Materials:

• 9 small boxes
• marker
• tape
• paper

Procedure:

Create signs using the names from the nine stations listed below, and post around the room. Label the boxes according to the table, these will be used as "dice". Be sure to place the correct die at each station. After setting up the game, assign each student a station for them to begin the game. Try to assign stations so that students are evenly placed at the stations. Students roll the die one time, and move to the new station. Each time they roll, they fill out the water cycle score card worksheet.

STATION	DIE SIDE LABEL	EXPLANATION
SOIL	one side plant one side river one side ground water two sides clouds one side stay	Water is absorbed by plant roots. The soil is saturated, so water runs off into a river. Water is pulled by gravity; it filters into the soil. Heat energy is added to the water, so the water evaporates and goes to the clouds. Water remains on the surface (perhaps in a puddle, or adhering to a soil particle).
PLANT	four sides clouds two sides stay	Water leaves the plant through a process of transpiration. Water is used by the plant and stays in the cells.
RIVER	one side lake one side ground water one side ocean one side animal one side clouds one side stay	Water flows into a lake. Water is pulled by gravity; it filters into the soil. Water flows into the ocean. An animal drinks water. Heat energy is added to the water, so the water evaporates and goes to the clouds. Water remains in the current of the river.
CLOUDS	one side soil one side glacier one side ocean two sides ocean one side stay	Water condenses and falls on soil. Water condenses and falls as snow onto a glacier. Water condenses and falls into lake. Water condenses and falls into the ocean. Water remains as a water droplet clinging to a dust particle.
OCEAN	two sides clouds four sides stay	Heat energy is added to the water, so the water evaporates and goes to the clouds. Water remains in the ocean.
LAKE	one side ground water one side animal one side river one side clouds two sides stay	Water is pulled by gravity; it filters into the soil. An animal drinks water. Heat energy is added to the water, so the water evaporates and goes to the clouds. Water remains within the lake or estuary.
ANIMAL	two sides soil three sides clouds one side stay	Water is excreted through feces and urine. Water is respired or evaporated from the body. Water is incorporated into the body.
GROUND WATER	one side river two sides lake three sides stay	Water filters into a river. Water filters into a lake. Water stays underground.
GLACIER	one side ground water one side clouds one side river three sides stay	Ice melts and water filters into the ground. Ice evaporates and water goes to the clouds (sublimation). Ice melts and water flows into a river. Ice stays frozen in the glacier.