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  • The Water Cycle

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    Water is such an integral part of human existence that it makes up nearly three-quarters of Earth’s surface and has a profound effect on all life on Earth. Water vapor in the atmosphere accounts for just one-thousandth…

  • Water Cycle Diagram

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the water cycle. The probe is designed to find out what students think a representation of the water cycle should include to show evaporation and…

  • Recycled Water: The Hydrologic Cycle

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    If we cannot see the water vapor, how do we know water vapor exists? In this Activity, you will examine the evidence regarding the presence of water vapor in the air and explore how water vapor plays a key role in the…

  • Creative Writing and the Water Cycle

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    Creative writing provides one strategy for helping students combine their powers of imagination with their arsenal of knowledge. Teachers also can use creative writing exercises to assess student understanding of…

  • Lab 12: Cycling of Water on Earth

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    In this lab investigation, students are introduced to the disciplinary core idea of Earth Materials and Systems as they determine how temperature and the surface area to volume ratio of water affect the rate of water…

  • Drip Drop Detectives: Exposing The Water Cycle

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    Throughout the inquiry, in this chapter, students play the role of scientists who are investigating the question, How can a drop of water travel around the world? Students examine the water cycle: evaporation,…

  • Teaching Preservice Teachers the Water Cycle With a Conceptual Change Model

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    The purposes of this study were to examine preservice elementary teachers’ conception of the water cycle; determine if participating in a conceptual change–based role-play alters these conceptions; and ascertain if any…

  • Round and Round the Water Cycle

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    Observations and investigations lay the groundwork for primary students’ future Earth science experiences.

  • Creative Writing and the Water Cycle

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    Creative writing provides one strategy for helping students combine their powers of imagination with their arsenal of knowledge. Teachers also can use creative writing exercises to assess student understanding of…

  • Listserv Roundup: Teaching the Water Cycle

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    This column shares recent conversations taken from the NSTA listserv community about current science education topics. The water, or hydraulic, cycle is a popular topic on the NSTA listservs. This month’s column…

  • Tried and True: A Water Cycle of Many Paths

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    This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue describes an activity that allows students to explore the complexity of the water cycle, create their own model of it, and…

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