Science 3: Water Cycle

The water cycle is responsible for maintaining life on earth! Water evaporates into the sky, condenses into clouds, and then falls to the earth as precipitation before the cycle starts all over again.

Kai uses a cool river diorama to show a mini water cycle — and how when pollution gets into our water

Today we continue our exploration of the water cycle by drinking some dinosaur pee. Yep! Well, it's a little less gross than it sounds.

Water travels... a lot. In fact, the water cycle is amazing and takes water all over the planet by using evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

Water holds important roles of cleansing and purification for humans and more-than-human relatives. Download our water arc to use with students.

Play this video to learn more about the water cycle, the constant movement of water around Earth and the atmosphere.

Round and round and round goes the Water Cycle! C'mon y'all get down with the Water Cycle!

So, how are people fixing their water problems? Sabrina talks about a few examples of how some freshwater sources were good, then bad, then made good again.

Learn more about hydrosphere and why fresh water is so important to our planet

Today, Sabrina talks about the difference between freshwater and saltwater and why freshwater is so important.

We have a lot of water on Earth, but a lot of it is saltwater. Sabrina talks about the difference between freshwater and saltwater

So how do different animals deal with different amounts of water where they live? Sabrina talks about the adorable Nerpa and how they deal with rough conditions to live in freshwater!

Learn about the geology, chemistry and ecology of freshwater wetlands.

Learn how water is used by living things on earth.

A Kokum and a spider look for salt.

So, what happens when there's not enough water? Sabrina chats with us about how water scarcity can cause problems.

How can we fix water shortages? Well, we know that shortages are a problem and can cause fighting because water is a resource.

Learn about Josephine Mandamin, the water defender, who began walking around the Great Lakes to raise awareness about water pollution.

Rattlesnakes, chimpanzees, kangaroo rats, and more have developed strategies for surviving in water-scarce environments. (free account required for this site)

In this lesson, students will learn about the buoyancy of ice in water.

This page contains resources for both K-12 students and teacher to learn about water, water sources, water treatment, and the water cycle.

A Canadian TV series about two eco-adventurers who travel the world to explore humans’ relationship with water. Watch episodes, download teacher’s guides, or visit Dive Deeper

Water holds important roles of cleansing and purification for humans and more-than-human relatives. Download our water arc to use with students.