April 2

Water Cycle Simulation Lab 💧🎲

📅 Completed: April 2

📅 Due: April 4

In this interactive simulation, students became water molecules journeying through different parts of the water cycle. Using dice and scenario cards, students modeled the movement of water through clouds, lakes, rivers, soil, plants, animals, and groundwater, observing how water changes states and paths in an ever-moving cycle.

🌀 What We Did:

1️⃣ Started the Journey

• Each student began as a unique form of water (e.g., raindrop, snowflake, sweat, sleet, or hail).

• They traveled through the water cycle by rolling a die to determine their next location.
  
  

2️⃣ Traveled Through the Cycle

• Students rolled the die 15 times, recording their path as they moved between stations like:

  • Clouds (condensation & precipitation)

  • Lakes, rivers, groundwater (accumulation & infiltration)

  • Plants (uptake & transpiration)

  • Animals (consumption & respiration)

  • Soil & mountains (runoff, freezing, evaporation)
    
    

3️⃣ Tracked & Recorded Their Path

• Students completed a recording sheet showing each step of their journey.

• They then wrote a creative story or draft describing their experience from the point of view of a water molecule.
  
  

4️⃣ Reflection & Extension

• Students answered questions about how no two water journeys are the same, and what might happen in different starting scenarios.

• They also brainstormed new stations (like glaciers or sweat on an athlete) to show the cycle's complexity.

🌍 Why This Matters:

This activity helped students visualize how water moves continuously through the environment, changing forms and locations, and interacting with plants, animals, and the atmosphere. It made the hydrologic cycle come alive in a fun and engaging way!

✅ Excellent job simulating the journey of water! Keep thinking about how essential water is to every part of life on Earth. 💦🌎