The Water Cycle

Introduction

Welcome to Water Cycle Day! The Water Cycle is the continuous movement of water on planet Earth. This WebQuest will help you broaden what you already know about the Water Cycle and how important it is to our planet. Even on really sunny, warm, summer days, the Water Cycle is still at work here and around the globe! Read on to continue what your assignment for the next 2 Science blocks will be! 

Task

Your task is to create an original Water Cycle poster (paper or digital). On this poster, the following items must be drawn and labeled to receive full credit for this assignment. The items are:  

  1. Atmosphere
  2. Climate 
  3. Clouds 
  4. Condensation 
  5. Evaporation 
  6. Precipitation 
  7. Water Vapor 
  8. Sun 
  9. 5 facts about the Water Cycle 
  10. A short description (small paragraph 3 to 5 sentences) on why you think the Water Cycle is important. 

Be sure to use your Science Notebook to keep track of notes as you work your way through the resources and research on your own. You will have two 60-minute blocks of time today and tomorrow to work on this WebQuest assignment. Make sure you take your time and be creative! Your posters will be hung on the bulletin board outside the classroom.

Process
  1. Start by gathering your Science Notebook to organize all the items you need for this quest. Make a list, table, etc. 
  2. Then start researching the Water Cycle items. 
  3. There are 3 links I have added to this quest already. 
  4. You may use Google to complete your own research after viewing the links. 
  5. Once you have all the information, gather materials to create your own poster on paper or digitally. 
  6. Make your poster submitted to the teacher (Me) for grading. 
  7. Once graded, your poster will be posted to the school community to see! 
Evaluation

To receive full credit on this WebQuest your poster must include the following key items: 

  1. Atmosphere 
  2. Climate 
  3. Clouds 
  4. Condensation 
  5. Evaporation 
  6. Precipitation 
  7. Water Vapor 
  8. Sun 
  9. 5 Facts about the water cycle 
  10. A short description (small paragraph 3 to 5 sentences) on why you think the Water Cycle is important. 
Conclusion

Congratulations! You have reached the end of this WebQuest. Be sure to double check spelling and your name is on the assignment before turning in anything for grading. Below is a list of items you can work on until the next activity.  

  1. Work on any other assignments you have not submitted yet. 
  2. Continue working on MyPath lessons. 
  3. Read a book of your choosing. 
Teacher Page

Hello! My name is Mrs. Samantha Rohr. This WebQuest is based off of Indiana 5th Grade Content Standards. The specific standard is:

Indiana Science Content Standard 

5-ESS2-1 Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact (Indiana, 2023, p. 13). 

This WebQuest is over the topic of the Water Cycle. It is important for 5th grade students to understand the hydrosphere and the Water Cycle is a good place to start. This includes various vocabulary words, definitions, and models to give students a clear idea of the process.

The multiple intelligences students have in the classroom can benefit from this WebQuest. There are elements that meet the needs of linguistic, spatial, and intrapersonal learners. Interpersonal and kinesthetic learners can also benefit when allowing students to working together in different areas around the classroom. Having various opportunities in this WebQuests allow students the opportunity to participate in this differentiation activity using student devices like laptops and tablets. For the assessment, students also have the ability to complete the poster online or on paper to help balance time and any issues that may arise due to the use of technology (Marenus, 2025).

Resources:

Indiana Department of Education. (2023). 2023 indiana academic standards science grade 5. Indiana Department of Education.          https://media.doe.in.gov/standards/indiana-academic-standards-grade-5-science.pdf 

Marenus, M. (2025, March 26). Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. SimplePsychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/multiple-intelligences.html