Soil Percolation: Where Does the Rain Go? | CEEE

Soil Percolation: Where Does the Rain Go? This lesson activity has students conduct an experiment that reinforces one component of the water cycle. Context for Use Project EXTREMES lessons were intended to be stand alone lessons. Soil horizon. Credit:  kisforkateatkins Program Project EXTREMES Resource Type Lesson STEAM Activity Topics Climate and Weather Elementary School Instructional Time 45 minutes NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s) ESS2A: Earth Materials and Systems ESS2C: The Role of Water in Earth's Surface Processes Published Date January 1, 2014 Funding Information Soil Percolation: Where Does the Rain Go? Funding Information × This project is funded by the  National Science Foundation  under  Award Number DGE – 0742544 . Close Goals Header What Students Will Do Students will connect the flow of water in the water cycle to the types of Earth materials.  Students will be able to collect and analyze data that model a component of the water cycle and apply their results to the effects of the water cycle on the Earth's surface. Materials User note: To make an editable copy of the teaching materials in Google Drive, select File > "Make a copy". This will make a copy for you to save to your own drive and edit as you see fit. Soil Percolation Teacher Guide File Soil Percolation Teacher Guide.pdf Soil Percolation Teacher Guide (Google doc) Description Part 1 – Engagement (15 minutes) Water movement in the water cycle Students review the water cycle and are challenged to consider what happens to precipitation when it hits the surface.  Part 2 – Exploration (30 minutes) Water movement through Earth materials Students collect and analyze data to model the movement of water through different Earth materials.   Similar Resources Drifting North Polar Planetarium Exploring the Arctic Activity 1 Oh No, O3zone: "Good Up High, Bad Nearby!" Module 1.2 Why Are Cities and Other Regions of the World Getting Hotter? High School Lesson 3