The Water Cycle

Name: Chelsea Mayer Subject/Concept: Science/ The Water Cycle Grade Level: 3rd grade Date of Lesson: December 03, 2013

Whole Class___ Small Group _X_

Standards/Benchmarks/GL !s GL "##: Use a ariety !" a##r!#riate "!rmats t! describe #r!ced$res and t! e%#ress ideas ab!$t dem!nstrati!ns !r e%#eriments &e'g', dra(ings, )!$rnals, re#!rts, #resentati!ns, e%hibiti!ns, #!rt"!li!s* &S+,-,./* GL "#$: Describe procedures and communicate data in a manner that allows others to
understand and repeat an investigation or experiment (SI-E-B5)

GLE #22: Investigate and explain conditions under which matter changes physical
states heating! "ree#ing! evaporating! condensing! boiling ($S-E-%&)

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TSW be able t! identi"y and label the ste#s !" the (ater cycle' TSW c!rrectly act !$t, !r c!m#!se a s!ng ab!$t the (ater cycle ia ide!, #!st it !nt! 0!$T$be and #resent it t! the class'

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TTW intr!d$ce the Water Cycle and it1s ste#s' TTW state the !b)ecti e !" the less!n, (hich is identi"ying the ste#s !" the (ater cycle' TTW sh!( a ide! "r!m 0!$T$be b!$t the (ater cycle'

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(nstruct2onal (nput/.rocedures:

1' TTW as2 the st$dents t! e%#lain the Water Cycle in their !(n (!rds' 2' TTW as2 the st$dents (hy the Water Cycle is needed'

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1' TTW #r! ide a is$al e%am#le !" the (ater cycle created !$t !" c!nstr$cti!n #a#er' 2' TTW instr$ct each st$dent t! create his !r her !(n Water Cycle !$t !" c!nstr$cti!n #a#er and label (hat ha##ens d$ring each ste#'

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TTW then sh!( t(! 0!$T$be ide!s made by st$dents' 3ne ide! (ill be a gr!$# !" st$dents singing a s!ng they had c!me $# (ith ab!$t the (ater cycle and !ne (ill be !" a gr!$# !" st$dents acting !$t the (ater cycle'

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1' TTW brea2 the class $# int! gr!$#s !" 4' 2' TTW instr$ct each gr!$# t! decide i" they (ant t! c!m#!se a s!ng !r act it !$t' 3' TSW disc$ss their !#ti!ns and begin #lanning their ide!' 4' -ach gr!$# (ill #r!#!se their ideas t! the teacher, and i" they are a##r! ed, the teacher (ill assign the gr!$# an i5ad and instr$ct them t! begin "ilming'

6' TTW instr$ct each gr!$# t! #!st their ide! t! 0!$T$be (hen they are "inished' /' TTW as2 each gr!$# t! c!me $# !ne at a time t! #resent their ide!s t! the rest !" the class'

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TTW assign each st$dent an e%it tic2et' The e%it tic2et (ill be a matching "!rmat (ith the ste#s !" the (ater cycle and their descri#ti!n/de"initi!n'

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St$dent 0!$T$be ide!s: htt#://((('y!$t$be'c!m/(atch/8 9<;as;+d=>04

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St$dents (ill be #laced in #artic$lar gr!$#s in !rder t! limit beha i!r #r!blems' . (ritten c!#y !" the (ater cycle ide! (ill be #r! ided "!r th!se (h! need it' . hard c!#y !" the directi!ns as (ell as assistance (ill be #r! ided "!r th!se st$dents (h! need it'

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7r!$# ide!s (ill be assessed (hen #resented t! the class' Teacher !bser ati!n d$ring gr!$# (!r2 -%it tic2ets (ill be assessed "!r $nderstanding'