Leigh Williams's List: Water Cycle Resources

Interactive website that allows students to determine the order of the water cycle and then tells them whether or not they placed the phases in the correct order. Once the phases are placed in the correct order, the website allows students to explore each phase individually. This website was created by Discovery Education Science.

Glogster poster that illustrates the Water Cycle and also has two videos that describe the Water Cycle. This poster was created by user MeijuSunflowers on edu.glogster.com

This interactive website created by the US Environmental Protection Agency contains a movie that describes the cycle as well as a quiz for students once they have learned about the cycle.

An interactive website where students can follow the different paths a raindrop can take through the environment. Introduces a few new terms and concepts that relate to the water cycle. This website comes from McDougal Littell, A Houghton Mifflin Company.

An interactive description of the water cycle that allows students to listen to and/or read about the entire water cycle or just one of the four different phases that the website goes into detail about. This website was created by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

A description of the water cycle in a story format. The website also includes a game that functions as a quiz for students to review with. This website was created by NASA.

This website has a great diagram that goes into detail about the water cycle and also contains a description. The website links to other informative pages about different water cycle and earth terms. However, this website may possibly be above fifth grade level. This website was created by the National Earth Science Teacher's Association.

Website that focuses on the water cycle and describes each phase. This website was created by the Missouri Botanical Garden.

This website has a great diagram of the water cycle as well as describes the process. It was created by Wheeling Jesuit University.

The home page for a great website that has a lot of detail about the water cycle and the phases. Also includes links to diagrams in many different languages. This website was created by the US Geological Survey.

A summary of evaporation. This website was created by the US Geological Survey.

A description of condensation. This website was created by the US Geological Survey.

A description of Transpiration. This website was created by the US Geological Survey.

A description of Precipitation. This website was created by the US Geological Survey.

A description of run-off. This website was created by the US Geological Survey.

A story-like description of the Water Cycle. This website was created by the US Geological Survey.

Educational video that describes the water cycle.

A video that describes how one water droplet can change from one form to another and describes how the water cycle is a constant process. Introduces evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.