The Water Cycle - Group 3

Introduction

Image result for fun water cycleYou live in Rainville where all the raindrops live. You and many of your drop friends are going to the fair. When you get to the fair, many of your friends are riding the great Ferris Cycle Water Wheel. There's a sign explaining what stages the wheel goes through. The wheel will go through the Evaporation, Precipitation, Transpiration, Condensation, and Runoff stage. You and your friends will become solid, liquid, or gas while riding the Ferris Cycle Water Wheel. You and your friends are up next, so buckle up and enjoy the ride!!!

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Task

You and your friends are on the Ferris Cycle Water Wheel!! Your first job is to enjoy the ride and your second job is to gather information throughout the ride so you can make your project!

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While you and 3 or 4 of your friends are on the Ferris Cycle Water Wheel you will need to keep track of these 4 things:

  • Write down your own definitions of Evaporation, Precipitation, Transpiration, Condensation, and Runoff.
  • 3 things you learned about the water cycle.
  • How solid, liquid, and gas have a part in the water cycle. 
  • Why it is important for the Earth.

Once you have all this information you can now put together your project. You can pick from 3 things:

  1. Poster 
  2. Movie
  3. Make up a song or a rap

 

 

Process

You and your friends start out your journey at the bottom of the Ferris Cycle Water Wheel; this is where the water cycle also starts off. It is known as groundwater or runoff water because it is on the ground. Then the ride starts! You begin to go up and you may notice that things are beginning to get a bit steamy. This is because ground water is doing something called evaporation. Evaporation is when water gets so hot that it turns into a gas and begins to float up towards the sky.

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The ride continues and you're so close to the top. The air should feel dense and heavy because all that gas that is floating up into the sky from evaporation is collecting there and going through condensation. Condensation is where the gas starts to cool off and turn back into water droplets. As they say “what goes up must come down”. As you start making your way back to the ground you and your friends start to feel rain droplets, this is known as precipitation. Those water droplets are too heavy to stay so high up, so they fall right out of the sky to the ground just as you go down on the Ferris Wheel.

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Finally, the ride is over and you and your friends get off but the ride continues with other kids joining, just at the water cycle continues as the rain falls, creating more groundwater to be evaporated, condensed, precipitating all over again.  Now that you and your friends have ridden the Ferris Cycle Water Wheel you have all the information you need to ace that project and you got to ride the coolest water ride around! 

Evaluation

Song/Rap
Criteria 4 3 2 1
Rhythm & Flow  Song/Rap was engaging, catchy and mettlesome  Song/Rap was adequate  Song/Rap needs improvement Song/Rap's rhythm was perfunctory.
Duration  Song/Rap was successfully one minute long, with all the required information.  Song/Rap was less than one minute, but information was there  Song/Rap was one minute long, however, lacked all information. Song had neither information or sufficient time.
Definitions  All definitions were given and were accurate, in students own words. Most definitions were given and were accurate, in students own words. Few definitions were given and were accurate, in students own words. No definitions were given
Learned from the Water Cycle  Gave all three examples of things learned from the water cycle. Gave two examples of things learned from the water cycle. Gave one example of things learned from the water cycle. Gave no examples of things learned from the water cycle.

Stages of Water Cycle

 Successfully described all stages of the water cycle in own words. Described most stages of the water cycle in own words.  Described a few stages of the water cycle in own words Described no stages of the water cycle in own words. 
Incorporation Clearly incorporates the Water Cycle and its importance to the real world.                   N/A                     N/A Did not incorporate the Water Cycle and its importance to the real world

iMovie
Criteria  4 3 2 1
Duration  Duration of iMovie was adequately three minutes long. Duration of iMovie was two minutes long Duration of iMovie was one-minute long Duration of iMovies was less than one minute long.
Visuals  All visuals were appealing and corresponded with the water cycle. Most visuals were appealing and corresponded with the water cycle. Few visuals corresponded with the water cycle. No visuals were corresponding with the water cycle.
Definitions  All definitions were given and accurate, in students own words. Most definitions were given and accurate, in students own words. Few definitions were given and accurate, in students own words. No definitions were given
Learned from the Water Cycle  Gave all three examples of things learned from the water cycle. Gave two examples of things learned from the water cycle. Gave one example of things learned from the water cycle. Gave no examples of things learned from the water cycle.

Stages of Water Cycle

 

 Successfully described all stages of the water cycle in own words. Described most stages of the water cycle in own words.  Described a few stages of the water cycle in own words Described no stages of the water cycle in own words. 
Incorporation  Clearly incorporates the Water Cycle and its importance to the real world.                    N/A                       N/A Did not incorporate the Water Cycle and its importance to the real world

Poster
Criteria 4 3 2 1

Pictures/Graphics 

Pictures and Graphics are clear and relevant to the Water Cycle

 Most pictures and graphics are clear and relevant to the Water Cycle Few pictures and graphics are clear and relevant to the Water Cycle  Pictures and Graphics are  not clear and relevant to the Water Cycle 

Visual Clarity & Appeal 

 The project has an excellent design and layout. It is neat and easy to understand the content  The project has a nice design and layout. It is neat and easy to read. The project needs improvement in design, layout or neatness.  The project needs significant improvement in design layout or neatness
Definitions All definitions were given and accurate, in students own words. Most definitions were given and accurate, in students own words. Few definitions were given and accurate, in students own words. No definitions were given

Learned from the Water Cycle

 Gave all three examples of things learned from the water cycle. Gave two examples of things learned from the water cycle. Gave one example of things learned from the water cycle. Gave no examples of things learned from the water cycle.

Stages of Water Cycle

 Successfully described all stages of the water cycle in own words. Described most stages of the water cycle in own words.  Described a few stages of the water cycle in own words Described no stages of the water cycle in own words. 
Incorporation Clearly incorporates the Water Cycle and its importance to the real world                  N/A                     N/A Did not incorporate the Water Cycle and its importance to the real world

 

Conclusion

Now that you know everything you need to know about the Water Cycle, it is time present your final projects to the class.

Remember to come back to Rainville and ride the great Ferris Cycle Water Wheel again, its open 24/7. See you soon!

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Credits

Introduction: Yuliana

Task: Carlie

Process: Chloe

Evaluation: Luis

Conclusion: Kaitlyn