Getting Started with the Water Cycle

1. Review what the word cycle means. ( Seasons are a cycle and repeat over and over
again, life is a cycle—all living things cycle—the life cycle.
2. Start with the word
‘Water’ and ask stu-
dents to write down
everything they
know about water.
Once this is done,
have them share
with an elbow part-
ner what they know
about water. Then
review on a whole
all the things known
about water.
3. Brainstorm all the areas where water is found.
4. Brainstorm all the ways that water moves.
5. Ask students what would happen if there was no water.
6. Brainstorm all the words that pertain to water.
7. Make a list of all the uses we have for water.
8. Iden fy all the forms of water.
9. Brainstorm what happens when water is heated by sunlight. Use a dish with some
drops of water in it by the window on a sunny day or outside to observe what hap-
pens.
10. While working on the water cycle, make predic ons for the next day about whether
it will rain/snow or not.
11. Make the statement: Today, the water we use and drink, is the same water the dino-
saurs used and drank. Why is this?

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