How does fresh water cycle on Earth?

Lorena, BCMSG, Summer 2012

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Mondays Warm-Up:

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Where does water come from?

Observe what happens in the bottle demonstration. Turn to your partner and discuss the following: What did you observe on the surface of the bottle and under the bottle? What is the substance outside the bottle? What does this tell you about water in the atmosphere?

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1. Why is water important?

All living things need water in order to carry our their body processes. Water allows organisms to break down food, grow, reproduce, and get and use materials from their environments. Many living things also live in water. Water provides them with a habitat. An organisms habitat is where it lives and obtains all the things it needs to survive. In short, living things use water to perform body processes that keep them alive and as a habitat.

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What makes up Earths surface?

Earths surface water is made up of salt water and fresh water. Salt water makes up most of the Earths surface water (97%) and is found in oceans. Only 3% is fresh water.
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All Earth's water, liquid fresh water, and water in lakes and rivers Spheres showing: (1) All water (sphere over western U.S., 860 miles in diameter) (2) Fresh liquid water in the ground, lakes, swamps, and rivers (sphere over Kentucky, 169.5 miles in diameter), and (3) Fresh-water lakes and rivers (sphere over Georgia, 34.9 miles in diameter).

Sunday, June 10, 2012

List the 4 oceans of the world.

Pacic Ocean - largest ocean Atlantic Ocean - second largest ocean Indian Ocean Artic Ocean Fun facts: All the oceans are interconnected and make up one big ocean. Smaller bodies of salt water are called seas. Do you know some names of the seas?

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Where can we nd most of Earths fresh water?

Much of Earths water is frozen into sheets of ice. Ice sheets cover most of Greenland and Antarctica. Icebergs are oating chunks of ice made of fresh water that break off from ice sheets.
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List other sources of fresh water.

Rivers Lakes Swamps

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Ground water: water that lls Dene ground water. the cracks and spaces between particles of soil and rock layers
Sunday, June 10, 2012

Water, water, everywhere! lab

Formula: (Percent/100) = answer x 360 = _____ degrees

Example: (48/100) = .48, .48 x 360 = 172.8 or 173 degrees The last 3 uses should make up 2%! How to use a protractor to create a circle graph: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=HxTtZWx0-oA&feature=youtu.be

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Tuesdays Warm Up:

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Brainstorm Time!
On the post-it note, list as many things you know about water and the water cycle. Turn to your partner and share your ideas. Be ready to discuss with the class when the timer is up!

Sunday, June 10, 2012