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Project Learning Tree — Water Wonders

Water Wonders is Project Learning Tree's station-based water-cycle simulation, in which students physically move between cards representing a cloud, glacier, stream, groundwater, ocean, plant, and animal to trace how one water molecule moves through the cycle. It is a kinesthetic activity that works outdoors or in a gym, drawn from PLT's larger PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide.

Visit Project Learning Tree — Water Wonders ↗

What you will find there

  • The Water Cycle Score Card and "Go to the Head of the Cloud" student pages that accompany the Water Wonders station game
  • A companion hands-on experiment demonstrating evaporation and condensation
  • Downloadable student worksheets, including a Spanish-language version
  • Station activity cards and example student presentations for classroom use
  • Links out to NASA and NOVA water-cycle interactives for extension

Our take

This kinesthetic water-cycle activity suits a gym or field day. The student pages and station cards are free to download, but the full activity procedure is in PLT's PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide, which educators receive by attending an in-person or online PLT training.

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