1. The Water Cycle
By Molly O’Neill
For Grades
Kindergarten-Third

2. Rationale for Technology Integration
I believe that it makes sense to incorporate various
uses of technology into teaching students the
Water Cycle because some students may not find
science or the Water Cycle to be an interesting
topic, but by incorporating the use of
technology, including interactive
activities, songs, visuals, SMART Board games, and
hands-on activities, we can engage all students
while teaching them about the Water Cycle. By
engaging students they are more likely to
understand the topic and find meaning in learning
about the Water Cycle.

3. Video of Rationale

4. Internet Content
• All websites used in this presentation are
reliable sources of information related to
teaching and learning about the Water Cycle.
• Clicking on any of the graphics in this
presentation will direct you to the original site
and all links are cited in the notes section.

5. “The Inspired Classroom” Blog

6. “The Techy Teacher: This and
That in First Grade” Blog

7. “Sped-ventures” Blog

8. Water Cycle Podcast
Southwest Florida Water
Management District Podcast

9. Water Cycle Podcast
Brittany Owen’s Podcast
“Water Cycle Song”

10. Water Cycle Podcast
Fun Kids Guide to Water
with Marina Ventura

11. “The Magic School Bus: Wet All Over”
Full Episode
Short Clip on How
Water Changes

12. Government Agencies
• United States Geological Survey
– The USGS is a science organization that provides
information about the
ecosystem, environment, natural hazards, natural
resources and science systems
– This link taken from the USGS website provides an
interactive water cycle diagram for three levels of
students (beginner, intermediate and advanced) that
teachers can use to engage students in their learning
about the water cycle and its stages. Each link the
students hover over provides them with a great deal
of information about that part of the water cycle.

13. Government Agencies
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
– The NOAA is a federal agency that focuses on the condition
of the oceans and the atmosphere
– This website provides provides lessons, games and hands
on activities that model the complexity of the cycle. Also
included is a great deal of information that teachers could
draw from in order to expand students’ knowledge past
the simple diagram of the water cycle.
• United States Environmental Protection Agency
– The U.S. EPA’s mission is to protect human health and the
environment.
– This website provides interactive games and activities that
can be used in the classroom, including an Interactive
Water Cycle.

14. Water Cycle Diagram

15. Teaching Materials from
Worksheet Place
Label and Finish the
Water Cycle
Water Cycle Word Search

16. Teaching Material from
Teachers Pay Teachers
Interactive SMART Board
Water Cycle Lesson:
provides an overview of
the Water Cycle, along
with a video and an
activity where the
students drag the
appropriate vocabulary
words to the pictures and
then take a short quiz

17. There’s An App For That!
• Water Cycle HD- an interactive app
for the iPad that provides visual exploration
of the water cycle for students
• Photos on next slide
– Top left: Students can click on any of the
links labeled “Evaporation,” “Condensation,”
“Precipitation” or “Runoff”
– Top right: This is what is shown if the students
clicked on the “Evaporation” link. They are provided with
a great deal of information, as well as interesting facts
– Bottom left: The app provides pictures for all of the phases
of the water cycle
– Bottom right: The app also provides videos for each of the
phases

18. Water Cycle HD

19. Subject-specific
Internet-based Resource
ScienceNetLinks provides
science lessons and tools for
grades K-12. When I searched
“Water Cycle” many lessons
and tools were found. One
lesson is titled “Models of the
Water Cycle.” This lesson
includes an experiment that
gives students the
opportunity to observe the
Water Cycle by building and
evaluating two different
physical models.
Providing students with
hands on experiments
related to the Water Cycle
will engage and excite
students in the subject.

20. Uses of the Internet: Webcams
The National Oceanic
and Atmospheric
Administration
provides video from
web cams that were
deployed by the
University of
Washington in 2013 at
the North Pole. I
believe students
would love to see
actual video from the
North Pole.
Showing actual video from the North
Pole would support teaching of the
Water Cycle by showing students that
the Water Cycle happens everywhere
in the world, even in the North Pole!

21. Uses of the Internet:
Online Translators
BabelFish is an online
translation website that
allows people to translate
either what they want to
say in their native language
into another language, or
translate something from
another language into their
native language
Although BabelFish is not
directly related to the
Water Cycle, there are
many ELL students at my
internship placement and
I feel that this website
would help to support
the teaching of this topic
by allowing them to
translate
words, phrases, and ideas
related to the Water
Cycle into their native

22. Web 2.0
QUIZinator is a website that allows teachers
to create, store, and print
worksheets, tests, and study sheets online.
This would be extremely helpful in keeping all
of one’s documents in one place. QUIZinator
also allows students to access and download
the documents.

23. Web 2.0
PlanbookEdu is a safe and simple way to plan and
organize lessons. It allows one to attach
files, incorporate Common Core State
Standards, print, and also share with others, including
fellow teachers, administrators, and substitutes.

24. Pinterest: Water Cycle Boards