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Water Cycle links [] Goes over the basics. Uses upper elementary level vocabulary (precipitation, aquifer, transpiration) with cartoon animation. Short only about 1 minute long.

[] Has a story line of wondering if the field will be ready for the big soccer game. Covers all the main points and includes transpiration. Also includes word clues to aid memory (e**vapor**ation). Video is about 2-3 minutes. The site includes a quiz, vocabulary list and a lesson plan. The lesson plan has the students create a Water Cycle wheel. Where you pause the video at each of the 3 parts of the cycle and the students draw a representation of the water cycle in the 3 parts of a 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 pie chart.

[] Bill Nye Water Cycle