The Water Cycle Project
Teaching the Water Cycle to the Younger Droplets
You have just returned from your journey and are scheduled be a guest speaker next
week in Miss Drop's Water Cycle class. Are you ready …
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Write and illustrate a water cycle brochure to share with the class
Share your 3-day travel journal with the class.
Make a poster of the water cycle for the little drops to hang in their classroom.
Write and illustrate a brochure: (Due 11/24)
Page 1 (Front fold): This page should include a picture of the earth and a catchy title that
explains to the reader they will be learning about the water cycle in your brochure. An
example of a catchy title would be “Round and Round it Goes.” Use lots of color and teacher
dots! This makes your brochure appealing to those who pass by it, which stops them to
examine your work. Do not forget your heading at the bottom of the front page (full name
with you know what in front of it, the date, your college, and college graduation year). You
could draw bubble letters or use the computer.
Page 2 (Middle flap): At the top of this flap, draw a set of arrows that represent a “cycle.”
Research some important facts about water that the reader should know about before opening
up this flap to analyze your water cycle diagram and write them here. You must tell the
reader what a “cycle “ is. Basically, why should the reader care about the water cycle?
• Here is a sample that you may steal: Did you know that all of the water on the earth is
recycled? The water you drink from a glass today could have been the same water in
George Washington's glass years ago. Can you imagine drinking water that old? Well it is
true! This is due to nature automatically reusing the earth's water everyday! This water is
used over and over through the water cycle as clouds are formed and water falls to earth.
Page 3, 4, and 5 (The entire inside of your brochure): Diagram the entire water cycle
process with illustrations and labels for each step. It is very important to number each step!
Your diagram should look something like the picture below that we have looked at in the lab:
Page 6 (Back Flap): On the back of your brochure, create a flowchart that labels and
explains each step of the water cycle. The numbers should match up with your diagram. Start
at the top in the middle of the page and write the first step of the water cycle process (which
is evaporation). Trace over the letters and underline it (just like we do to important words in
our interactive notebook). Underneath it, describe the process. Use the study guide if you are
stuck! Make sure to use bullets just like an organized 6th grade student would!
A 3-Day Travel Journal: (Due 11/24/15)
 Write your journal as if you spent one day at each of the three stages in the water
cycle: evaporation, condensation, & precipitation. For each day write at least one
paragraph for each of the three days of your trip.
 Write each stage in the form of a journal entry including details that show what
you know about what happens at each stage of the cycle.
A Water Cycle Poster: (In Your Groups) (Due 12/1/15)
 Draw a picture that shows the three stages of the water cycle. Be sure to label
each stage with the appropriate term.
 Tell your story under each stage of the water cycle.
How you will be graded
25 Points for each of the following
The project shows a complete understanding of the three stages of the water cycle.
The project tells a story and uses voice.
The project shows that the stages happen over and over again (in a cycle).
The project is complete, neat, attractive, and in complete sentences.