Assignment Instructions Step 1: For this project, you are expected to submit the following:
1. Your model of the water cycle
2. One to two typewritten paragraphs describing the water cycle
Step 2: Prepare for the project.
a) Read through the guide before you begin so you know the expectations of this project. Pay
particular attention to the instructions you need to follow to create a model on your poster
board.
b) If anything is not clear to you, be sure to ask your teacher.
Step 3: Gather materials for the model.
a) Start with a blank poster board. Be sure to put your name on it.
b) You may either draw the parts of the water cycle or print images to construct a model on your
poster board. Gather any drawing tools that you will need, or print any images you want to use.
Step 4: Create a model of the water cycle.
a) Your model should include bodies of water such as lakes and oceans, organisms, air, and land.
b) Draw arrows indicating how water moves within an ecosystem and between organisms and their
environment. Be sure to include the Sun and gravity in your model.
c) Include short phrases on your poster that summarize what occurs at each stage of the water
cycle.