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In-Person, Hands-On Activity
In-Person, Hands-On Activity
The Incredible Journey is an interactive game that takes participants on a journey as a water droplet traveling through Earth's hydrologic cycle, creating a beaded bracelet that captures a unique water story along the way!
Follow this link for "The Incredible Journey" Lesson Plan from the Project Wet curriculum guide.
Grade Level: 1 - 7
Time: 25 - 60 minutes
Learning Standards: ESS2.C, MP.8, RF4, W3, SL1, SL4
Incredible Journey.pdfFor more exciting Project Wet actives visit here Projectwet.org
An example of a learner's bracelet after completing their water journey.
Station setup for learners to move on their Incredible Journey, tracking their water cycle with a beaded bracelet.
The Incredible Journey is an interactive game that takes participants on a journey as a water droplet traveling through Earth's hydrologic cycle, creating a unique water story along the way!
Follow this link for our virtual version of The Incredible Journey - either played together as a group, or each student can participate on their own or with a partner.
After traveling through the water cycle, tell or write your unique water story!
(Teachers, see additional resources in the upper righthand corner of the site after you follow the link to help facilitate the activity. *You may need IT permissions for students to use the site on their own.)
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Time: 25 - 40 minutes
Learning Standards: 3-ESS2-3, 4-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-4
Incredible journey worksheet.docx.pdfFor a hands-on extension, this bead tracking worksheet and color code may be used in-person to help prompt story writing after play. Using the beaded bracelet that students create by moving through the "Incredible Journey" activity, students write a creative story about their molecule traveling through the water cycle.
Incredible Water Journey (Comic Strip) Hands on tracking sheet - Google Docs.pdfFor a more advanced and creative hands-on extension, students can turn their "Incredible Journey" into a comic strip story using this template! Each box in the strip corresponds with a step along their water drop journey; creatively adding picture/dialogue description to tell their unique story will deepen understanding of Earth's hydrologic cycle.
Extensions
Extensions
Create a graph indicating the bead colors or locations, this will give a good idea of where water is located.
If multiple classes participate, collect data from them and compare.
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