Lesson 3:
The Water Cycle

Objective:
The students  will recognize that:

• clouds form when the air meets cooler air
• rain forms from water drops in clouds

Materials:

• The Golden Book Encyclopedia CD Rom or similar encyclopedia CD ROM or visit Encylopedia.com and type in the word "cloud"
• Use a TV viewer: the TV viewer is a cable that allows you to connect the computer to the TV so it serves as a big monitor.

Procedure:

This activity can be developed as a whole class using a TV viewer or in small groups.

1. Open The Golden Book Encyclopedia 
2. Click on Questions.
3. Select Weather
4. Click on How is a Cloud Formed?  Select Cloud
5. Click on the robot to listen to the article.
6. Click on paper and pencil icon to write most important facts to remember.

Evaluation:

• The students will publish their computer journals about how the clouds and the rain are formed. 

Home Learning:

• Students will write to their EPals and compare weather conditions. EPals can be local, national or global.

• Create a Water Cycle Word Search
• Visit  School Discovery, click on For Teachers
• Click on Puzzlemaker
• Choose the type of puzzle- word search
• Type in words: cirrus, stratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, altocumulus, altostratus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus
• Create the word search, clip art can also be added, go back to the Clip Art screen and click on Add clip art to your puzzle
• View sample Cloud Word Search

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