Informational Texts
- USA Today article. “La Niña Brings Flood Risks, Drought to the West” http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/news/2011-05-12-west-floods-drought_n.htm
- LA Times article. “3 Days After Rain, Beach Water Can Still Make Swimmers Ill, Study Says” http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-beach-advisories-storm-runoff-20140303-story.html#axzz2v99eazt7.
Materials
- Investigating the School Grounds activity
- Water Cycle Song: http://www.abcwua.org/education/music/water%20cycle%20song.mp3
- Water Cycle Song lyrics
- Optional: Does It Soak Right In? activity, Soak Right In Student Data Sheet and materials
- A soup can for each group, all the same size, with both ends cut off
- Stopwatches
- Rulers
- Measuring cups