Water Cycle Diagram
Instructions and
Rubric
(DUE: Thursday 2/12/15)
Instructions:
Using what you have learned about the water cycle, create a diagram
to display in the hallway.
Refer to your USGS website for information and your comp book
notes on the parts of the water cycle.
Draw and label the water cycle including the path water takes from a
cloud, to a mountain or hillside, to a lake, back to a cloud. Explain
each part of the cycle.
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Your Name and Title of Poster (The Water Cycle)(5 pts)
Pathways of Water (60 pts)
You must include all of the following pathways. They must be
labeled, with explanations
:
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Precipitation
Runoff
Collection/Accumulation
Pictures of Important Parts of the Cycle (25 pts)
Sun
Clouds
Precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, and/or hail) –at least 2.
Mountains, hills, and trees -all three.
Lake, stream and ocean–all three.
Neat and contains color (5 pts)
Turned in on time with this rubric (5 pts)