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Water
Water is one of Earth's most important resources and covers three-quarters of Earth's surface. An appreciation for and understanding of Earth's water is important for students as consumers of this critically important resource. This unit explores the water cycle and the changes water undergoes as it moves through this cycle as well as the effects these changes have on Earth.
Overview Resources
Unit Nonfiction Books
The Water Cycle
low- Single-sided book | Projectable
- Double-sided book
- Book Quiz | Projectable
- Read eBook
- Listen eBook
- eQuiz
mid
- Single-sided book | Projectable
- Double-sided book
- Book Quiz | Projectable
- Read eBook
- Listen eBook
- eQuiz
high
Lesson Resources
Project-Based Learning Packs
A Working Water Cycle
Interactive Science Lessons
Process Activities
FOCUS Books
Water for the People
low
low
Hailstorms
mid
mid
Life in the Current
mid
mid
The Cryosphere
mid
mid
Tsunami!
high
high
Supporting Materials
Show Me Only
Activities
Additional Reading
Comprehension Support
Vocabulary
Investigation Packs
Properties of Watersheds
I.Files
Mystery File
Caspian Sea
Science Fair Resources
Science Fair Project Ideas
Science Videos
In the Zone
Melting Ice (no audio)
Tsunami Strike: Japan
Water Harvesting
Water, Water, Everywhere!
Career Files
Hydrologist; Irrigation Specialist; Water Treatment Plant Operator
Quick Reads
Fiction Books
Reading A-Z Books
Violent Weather - Level Z
Graphic Organizers
Cause and Effect
Summarize
Visualize
Word Smart
Retelling Rubrics
Nonfiction Retelling Rubric
Fiction Retelling Rubric
Science Diagrams
Cloud Types
Common Types of Precipitation
Freezing and Boiling Points of Water
The Water Cycle
Water Molecule
Anticipation Set
Water
Activity Sheet
Water Cycle
Game Packs
Complete Water Game Pack
Image Cards
Vocabulary Cards
Vocabulary Cards
Water
Word Work
Crossword; Word Search; Fill in the Blank
