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resource ideas and activities Examine the written similarities
in the words used to describe the water cycle. The focus is on
suffixes and prefixes as a way to gain understanding of the new
vocabulary terms. Some of the words included are evaporation,
transpiration, precipitation, accumulation, and condensation.
Have your young scientists explore a single element of the water
cycle and write a report to explain findings. Your class can
take their writing through all the steps of the writing process
and publish it using a Web-based multimedia program called
SiteMaker. This lesson integrates technology, science, and the
writing process. If you do not have access to SiteMaker, there
are other ways to present the information. Young scientists
explore Earth elements by conducting an experiment. They define
water vocabulary terms such as condensation and precipitation.
In addition, they conduct