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Journey
through
the
Water
Cycle
Standard:
SC‐6‐ET‐S‐2
Students
will
identify
Earth
processes
influenced
by
energy
from
the
sun
(e.g.
water
cycle,
nitrogen
cycle,
photosynthesis)
and
describe
the
sun’s
role
in
those
processes
Learning
Target:
I
can
explain
how
energy
causes
water
to
cycle
through
the
Earth.
Focus
question:
How
does
the
sun
cause
water
to
cycle
through
the
Earth?
Procedure:
1. First
let’s
talk
about
what
you
already
know.
What
are
the
three
states
of
water?
List
them
below
and
draw
a
diagram
of
what
their
particles
would
look
like.
a. ____________________
b. ____________________
c. ____________________
2. What
causes
water
to
change
from
one
state
to
the
other?
(For
example:
What
causes
water
to
go
from
solid
to
liquid
or
from
a
liquid
to
a
solid?)
3. Now
you
are
going
to
read
about
the
water
cycle.
Look
for
each
of
the
three
states
of
water
in
the
cycle
and
focus
on
how
they
change
from
one
state
to
another.
As
you
read
“Follow
a
Drop
through
the
Water
Cycle”;
describe
each
of
the
following
processes
in
the
chart
below.
Process
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Description
4. Now
compare
your
chart
to
your
partner’s
chart.
Add
any
details
that
you
may
have
forgotten!
5. Read
the
questions
below
and
discuss
and
answer
them
with
your
partner.
Keep
the
focus
question
at
the
top
in
mind.
a. Why
is
the
sun
important
to
the
process
of
evaporation?
b. What
causes
water
vapor
to
change
back
in
to
liquid
water
in
the
process
of
condensation?
c. What
causes
clouds
to
form?
d. What
causes
precipitation?
e. When
precipitation
falls
to
the
ground,
where
does
it
go?
f.
Explain
why
it
is
called
the
water
CYCLE.
g. What
powers
the
water
cycle?
6. Answer
the
focus
question
(How
does
the
sun
cause
water
on
Earth
to
cycle?
)
by
writing
a
concluding
paragraph
using
the
following
frame:
I
think
______(give
your
answer
to
the
focus
question).
I
think
this
because
_______(evidence
from
your
reading).
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