In this activity, students color a page representing the water cycle.
Teaching Tips
Positives
The downloadable PDF file includes a second page with definitions for each labeled term.
This activity is also available in Spanish.
Additional Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with the water cycle.
The teacher must download and print the PDF document and prepare the coloring utensils for the students.
Differentiation
This activity could be used as a hook for a lesson about the water cycle.
The teacher could ask students to name the steps of the water cycle and try to write a paragraph detailing the process in order to wrap up a lesson on the water cycle.
This resource visualizes the water cycle. As water vapor is the most important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, understanding how water travels through the climate system is vital. This resource is recommended for teaching.
Standards
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
ESS2: Earth's Systems
MS-ESS2-4 Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (ACTFL)
Connections: Connect with other disciplines and acquire information and diverse perspectives in order to use the language to function in academic and career-related situations.
3.1 Making Connections: Learners build, reinforce, and expand their knowledge of other disciplines while using the language to develop critical thinking and to solve problems creatively.
