Entire week long unit of Lesson plans for fourth grade science. Water cycle activities included.

5th Grade Standard for Science: 5. Waves, wind, water, and ice shape and reshape Earth's land surface. As a basis for understanding this concept: Students know moving water erodes landforms, reshaping the land by taking it away from some places and depositing it as pebbles, sand, silt, and mud in other places (weathering, transport, and deposition). Assessment Students will be graded on how well they recreated the water cycle and showed proper understanding of the effects …

…to define the components of the water cycle process. Opener: Ask students if they can explain where water comes from and where it goes after it hits the ground. Take all ideas and explanations. Instruction and Vocabulary: Explain to the students the basic process of water in the order that it happens. Use the diagram as a handout. Check for understanding: After each slide/ instruction of new vocabulary. Prompt students to ask questions for clarification.