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Welcome students and teachers! This is an interactive learning resource that is designed to teach Grade 2 students about the water cycle but in an online format.
The water cycle is a component of the Grade 2 Science curriculum. This is one of the many science topics that students will learn in Grade 2, and will continue to apply that knowledge as they progress through school and beyond (Ministry of Education, Science 2, n.d.). This resource will engage students in critical and creative thinking skills and allow them the opportunity to learn about the environment around them, as the water cycle is a crucial part of our daily lives and the environment around us, and it is a necessity for life (What is the Water Cycle?, n.d.).
This unit is divided into three lessons and each lesson has one main learning outcome. Each lesson is estimated to be about 40 minutes and the entirety of the unit takes about 2 hours to complete.
As you scroll through our resources, you will find various bits of information. If you would like to start the lessons, you can find them at the very bottom of the page.
**“**Water is essential to life on Earth. In its three phases (solid, liquid, and gas), water ties together the major parts of the Earth’s climate system — air, clouds, the ocean, lakes, vegetation, snowpack, and glaciers off site link. The water cycle shows the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere. It is a complex system that includes many different processes. Liquid water evaporates into water vapor, condenses to form clouds, and precipitates back to earth in the form of rain and snow. Water in different phases moves through the atmosphere (transportation). Liquid water flows across land (runoff), into the ground (infiltration and percolation), and through the ground (groundwater). Groundwater moves into plants (plant uptake) and evaporates from plants into the atmosphere (transpiration). Solid ice and snow can turn directly into gas (sublimation). The opposite can also take place when water vapor becomes solid (deposition).” (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2019)
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