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The Incredible Journey- A Walk Through the Water Cycle part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Kristin Contons
This activity is a classroom investigation where students predict, explore and evaluate what happens to water as it travels through the water cycle.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Hydrologic cycle

What Happens to Water When it Hits the Ground? part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Debra Hornfeldt, Como Park Elementary School, St. Paul, MN based on the lesson How Thirsty is the Ground? In WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands, an educators guide. Britt Eckhardt Slattery, 1995 by Environmental Concern Inc., The Watercourse Page 239
Students will test the percolation rates of 6 different soil samples. Three of the samples are measured sand and clay and three are collected from the schoolyard and wetland.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Hydrologic cycle

Watersheds Urban and Rural part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
William Lubansky
Students build a model of a watershed, apply water to the model, and explore what happens when elements of the watershed are changed.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Hydrologic cycle

Singing the Water Cycle part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Lynn Swanberg
This activity teaches the water cycle using song and movement.

Grade Level: Primary (K-2)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climatology :Hydrologic cycle

Weather/Water Cycle part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Jennifer Froisland, Chanhassen Elementary, Chanhassen, MN. Based off our science curriculum and Project Wet (The Incredible Journey).
This activity is a class activity where students gather information of the water cycle, weather and seasons by doing a lab and game that enforces the concepts of the water cycle.

Grade Level: Primary (K-2)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Hydrologic cycle

The Science of Puddles part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Debra Hornfeldt, Como Park Elementary, St Paul MN Based on original activities from The Wonders of Wetlands pages 152-156 and Aquatic Project Wild pages 21-26.
This activity is a field investigation of puddles where students gather data and record their findings.

Grade Level: Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Chemistry, General Acids & Bases, Geoscience, Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Hydrologic cycle

Water Cycle: Investigating Condensation part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Kathy Tagg, St. Francis Elementary, St. Francis, MN, based on Down Comes The RAIN by Franklyn M. Branley
This activity is an introduction to the water cycle where students will use observation, drawing, writing, recording, questioning, and communication to understand the concept of condensation.

Grade Level: Primary (K-2)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology, Climatology :Hydrologic cycle

Evaporation: Investigating factors that affect it part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Dennis Martin, Christian Life School, Farmington, MN
This activity is an investigation regarding evaporation and the factors that affect it.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Hydrologic cycle

Investigating Weather: A House of Seasons part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Corrie Christensen, Rutherford Elementary, Stillwater, MN, based on an original activity from Project WET 2007; pg. 155-156.
This activity is a classroom activity where students will create a collage of pictures based upon precipitation/water during each season.

Grade Level: Primary (K-2)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Hydrologic cycle, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology

Where is Water Found? part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Adapted by Sarah Fritzke, Jordan Elementary School, Jordan, MN, based on a lesson from Counting on People "Every Drop Counts"
This short demonstration will open students' eyes to the distribution of various water sources on our Earth, but also the limited amount of fresh water for our daily use.