources such as YouTube, podcasts, websites, interactive games and movies learning about the water cycle can be a positive, interactive and valuable learning experience.

(Enchanted Learning, 20112)

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 * Objectives: **To create either a Podcast or PowerPoint presentation reflecting students understanding of the 7 processes of the water cycle and present them during Water Week to either other classrooms or a school assembly.=====

Condensation - the process in which water vapor (a gas) in the air turns into liquid water. Condensing water forms clouds in the sky. Water drops that form on the outside of a glass of icy water are condensed water. (This term appears twice in the diagram.)

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Infiltration : The process by which water enters the soil and groundwater by moving in between soil particles. Ask the students to raise their hand if they have heard the term used in the movies that they are going to infiltrate the enemy? This means that they are going to “move in” on them. In the water cycle, the water is moving into and through the soil. Plant roots may then remove water in the soil or it can exit via rivers, lakes, and oceans. We will look at this more with the groundwater model demonstration.=====

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Enchanted Learning.
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