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Build lasting understanding through guided discussion and fun, hands-on learning!
GRADES
4
- 6 Science Court: Water Cycle
is part of the
Science Court
series.
Mr. I. M. Richman slips and falls at the subway station. He blames leaky water pipes made by Pip Peterson. But are the pipes really leaking? Or is it some other act of nature? Over the course of the trial, students will learn:  |
| The three states of water |
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| The difference between condensation and evaporation |
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| The four stages of the water cycle |
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| How to set up experiments to: |
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Demonstrate condensation & the presence of water vapor in the air |
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Compare the rates of evaporation |
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Model the water cycle
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| How to work as a team by: |
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Becoming members of an interdependent group |
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Listening and talking with others |
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Sharing a common goal |
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Students are also introduced to the following content vocabulary, visually defined in the Word Wall:
accumulation
condensation
evaporation
gas
groundwater
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humidity
liquid
mass
particles
precipitation
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solid
states of matter
surface area
water cycle
water vapor
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