I'm Singing in the Rain

 Topic(s):

Water Cycle, The Sun.

Vocabulary

Continuous, Water Cycle, Sun, Precipitation, Evaporation, Condensation

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Scenario

Inspired by Jefferson Elementary's gardening showcase and their ability to prevent gardening losses at places where it's proned for flooding, world's consevationists need your help.  It seems that the rainforest has been wiped out due to deforestation.  They are asking for you to help restore the rainforest.

Task

Sample Investigations/Teacher Resources

 It is up to you and your team to get familiar with rainforests as to their location and dynamics.  There is a reason why they are called rainforests, therefore you must get familiar with rain and the water cycle.

You and your team will construct a model of what your rainforest would look like.  It will also be labeled.  Then using a storyboard, you and your team will explain the water cycle to those interested in preserving the rainforest.  This storyboard will be tied to your model rainforest as your whole project will be used to inspire others to preserve the rainforest.

http://www.educationalrap.com/song/water-cycle/

http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/lessonplans/the-water-cycle

www.proteacher.org/c/431_Water_Cycle.html

http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?keywords=Water+Cycle&media=lesson&gclid=CIevpbDpzLECFSHftgod_VIADA

http://mjksciteachingideas.com/water.html

Student Resources

hZp://rainforest‐alliance.org/kids

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/studyjams/water_cycle/

http:ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html

http://www.kidszone.ws(/water/

www.epa.gov/ogwdw/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_cycle

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Student Work

Standards

1. List your personal understanding, ideas or hunches.

 With your team use all the information available in the scenario to list everything that you know about the water cycle. You do not have to conduct any research yet. Just use the information given and write the facts that you already know about the water cycle.

With your team, make a list about what you do not know and would like to learn. List all the questions you will need to answer to solve the problem.  

5. List what needs to be done.
"What should we do?" List actions to be taken, e.g., question an expert, conduct research, go to a board meeting about topic. List possible actions. 

6. Develop a problem statement.

You will be responsible for thinking and choosing one of the questions to solve the problem.  A problem statement should come from your analysis of what you know. In one or two sentences, you should be able to describe what it is that your group is trying to solve, produce, respond to, or find out. The problem statement may have to be revised as new information is discovered and brought to bear on the situation.

Use all the resources available (Internet, library, etc) to research about the problem/topic and find a solution.

8. Present Findings

To complete your project, you and your team will create a Weebly Web Page to showcase your findings on the water cycle.  You will present it to the class in a 5 minute presentation.

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(8)  Earth and space. The student knows that there are recognizable patterns in the natural world and among the Sun, Earth, and Moon system. The student is expected to:

(A)  measure and record changes in weather and make predictions using weather maps, weather symbols, and a map key;

(B)  describe and illustrate the continuous movement of water above and on the surface of Earth through the water cycle and explain the role of the Sun as a major source of energy in this process; and

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