Children's Water Festival
Chatham Kent
Water Cycle Madness
Overview
Students learn about the water
cycle first hand by watching it cycle before their eyes. Unique working model shows the processes of
evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, and runoff all with the help of a miniature
sun (lamp) and other materials. Learn how the water cycle impacts our daily lives.
Curriculum Link
Matter and Energy, Grade 3 (Forces Causing Movement)
Describe the visible effects of forces of nature acting on objects and the environment (S.E.)
Life Systems, Grade 4 (Habitats and Communities)
Investigate the interdependence among plants, animals, and their specific habitats (O.E.)
Identify various factors that affect plants and animals in a specific habitat (S.E.)
Earth and Space Systems, Grade 4(Rocks and Minerals)
Describe the effects of natural phenomena that cause significant changes in the landscape (S.E.)
Matter and Energy, Grade 5 (Properties of and Changes in Matter)
Demonstrate an understanding of states of matter, changes in state, and physical and chemical
changes (O.E.)
Earth and Space Systems, Grade 5 (Conservation of Energy and Resources)
Investigate ways in which energy is transformed from one form to another (O.E.)