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    This document outlines an activity where students compare the water cycle of a rainforest region to their local water cycle. Students search online for monthly precipitation data for their city and a rainforest city. They organize the data in a table and graph and analyze differences in precipitation between the locations. Example questions guide students to observe much higher rainfall in rainforests and seasonal variation in their own city compared to more consistent rainforest precipitation. The activity aims to give students an appreciation for differing water cycles in different environments.

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    This document outlines an activity where students compare the water cycle of a rainforest region to their local water cycle. Students search online for monthly precipitation data for their city and a rainforest city. They organize the data in a table and graph and analyze differences in precipitation between the locations. Example questions guide students to observe much higher rainfall in rainforests and seasonal variation in their own city compared to more consistent rainforest precipitation. The activity aims to give students an appreciation for differing water cycles in different environments.

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    Comparingwatercyclelesson

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    This document outlines an activity where students compare the water cycle of a rainforest region to their local water cycle. Students search online for monthly precipitation data for their city and a rainforest city. They organize the data in a table and graph and analyze differences in precipitation between the locations. Example questions guide students to observe much higher rainfall in rainforests and seasonal variation in their own city compared to more consistent rainforest precipitation. The activity aims to give students an appreciation for differing water cycles in different environments.

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    ComparingRainforestWaterCycleswithStudentsLocalWaterCycle.

    Studentscanchoosearainforestregionandcompareitswatercycletotheirlocalwatercycle.

    Purpose:Toappreciatethedifferenceintheamountofprecipitationbetweenrainforestregions
    andstudentslocation.

    Materials:AccesstotheInternet,iPads,ClassroomLaptops

    CommonCoreStandards:
    EnglishLanguageArtsStandards:
    Reading:InformationalText:IntegrationofKnowledgeandIdeas:
    CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.4.7(fourth)Interpretinformationpresentedvisually,orally,or
    quantitatively(e.g.,incharts,graphs,diagrams,timelines,animations,orinteractiveelements
    onWebpages)andexplainhowtheinformationcontributestoanunderstandingofthetextin
    whichitappears.
    Speaking&Listening:
    ComprehensionandCollaboration:
    CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.3.1c(third)Askquestionstocheckunderstandingofinformation
    presented,stayontopic,andlinktheircommentstotheremarksofothers.
    CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.3.1d(third)Explaintheirownideasandunderstandinginlightofthe
    discussion.
    CCSS.ELALiteracy.LS.4.1c(fourth)and5.1c(fifth)Poseandrespondtospecificquestionto
    clarifyorfollowuponinformation,andmakecommentsthatcontributetothediscussionandlink
    (elaborate)totheremarksofothers.
    CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.4.1d(fourth)Reviewthekeyideasexpressedandexplaintheirown
    ideasandunderstandinginlightofthediscussion.
    CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.5.1d(fifth)Reviewthekeyideasexpressedanddrawconclusionsin
    lightofinformationandknowledgegainedfromthediscussions.
    MathematicsStandards:
    MeasurementandData:Solveproblemsinvolvingmeasurementandestimationofintervalsof
    time,liquidvolumes,andmassesofobjects(third).
    Representandinterpretdata(third,fourth,andfifth).
    MathematicalPractices:Reasonabstractlyandquantitatively(third,fourth,andfifth).

    Procedure:
    Studentscansearch:www.weatherandclimate.comandtypeintheirlocalcity(ornearestcity)
    andarainforestcountry(city)forinformation.Thiswebsitehasexcellentgraphsontheamount
    ofprecipitation,temperature,andhoursofsunlight(monthlyscale).Youcandecideasaclass
    whichfactoryouwouldliketofocuson(precipitation,temperature,hoursofsunlight)andwhich
    rainforestregion(s)toexplore.Forexample,aclassinSanFranciscomaybeinterestedin
    comparing/contrastingtheamountofprecipitationtheyreceiveeverymonthcomparedwithhow
    muchMadagascar(Toamasina)receivesmonthly(seeexamplebelow).Ifstudentsare

    interestedinexploringotherregions,allowthemthechoiceandfreedomtodoso.Ourclass
    decidedtobreakoutintofourregionswitheachregioncomparing/contrastingtheamountof
    precipitationinWastonvillewiththeamountofprecipitationinGroup1:Borneo(Tarakan)
    Group2:Brazil(Manaus)Group3:Congo(Kisangani)andGroup4:Madagascar(Toamasina).
    Eachgroupcoconstructedadigitalposterwithatable(fororganizingtheirdatausingGoogle
    Sheets)andabargraph(forrepresentingtheirdata).StudentswillcreateagraphusingCreate
    aGraphWebsite.StudentsincorporatethedatatableandgraphintotheirGoogleSlides
    Presentation.LinkstotheirdigitalposterswillbesharedwiththeclassmatesonGoogle
    Classroom.

    SampleQuestions:
    1.Whichregionhasmoreprecipitationyearround?
    2.Whatistherangeofprecipitationforeachregion:Toamasina,MadagascarlowhighLos
    Angeles,CAlowhighWhenyoucomparetheranges,canyouappreciatethedifferenceinthe
    amountofprecipitationToamasinagetscomparedtoLA?
    3.WhichmonthreceivedthemostraininToamasinaandwhichmonthreceivedtheleast?Did
    youknowthatthewettestmonthinToamasinaisMarchandthedriestmonthisSeptember?Do
    thesefactsmatchthedatainthetableandgraph?
    4.WhichmonthreceivedthemostraininLAandwhichmonthreceivedtheleast?Doesthe
    datamatchwithseasons?Note:DecMar:WinterMarJun:SpringJunSept:Summer
    SeptDec:Fall
    5.Doyouthinkthegraph,i.e.,Graph1,isanappropriateonetousetorepresentthedatain
    Table1?Explainyouranswer.
    6.Whichmeasureismoreaccurate:mean,median,ormode.Explainwhy?
    7.Whatdoyouthinkaboutorganizingdataintotablesandgraphs?Doyouthinkitishelpful?
    Whyorwhynot?

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