Liquids Lesson 10

Lesson
Title/Focus

Humans and the Water Cycle

Subject/Gra
de Level

Grade 2 Science

Unit

Liquids

Date
Time
Duratio
n
Teache
r

Thursday, February 4,
2016
60 minutes (12:15
1:15)
Kirsten Hewitt

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

2-5 Describe some properties of water and other liquids, and recognize the
importance of water to living and non-living things
2.A.8 Recognize that water is a component of many materials and of
living things
2.A.9 Recognize human responsibilities for maintaining clean supplies of
water, and identify actions that are taken to ensure that water supplies
are safe

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Create their own model of the water cycle
2. Identify ways humans impact the water cycle both positively and negatively

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:

Key Questions:

Students' can label the stages of the water cycle on their bags
Students brainstorming of things they can do to save water and keep it
clean
What are the stages of the water cycle?

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Alberta Program of Studies

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Water Cycle in a Bag video

26 Ziploc Bags
Sharpies
Blue Food Colouring
Magic School Bus Waterworks Book

PROCEDURE
Advance
Organizer/Agenda

Learning Activity
#1

Introduction
Today, students will:
1. Make their own water cycle in a bag
2. Read Magic School Bus book to learn how humans keep
water clean
3. Identify ways to keep water clean
Body
Water Cycle in a Bag
Ask students, what are the stages of the water
cycle?
Explain that today, students will be making their own
little water cycle in a bag
Show the bag Ive made and explain that students
should draw the stages of the water cycle on the bag
including, a body of water, a sun, and some clouds
o Explain that students can use some creativity so
that their bags do not all look the same
Hand out bags and sharpies to students (they will have
to share the sharpies) and allow students to decorate
their bags
Once students have finished decorating their bags, fill

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Time

Time
12:15
am
2 minutes
1 minute
2 minutes

10
minutes

Assessments/
Differentiation:

Liquids Lesson 10
them with a little water and hang them on the window
5 minutes
o Make sure students names are on the bags
Explain that, hopefully, the sun will be enough to warm
up the bags and make the water evaporate
o Students should check out how their bag is
doing throughout the afternoon
5 minutes
Once all the bags are on the window, show a video of
what the bags should look like if the evaporate properly
Question & Answer:
Students can identify various stages of the water cycle
Observation:
Students can label and locate different stages of the
water cycle

Learning Activity
#2

Assessments/
Differentiation

Humans and the Water Cycle

Read Magic School Bus and the Water Works book
o Ask students comprehension questions while
reading (focusing on CAF reading strategies)
Point out fact on page 23 about less than 1% of water
being able to drink
o Explain that while the water cycle never ends,
there is not a lot of water on the earth
o Water is important to all living things because
all living things need water to survive
o We need to make sure that we are saving water
and keeping it clean so that there is enough for
everyone and everything
Have students brainstorm a list of ways they can help
save water or keep water clean

15
minutes

5 minutes

10
minutes

Question & Answer:

Reading comprehension questions during Magic School
Bus book
Observation:
Students are brainstorming ways to keep water clean
and save water
Students are coming up with things they can actually
do
Closure

Consolidation of
Learning:

12:40
pm

Show students videos about the importance of water

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Time
5 minutes