Water Cycle

This week we are learning about the Water Cycle and will be possibly going on a field trip to the weather station so be looking for the permission slip to sign. I hope that this blog is helping everyone out.


Run and get a glass of water and put it on the table next to you. Take a good long look at the water. Now -- can you guess how old it is?

The water in your glass may have fallen from the sky as rain just last week, but the water itself has been around pretty much as long as the earth has!
When the first fish crawled out of the ocean onto the land, your glass of water was part of that ocean. When the Brontosaurus walked through lakes feeding on plants, your glass of water was part of those lakes. When kings and princesses, knights and squires took a drink from their wells, your glass of water was part of those wells.

The earth has a limited amount of water. That water keeps going around and around and around and around and (well, you get the idea) in what we call the "Water Cycle".

This cycle is made up of a few main parts:

evaporation (and transpiration)
condensation
precipitation
collection

Be a WaterBuster!

The clock is running and your help is needed to save water! Join Bert the Salmon in his special home to learn about the water cycle, how your water gets to your home and how you can save lots of water every day.

Fun Facts on water and how to keep it clean.

Ride with Ms. Frizzle on The Magic School Bus Wet all Over.