The Water Cycle

Read the story "The Many Adventures of Drippy the Raindrop - To the Mountains and Back"

A. Draw a picture of each part of the water cycle.

B. Write a sentence telling about each part of the water cycle.

Evaporation

Condensation

Precipitation

Scoring Rubric

4	Student has drawn all three pictures of the water cycle and written 3 complete sentences.
3	Student has drawn all three pictures of the water cycle with two complete sentences.
2	Student has drawn two pictures and written two complete sentences. OR Student has drawn three pictures with one complete sentence.
1	Student has drawn one picture with a complete sentence. OR Student has three pictures with no sentences.
0	No effort OR student shows no understanding of prompt.

Kentucky's Learning Goals and Academic Expectations:

1.2 Students make sense of a variety of materials they read.

1.11 Students write using appropriate forms, conventions, and styles to communicate ideas and information to different audiences for different purposes.

1.16 Students use computers and other kinds of technology to collect, organize, and communicate information and ideas.

2.2 Students identify, analyze, and use patterns such as cycles and trends to understand past and present events and predict possible future events.

Skills Objectives:

Student will comprehend information that they read.
Students will communicate information through writing .
Students will demonstrate and understanding of the water cycle.

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