Traveling through the Water Cycle

1. Traveling through the Water Cycle Student Work Example(3rd grader) – YakelinBurnau

2. Starting Point: Lake Description: A water droplet is floating in a lake on a hot summer day. Soon, the water droplet begins evaporate. Illustration:

3. Next: Evaporation Description: The water droplet begins to rise as water vapor through evaporation. It rises to the clouds above. Illustration

4. Then: Condensation Description: The water droplet reaches the clouds and condensates. It becomes water again and is no longer a gas. Illustration:

5. Finally: Precipitation Description: The cloud becomes full with water droplets. This causes the cloud to release all the water droplets through precipitation. It starts to rain and this is one type of precipitation. Illustration:

6. Overview: The water cycle consists of three major parts: evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Because the water cycle is a cycle, describing the water cycle can start at any point. This is the earth’s way of recycling water and moving it around the globe.

7. Rubric:

8. Questions: a. How can you ensure that your students will achieve their learning objectives when using multimedia? As the teacher, I will have to be sure give lessons that provide instruction on using PowerPoint and give examples of student work. In addition, I will have to show students how to use rubrics as their guide. b. How will you increase your students’ understanding of content though the creation of presentations? Creating a presentation gives students a way to “teach” what they have learned. According to Bloom’s Taxonomy, if students can identify and explain what they know – this is “synthesis” – higher level thinking skills. c. In what way does the student sample demonstrate the student’s ability to interpret, evaluate, theorize, and synthesize information? The students are identifying and explaining the three parts to the water cycle. d. How does this align to the standards in the State of Michigan. (If you are a teacher in Michigan) This activity fits with the following GLEC: *S.RS.E.1 Reflecting on knowledge is the application of scientific knowledge to new anddifferent situations. Reflecting on knowledge requires careful analysis of evidence thatguides decision-making and the application of science throughout history and withinsociety. S.RS.03.11 Demonstrate scientific concepts through various illustrations, performances, models, exhibits, and activities. e. How does this demonstrate understanding of the targeted learning objectives? Because of the nature of this project, students creating a representation of their knowledge, they are meeting the learning objectives.

9. Questions Cont. f. How does this accommodate diversity? This activity allows for reading, movement (typing), writing, creating, collaboration. Therefore, multiple intelligences benefit from this activity as well as students who have learning difficulties and/or disabilities because they can use spell check, help from partner, change font, add voice, or change font color. g. In what way is the proposed technology used in the sample beneficial to student learning and supportive of higher-level thinking skills?As stated to questions “b”, according to Bloom’s Taxonomy, if students can identify and explain what they know – this is “synthesis” – a higher level thinking skill. h. How is the technology being used: as a research tool, a publishing tool, a communication tool? Technology is being used in this activity for publishing and communication since I would expect students to then present their information to classmates. i. What learning objectives does your evaluation tool measure?Evaluation tool measures accuracy of information, content, and use of technology (PowerPoint features) at a third grade level. j. How does the evaluation tool accurately measure whether students have met the targeted objectives? A rubric was created to accurately measure objectives through points awarded to various criteria. k. Does the evaluation tool contain content-specific criteria? Yes, the accuracy of science content is evaluated.