Water​ ​Cycle​ ​Drawing​ ​Assignment​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Name:_______________________

Instructions:​ ​Draw​ ​the​ ​water​ ​cycle!​ ​ ​Follow​ ​the​ ​directions​ ​listed​ ​below!!!

Place​ ​a​ ​check​ ​mark​ ​in​ ​this​ ​box Tasks​ ​(MUST​ ​complete​ ​ALL​ ​tasks​ ​completely!!)
as​ ​you​ ​complete​ ​each​ ​task!

1.Use​ ​a​ ​blank,​ ​unlined​ ​sheet​ ​of​ ​printer​ ​paper.

● Include​​ ​ALL​ ​of​ ​the​ ​following​ ​vocabulary​ ​terms​.​ ​ ​Write​ ​labels​ ​and​ ​definitions​ ​(label
and​ ​define​ ​the​ ​words​ ​listed​ ​below)​.​ ​Cross​ ​them​ ​off​ ​from​ ​this​ ​list​ ​as​ ​you​ ​write
them​ ​on​ ​your​ ​drawing​ ​to​ ​be​ ​sure​ ​you’ve​ ​included​ ​them​ ​all​.
atmosphere clouds condensation evaporation infiltration lake

ocean precipitation river runoff sun transpiration

● Draw​ ​the​ ​correct​ ​sequence​ ​of​ ​events.​ ​ ​Use​ ​arrows​ ​to​ ​show​ ​the​ ​sequence​.​ ​Make​ ​the
arrows​ ​clear,​ ​large​ ​and​ ​easy​ ​to​ ​follow.​​ ​Draw​ ​the​ ​events​ ​so​ ​that​ ​the​ ​arrows​ ​do​ ​not​ ​have

to​ ​cross​ ​over​ ​each​ ​other​​ ​to​ ​be​ ​followed.​ ​ ​Try​ ​to​ ​make​ ​the​ ​process​ ​circular ​ ​.

● Write​ ​and​ ​draw​ ​neatly,​ ​to​ ​the​ ​best​ ​of​ ​your​ ​ability.

● Color​ ​your​ ​drawing​,​ ​but​ ​use​ ​dark​ ​colors​ ​for​ ​words​.​ ​ ​Light​ ​colors​ ​are​ ​too​ ​difficult
to​ ​read​.

Resources:​ ​ ​Your​ ​notes​ ​or​ ​the​ ​USGS​ ​water​ ​cycle​ ​page​ ​link​ ​on​ ​my​ ​website
(​http://water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle-kids-adv.html​).
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NAME:​ ​ ​_______________________________________​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​DATE:​ ​_____________​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​CORE:​ ​_________

WATER​ ​CYCLE​ ​DRAWING​ ​RUBRIC

5​ ​points 4​ ​points 3​ ​points 2​ ​points 1​ ​point 0​ ​points Score

Vocabulary All​ ​12​ ​terms​​ ​are 10-11​ ​terms​ ​are 7-9​ ​terms​ ​are 4-6​ ​terms​ ​are 1-3​ ​terms​ ​are No​ ​terms​ ​are
terms included included. included. included. included. included.

Definitions All​ ​12​ ​terms​ ​are 10-11​ ​terms​ ​are 7-9​ ​terms​ ​are 4-6​ ​terms​ ​are 1-3​ ​terms​ ​are No​ ​vocabulary
defined​ ​correctly​. defined​ ​correctly. defined​ ​correctly. defined​ ​correctly. defined​ ​correctly. words​ ​are​ ​defined
correctly.

Sequencing/ All​ ​events​​ ​are All​ ​events​ ​are Events​ ​are​ ​all Some​ ​events​ ​are Most​ ​events​ ​are All​ ​events​ ​are
Arrows present​ ​and​ ​in present.​ ​Most present​ ​but​ ​may​ ​or missing.​ ​ ​Some missing​ ​or​ ​are​ ​not missing​ ​or​ ​are​ ​not
the​ ​correct events​ ​are​ ​in​ ​the may​ ​not​ ​be​ ​in​ ​the events​ ​are​ ​not​ ​in in​ ​the​ ​correct in​ ​the​ ​correct
sequence​. correct​ ​sequence. correct​ ​sequence. the​ ​correct sequence.​ ​ ​Arrows sequence.​ ​ ​All
Arrows​ ​are​ ​large, Arrows​ ​are​ ​large, Arrows​ ​may​ ​be sequence.​ ​ ​Arrows are​ ​missing,​ ​hard arrows​ ​are
easy​ ​to​ ​follow easy​ ​to​ ​follow​ ​and missing,​ ​hard​ ​to may​ ​be​ ​missing, to​ ​follow​ ​or​ ​cross missing.
and​ ​do​ ​not​ ​cross do​ ​not​ ​cross​ ​over follow​ ​or​ ​cross hard​ ​to​ ​follow​ ​or over​ ​each​ ​other
over​ ​each​ ​other​. each​ ​other. over​ ​each​ ​other. cross​ ​over​ ​each
other.

Neatness/ Very​ ​neat​ ​and Mostly​ ​neat​ ​and Somewhat​ ​neat Not​ ​very​ ​neat​ ​and Barely​ ​neat​ ​and Very
Organization organized. organized. and​ ​organized. organized. organized. disorganized.

Color All​ ​items​ ​are Most​ ​items​ ​are Some​ ​items​ ​are Some​ ​items​ ​are Few​ ​items​ ​are No​ ​items​ ​are
colored​.​ ​Nice colored.​ ​ ​Nice colored.​ ​Not​ ​much colored.​ ​ ​Not colored.​ ​ ​Very colored.
variety​ ​of​ ​color variety​ ​of​ ​color. variety​ ​of​ ​color. much​ ​variety​ ​of little​ ​variety​ ​of
(used​ ​lots​ ​of color. color.
different​ ​colors).
TOTAL​ ​SCORE:​ ​ ​ ​________/25