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Water Cycle
By: Rajeev mandal
School : St. Joseph High school
colaba.
Std: 8th
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I conducted an activity to make student
understand the concept of water cycle ...
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then I conducted a role play by making
certain student act as clouds, rain, etc..
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that I showed them how we let rain
water get wasted without conserving it.
Identify and explain natural cycles of the
earth’s land, water and atmospheric
systems (e.g. water cycle, weather
patterns)
Activity
 Name
three ways water gets back into
oceans and lakes
 Match
water cycle vocabulary with the
definitions
 Explain
the importance of the water cycle
Vocabulary
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Condensation-Water vapor in the air gets cold
and changes back into liquid, forming clouds.
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Precipitation-occurs when so much water has
condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore
so the clouds get heavy and water falls back to
the earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow.
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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.
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Transpiration-is the process by which
plants lose water out of their
leaves. Transpiration gives
evaporation a bit of a hand in getting
the water vapor back up into the air.
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Atmosphere-blanket of air
surrounding the earth.
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Surface runoff- water that flows down
hill into streams, rivers, ponds and
lakes.
Accommodations
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Extended time on tests and quizzes
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Having directions re-explained by classmate
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Guided notes
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Tasks to be completed written on the board
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Enlarged print
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Squishy ball to play with while teacher gives
directions
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Verbal reminders of what the student should be
doing
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Task check off list (taped on desk)
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Preferential seating
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Using a variety of teaching styles to reach
different modalities of learning
Modifications
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Marginal gloss for some of the vocabulary (e.g.
precipitation=rain, snow)
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Alternative worksheets/assignments
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Simplified vocabulary used on tests
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Learning basic information on the water cycle (difference
between an ocean and a lake)
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Only need to know two parts of the water cycle
(evaporation and percipatation)
Tips for Parents
 Make
their children aware about
importance of rain water.
 Ask
kids on a rainy day where the rain
comes from and where it will go to
reinforce their learning
The End