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Recognize that water evaporates from the ocean, falls as precipitation, and then goes back into the ocean.
Access Point #: SC.5.E.7.In.2
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  • SC.5.E.7.2: Recognize that the ocean is an integral part of the water cycle and is connected to all of Earth's water reservoirs via evaporation and precipitation processes.
Access Point Information
Number:
SC.5.E.7.In.2
Category:
Independent
Date Adopted or Revised:
02/08
Big Idea:
Earth Systems and Patterns : Humans continue to explore the interactions among water, air, and land. Air and water are in constant motion that results in changing conditions that can be observed over time.
Access Point Courses
Access Point Resources
Lesson Plans
  • Cycling Water Through the Environment:Water plays a major role in the planet's weather and climate, as well as nourishes people, plants, and animals; it is a crucial ingredient for life on Earth. Earth's natural mechanism for transporting, cleansing, and recycling water between the surface and the atmosphere is referred to as the water cycle. This lesson has students recognize water's different forms and where it exists in the environment. The class will discuss and perform experiments, modeling the water cycle and exploring how salt water can be distilled into fresh water.
  • Water Cycle:This lesson teaches the water cycle through class experiments/ displays, videos and diagrams.

Presentation/Slideshow
  • The Water Cycle (at Tarheel Reader):This is an accessible, easy-to-read book about the water cycle. It can be downloaded in Power Point, Impress, or Flash formats. For struggling or non-readers the book can be read aloud in a variety of voices. All of the books on the Tar Heel Reader site can be used with the Intellikeys keyboard with a custom overlay, a touch screen, and 1-3 switches. The text and background colors can be modified for students with visual impairments.