Free Water Cycle

Pop-Up Organizer

Created by Gay Miller

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Water Cycle Pop-Up
This simple pop-up organizer is made with only three pattern pieces. When using
the black line version, have students color and label the pieces before assembling.

Fold the base piece in half on Fold the mountain piece in

Cut out the three pattern pieces.
the dotted lines. [Notice the
printed picture is on the
inside.]
half along the dotted line.
[Notice printed picture is on
the outside.]
Fold along the two dotted lines
running across the base of the
mountains.

Assemble by gluing the mountain

section to the base section on the The organizer will fold up for The water cycle may be glued
Fold along the two dotted lines gray areas. Fold the base of the storage. inside a colorful piece of paper for
running across the clouds. trees in half and attach them over protection. Notice the vertical fold
the grassy area on the base piece. is not centered.

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Transpiration

Color Version

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 Solar
Energy Condensation
Evaporation

Precipitation

Surface Runoff

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Additional Foldable Organizers
Answer Key
Evaporation is when heat energy turns a liquid into a gas in the form of
vapor.
Condensation is when water vapor turns to a liquid.
Precipitation is when condensation in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail
falls to the surface of the earth.
Surface runoff is water from rain, snowmelt, or other sources flows over
the land surface.
Answer Key
Ice Fresh Water
68.7% of fresh water 2.5 to 3% of total water
Length of Stay Length of Stay
Ice Sheets ~ Soil ~ 1 to 2 months
thousands of years Shallow Groundwater ~
Glaciers ~ 20 -100 100-200 years
years Deep Groundwater ~
Seasonal Snow ~ 2 to 10,000 years
6 months Lakes ~ 50 to 100 years
Rivers ~ 2 to 6 months
Reservoirs are places where water is stored for
some period of time.
Saline Water Atmosphere
96.5% all water on .001%
Earth is in the oceans.

Length of Stay Length of Stay

Oceans ~ 3,200 years 9 days

Answer Key
Precipitation is any form of water that falls to the
surface of the earth.
Rain is liquid droplets of water that form in clouds
and fall to Earths surface.
Snow is water vapor that turns directly into ice.
This happens as water condenses around an ice
crystal.
Sleet is formed when raindrops freeze while falling.
Sleet is hard and will bounce when it hits the
ground.
Hail is a large, round frozen raindrop that is
repeatedly blown back into high clouds. It grows
bigger until it grows too heavy for the wind to blow
upward. It then falls to earth.
Freezing rain is supercooled droplets that freeze
on impact.
Ice pellets are translucent balls of ice created
when snow melts on the way to Earths surface.

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 Evaporation is ___________________
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Condensation is _________________
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Precipitation is ___________________
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Water
Cycle
The
Surface runoff is _________________
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1) Trim the outer edges, so the organizer will fit into your interactive notebook.
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2) Fold the organizer on the dotted line and cut on the solid lines to form four flaps. Page 8 ~ Created by Gay Miller
3) Write the terms on the outside flaps, and then write definitions for each word inside the
organizer.
Ice Fresh Water
______________________ % of fresh water _____________________ % of total water

Length of Stay Length of Stay

Ice Sheets ~ ________________________
Glaciers ~ __________________________
Seasonal Snow ~ ___________________
Soil ~ ________________________________
Shallow Groundwater ~ ______________
Deep Groundwater ~ ________________
Lakes ~ ______________________________
Rivers ~ ______________________________

Reservoirs are ___________________________________

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Saline Water Atmosphere
_____________________ % of total water ____________________ %

Length of Stay Length of Stay

Oceans ~ __________________________ Atmosphere ~ ___________________

1) Trim the outer edges so the organizer will fit into your interactive notebook.
2) Fold the organizer on the dotted lines and cut on the solid lines to form four flaps.
3) Write the type of water on the outside
Page flaps,
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inside the organizer.
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 Rain is
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Ice pellets are
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Precipitation is
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Freezing rain is _______________________
______________________ _______________________
______________________ ______________
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______________________ Hail is
______________________ ______________________
____________________ ______________________
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Instructions:
o Cut out the organizer.
Snow is
o Write the definitions
______________________ for each word.
o Fold each of the outer
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hexagons in half.
______________________ o Label the outside of
each flap with the
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word that was defined.
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Sleet is
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______________________ Clipart Credits
____________________ Water Cycle Vatyka