Cycles of Nature Presentations

Purpose: To create a visual presentation that can be used to reinforce the principles of the cycles of nature (water, carbon, nitrogen).

Available programs: Prezi, GoAnimate, PowerPoint, Educreation, ToonDoo, Glogster PowToon, ThinkBuzan, PhotoPeach (tutorials for these programs-Atomic Learning/username: student ID# /password: student2012). Email required

Directions: Choose one of the presentation programs above. Research the cycles of nature (water, carbon, and nitrogen) with the websites below and create a presentation that explains each cycle with words and pictures. Be sure to include the following terms with their corresponding cycle: Water Cycle-evaporation, condensation, precipitationCarbon Cycle-photosynthesis, respiration, combustion, decompositionNitrogen Cycle-nitrogen fixation

Websites to use: Water cycle

http://www.kidzone.ws/WATER/index.html

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/swater.html

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html (story from above website)

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/water.html

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/weather/thewatercycle.html

Carbon cycle

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=carbon+cycle&qpvt=carbon+cycle&FORM=IGRE

http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/carbon_cycle.html

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/carbon+cycle

http://www.geography4kids.com/files/cycles_carbon.html

http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/cycles6.htm

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/carbon/efcarbon.html

Nitrogen cycle

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=nitrogen+cycle&qpvt=nitrogen+cycle&FORM=IGRE (images)

http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/cycles7.htm

http://www.nps.gov/keaq/forteachers/nitrogen-cycle.htm

http://www.geography4kids.com/files/cycles_nitrogen.html

http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Life/nitrogen_cycle.html

Online Textbook-Ch. 19

My.hrw.com Username: lostmountain Password: a3j3b

Application: Find a real life example in our community of each cycle. Take a picture with your phone or other device and upload it to your project.

Turn your final presentation into the class account on Edmodo.