Splish, splash: Water's journey to my glass
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/07/gk2/water.html
A lesson plan for Grade 5 Social Studies and Science
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- Appropriate grades
- 5
- Subjects
- science (meteorology), social studies (geography)
- Provider
- National Geographic
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Crucial to our existence, water sustains all life on Earth. Water moves continuously through the stages of the hydrologic cycle (evaporation, condensation, and precipitation). How does our drinking water fit into this hydrologic cycle? Where did the water we drink fall as precipitation? Did this water percolate down into the ground as part of a groundwater system, or did it remain on the surface as part of a surface water system? What path did this water follow in order to become our drinking water? This lesson will explore the hydrologic cycle and water's journey to our glass.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 5
- Goal 1: The learner will apply key geographic concepts to the United States and other countries of North America.
- Objective 1.01: Describe the absolute and relative location of major landforms, bodies of water,and natural resources in the United States and other countries of North America.
- Objective 1.02: Analyze how absolute and relative location influence ways of living in the United States and other countries of North America.
Science (2005)
Grade 5
- Goal 2: The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of landforms.
- Objective 2.02: Investigate and discuss the role of the water cycle and how movement of water over and through the landscape helps shape land forms.
