* The Water Planet

Monday November 9th

* Of all of the planets in

the Solar System,
Earth is the only one
with vast oceans of
water.
* About 70% of Earths
surface is covered by
water.

* Not all of Earths water

is in the oceans

* Where are some of the

other places where
water is found on
Earth?

*Planet Earth or The

Water Planet?

* Rivers and Streams

* Lakes and ponds
* Atmosphere
* Aquifers or
groundwater

* Glaciers, snow, and

other ice
* Soil moisture
* Water in living things
* Bottle water &
beverages

*Water on Earth

* What do we mean by Fresh Water?

* Water that contains NO SALT

* Most of Earths fresh water is in Glaciers and

Polar Icecaps

* Ocean + Ice = 99.4% of Earths water

* Leaving 0.6% available to humans.

*Fresh Water

*Water Distribution

Chart

* In what form is water

found in the
atmosphere?

* Water vapor
* Ice
* Snow
* Hail
* Sleet
* Rain

* In what form is water

found in glaciers?

* Ice-solid water

*In what form?

* What is groundwater?

* Water that is found underground in spaces

between rock particles, in cracks, and other

solid earth deposits.

* In what form is water found under the ground

or as groundwater?

* Mostly liquid, but some water might exist as ice

if the ground is cold, or as water vapor in spaces

between rocks and soil.

*Groundwater

Rules
* Starting Location
Jobs
* Record on sheet
* The ROLLER
* Role Die
* In charge of rolling the die.
Find
#
on
poster
*
* The Navigator
* Read and Navigate
* Reads directions and
* Depending on result
figures out where group
will head next
* Roll again or move locations
* Continue to roll, move locations, and* RECORDER
record until you have rolled 10
TIMES!

* Records each stop and what

happens to the molecules

*Imagine yourself as a
Pg. 43- WaterCycle Game
Resource BookPg. 82 & 83

water molecule

* Every person record group results & total.

* One person from each group share groups total
at each location.

* How is what you learned from playing the

Water-Cycle Game different from this classic

water cycle?

*Class Results

Traditional Water
Cycle

Nehers Water
Molecules
* Water vapor escaping from plants-

condensing as dew- going into the

soil.
* Ocean-condenses-precipitates-ocean
* Stuck in ocean?

* Any movement of water that follows

a path to move water around Earth
* Atmosphere-Land
* Land-Sea
* Solid-Liquid-Gas

*One set path? Or

Unique to each water

molecule?

* Transpiration:

* The process of liquid water leaving a plant as

water vapor.

* Percolation:

* The process of a liquid slowly passing through a

filter.
* For example, coffee being brewed as it passes through
a filter.

*Transpiration