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Water Cycle Wheel
Draw the water cycle around a wheel: evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection.
- Grades
- 2–5
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Math and science
- Kids practice
- earth science, cycles, science vocabulary
What kids do
“Water goes round and round. Draw its journey!”
- Draw each stage in its slice
- A raindrop’s story in my own words:
How to run it
- Show it with a bowl of warm water covered in plastic wrap.
- Use arrows to show the water moving.
- Add a sun.
Talk about it
- Where does rain come from?
- Is the water you drink old?
- Which stage happens on a cold window?
Take it further
Write a story as a water drop.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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