The+Water+Cycle

 The lesson that I found for this assignment had to do with the water cycle. My overall topic for my concept map was weather and I feel like the water cycle is a major topic when it comes to weather and the way we are affected by it. I chose this lesson because to me it seemed that it would best be used for introduction to the new concept of the water cycle. This lesson plan walks students there the water cycle using and defining key terms as well as using visual hands on model to help the students understand.  The objectives in this lesson are clearly stated and easily found on the lesson plan. The objectives although clearly stated are not necessarily easily measurable. The teacher could mean a variety of things when just using the word “understand” all of the time. It is hard to measure a student’s understanding if that’s all you are looking for. If I were to change the objectives stated in this lesson plan in any way, I would change the wording. The objectives could use more precise terminology such as define, label, or create. When being clear in the objectives I believe it is easier to assess student knowledge later on. If I were to use this lesson plan for fourth or fifth grade, my objectives would look something like this: · The learner will be able to define the different parts of the water cycle. · The learner will be able to label the different parts of the water cycle. · The learner will be able to construct a diagram of the water cycle.  The lesson plan does not offer much opportunity for students to engage in higher level thinking about the topic of the water cycle. I would keep all of the assessments that are already listed on the lesson plan and I would add a “bonus question” or “higher thinking” question about how pollution would affect the water cycle. Students will then be able to see how pollution in one area of the water cycle can affect the entire thing. A possible extension activity or lesson might be acid rain. The assessments listed in the lesson plan do accurately measure the objectives listed however, the objectives could be written to match the assessment more directly than just as a matter of “understanding.” As I stated above, I would keep all of the assessments that are already listed on the lesson plan and I would add a “bonus question” or “higher thinking” question about how pollution would affect the water cycle. I would make these modifications to the assessment portion of the lesson plan so that I could see just were the students are having misunderstandings if any. If the assessments are direct and precise, it is easier to see what they students are mastering and what they need more help in.  Catherine Wood ELD 376 Science Lesson Plan 3 April 23, 2011  __Project Description __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">While students have begun learning about weather and climate, the students will now be taking a closer look at the water cycle. During the project, students will be constructing their own water cycles to hang on the windows. Each student will build their own model that they will observe and take notes on. The students will make these models in order to show them exactly what happens at each stage of the water cycle. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> The following pages makeup the student packet that each student will be responsible for during this project. The packet includes materials, directions, observation sheets, questions, and a worksheet. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Objectives __ <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will be able to label the different stages of the water cycle. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will be able to list each of the stages of the water cycle. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will be able to define each of the different stages of the water cycle. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will be able to discuss the affects pollution has on each of the individual stages as well as the overall cycle. The Water Cycle Name:__________ Date:________ <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Dear students, <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> As you all know, we have recently been learning about weather and climate. We will now be taking a closer look at one area in specific, the water cycle! We are all going to become hydrologists. A hydrologist is someone that studies water and or the water cycle. <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Over the next couple of days, we will be studying the water cycle and all of the components that make up this cycle. Using this packet, we will learn all about the water cycle, how each part affects the cycle, and how pollution can affect the cycle. You will be responsible for completing this packet both in class and at home. You will find all you need inside this packet, including materials and directions for each activity. The entire packet is due on Friday, May 20th, 2011. <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Sincerely, <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Miss <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Wood

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">Definitions <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">You will be able to use wither your Science text books, classroom picture books, or any other reference approved by the teacher to obtain these definitions. <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">1. Hydrologist à <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">2. Water cycle à <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">3. Phase à <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">4. Evaporation à <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">5. Condensation à <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">6. Precipitation à <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">7. Collection à <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">8. Pollution à <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">Materials · <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Large plastic bag. · <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">I cup of water. · <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Science notebooks. · <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Tape. · <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Permanent marker · <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Plastic cup.

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">Directions <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">1. First you will fill a plastic cup about half full with warm water. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">2. Carefully place cup of water into the dry plastic zip lock bag. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">3. Slowly zip the top of the bag until tightly closed. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">4. Tape the top of the bag to the window. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">5. Kneel down so that you are eye level with the cup. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">6. Draw a line with your colored marker on the outside of the bag, where the water line is on the cup. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">7. Mark any observations and predictions on the following page. Write what you may notice, any connections, predications, and any other thoughts.

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<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt;">Observation Sheet <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt;">Questions <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">1. What are the phases of the water cycle? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">2. What did you notice during the evaporation stage? What does this mean for the next stage of the cycle? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">3. What did you notice during the condensation stage? How does this connect to the next stage in the cycle? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">4. What did you notice during the precipitation stage? How does this affect the next stage of the cycle? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">5. What did you notice during the collection stage? How does this affect the next stage of the cycle? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">6. Why this is called the water cycle? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">7. If there were pollution in the ocean or another water collection sight, how would the rest of the water cycle be affected? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">8. Based on your observations, is there a point in the water cycle when we would be able to reverse the affects of water pollution? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">9. Why is the water cycle discussed in the weather/climate unit? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;">Label Each Stage <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;"> <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">References <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">http://www.ehow.com/how_4735655_water-cycle-experiment-easy-fun.html