Water Cycle

In this blogger you  will learn about the about the Water Cycle through the use of the internet and the creation  of a water cycle of their environment.

Introduction

Imagine the world without water?  Imagine that you are a meteorologist and investigating the reasons why Orange Walk does not have a lot of rainfall compared to the southern Districts?

PROCESS: Activity

         1.   Read the following story of Drippy the raindrop written by Joel Kimball.   

http://www.drippytheraindrop.com/DrippysWorldTrialStories/ToMountainsAndBack/Entry.htm


2.     After reading the story of Drippy the Raindrop and watching the video, have children list  and explain the four processes in the water cycl

3. Go to the following site and complete the worksheet on the water cycle on


   http://www.kidzone.ws/water/index.html    




In the same group play the following game. Making sure that all students get a turn to play the game getting at least only one question wrong.


http://www.turtlediary.com/grade-1-games/science-games/the-water-cycle.html


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Go  to Belize National Meteorological Website and read the following information then answer the questions that follow.


http://www.hydromet.gov.bz/climate-summary

Task

Create a water cycle of Orange Walk based on an investigation to explain the reason why there is less rainfall in Orange Walk compared to the southern districts of the country of Belize.

EVALUATION

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
The water cycle	The student demonstrates thorough understanding of the water cycle and explains in detail.	The student demonstrates an accurate understanding of most of the water cycle concepts and explains it in detail.	The student demonstrates a limited understanding of the concept of the water cycle and gives few details.	The student demonstrates an incorrect understanding of the concepts of the water cycle and does not give details.
The states of water	The student demonstrates thorough understanding of the states of water and defines each with precision.	The student demonstrates an understanding of most of the states of water and gives precise definitions of most of them.	The student demonstrates little understanding of the states of water and gives few details of each.	The student demonstrates an incorrect understanding of the states of water and does not give details of any of them.
Navigation page	The student could sail smoothly through the site and complete each of the activities.	The student could sail smoothly through the page and complete most activities.	The student had difficulty navigating the site but sought help and was able to complete most of the activities.	The student had difficulty navigating the site but did not ask for help and not complete any of the activities

CONCLUSION

You have come to the end of this blog . I hope you have learnt something new about the Water cycle and its importance.  Now that you have finish exploring this blog, I hope that all of your questions about the water cycle have been answered.

 You have done a fantastic job in your blog for information and have been able to create your own water cycle in your own environment which is awesome. Keep up the great work