Water Cycle ELL Lesson

Ohio Grade 7 Focus

Students model how water changes state and moves through the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere. The full explorer adds topography, runoff, groundwater, transpiration, weather, and ecosystem impacts so students can explain system connections instead of memorizing a simple cycle.

Student Tasks

• Use evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, groundwater, and transpiration accurately.
• Predict how slope and land cover change runoff and infiltration.
• Write a claim with evidence about how water connects Earth systems.