Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

Model the three processes of the water cycle.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 26

The water on Earth keeps moving in a big loop called the water cycle. Three parts are the stars of the show.
Evaporation: the sun warms water in oceans, lakes, and puddles, and it rises into the air as invisible water vapor.
Condensation: high in the sky, the air is colder. The vapor cools and turns into tiny drops that gather into clouds.
Precipitation: when the drops grow heavy, they fall as rain, snow, sleet, or hail. Then the water collects, and the cycle goes on.

Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:

S4E3.b — Develop models to illustrate multiple pathways water may take during the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, and precipitation). (Clarification statement: Students should understand that the water cycle does not follow a single pathway.)