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= **Water Cycle ** = A WebQuest for 2nd Grade Environmental Science

**Designed by** Michelle Li, Stuart Pollock, Vicki Williams, Kelly Chao, Kyung Sun

Imagine that you are an environmental scientist. A 2nd grade classroom has asked you to come in as a guest speaker and teach the class about the water cycle.
 * Introduction **

You'll observe the water cycle and explain what you have learned. To help with your classroom presentation, you should use the handout to help make a poster that will demonstrate the water cycle.
 * The Task **

To accomplish the task, follow each step:
 * The Process **
 * 1) Fill beaker with 200mL of water
 * 2) Label beaker with your name using masking tape
 * 3) Place beaker outside
 * 4) Check water twice (morning and afternoon) each day at the same time each day for 2 weeks
 * 5) Write the height of the water each day on the data sheet

 Explore these helpful links to prepare you for your presentation:
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 * [|www.graves.k12.ky.us/powerpoints/elementary/sedcgeorge.ppt]
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/watercycle]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To get full credit for your project, you need to have the following items on your poster:
 * <span style="color: #0707b6; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Evaluation **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use the terms: Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Data Sheet
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Illustration of the Water Cycle

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> You should be able to explain the Water Cycle to the class and present your findings from your experiment.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You have completed your investigation of the Water Cycle. You should have:
 * <span style="color: #0707b6; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Conclusion **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Completed and presented your poster to your class
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Observed the water cycle through your experiment

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After completing this WebQuest, you should understand and be able to identify the different stages of the Water Cycle and how they are related.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To further explore the water cycle and how it impacts you please visit:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]


 * <span style="color: #0707b6; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Credits & References **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Image retrieved from [] on September 9, 2010."
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Everyone contributed to the WebQuest design & WebQuest exploration