National Geographic’s Water Cycle Resources

At this National Geographic Resource Library website, teachers will find a collection of vetted resources to deepen students’ understanding about condensation, precipitation, and weather patterns that are affected by, and a part of, the water cycle. Most appropriate for grades 5-12, the standards-supported resources include encyclopedic entries on various topics (e.g., Earth, types of precipitation, air, hydrosphere, and clouds), infographics (e.g., Urban Water Cycle), and classroom activities using interactive computational models exploring water’s movement above and below ground (e.g., Availability of Fresh Water; Using Groundwater Wisely).