MS-ESS2.C-3

Novo Mundo Corporation: Water Cycle Engineer

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COMBINED RATING

3.4 Stars

TEACHERS (8)

3.3

STUDENTS (2811)

3.5

LENGTH

20 Minutes

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Description

It's your first day as an engineer at Novo Mundo Corporation. Using your knowledge of the water cycle and futuristic technology, you will terraform planets and fulfill the dreams of various alien clients.

Vocabulary Words

hydrosphere

rivers

glaciers

freshwater

lakes

atmosphere

water cycle

wetlands

biodiversity

terrestrial

aquatic

aquifer

groundwater

Coriolis Effect

inertia

erosion

sedimentation

thermal energy

states of water

clouds

celestial bodies

gravity

runoff

groundwater

precipitation

convection currents

global currents

infiltration

transpiration

melting

evaporation

subllimation

condensation

solidification

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Role of Sunlight and Gravity in the Water Cycle. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Water is located in oceans, rivers, lakes, swamps, groundwater, aquifers, and ice.

When thermal energy is added to a substance, it can change from solid to liquid, liquid to gas, or solid to gas.

The Coriolis effect deflects atmospheric and oceanic currents, which affects regional climates.

The water cycle is dependent upon the flow of energy from the Sun.

In the water cycle, water is constantly changing between the three phases: liquid water, water vapor, and ice.

Dense ocean water is cold and salty, while less dense ocean water is warm and less salty.

Ocean water at the surface absorbs sunlight and is warmer than deeper ocean water.

Earth's hydrosphere includes all of the water existing in the atmosphere, bodies of water, and ground.

Gravitational force is the force of attraction between masses.

The main force that drives the water cycle is gravity.

The changes of state that occur throughout the water cycle are primarily due to thermal energy from the Sun.

When thermal energy is removed from a substance, it can change from gas to liquid, liquid to solid, or gas to solid.

Gravity pulls liquid water in the atmosphere or on an elevated landform downwards.

Thermal energy from the Sun changes the density of water in the ocean, causing convection currents that flow as global ocean currents.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What are some parts of the Water Cycle? What are the 3 states, or phases, of water? What factors allow certain organisms to live in various habitats on Earth?

After the Game

What is the role of gravity in the Water Cycle? What factors affect the density of water in the oceans? What features on Earth did you learn more about by playing this game? How does the Water Cycle affect in which habitats organisms thrive?

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Lexile Level

705