Module 5

The Hydrosphere

Module 5 Flashcards

Further Your Knowledge

Groundwater and Wells - a short, informative article from the U.S. Geological Survey

Glacier news - article from the Washington Post on a large calving event in 2012

Refrigerator animation - an interactive animation from NOVA about how a refrigerator works

Videos

First up are two discussions about the water cycle. We begin with Bill Nye the Science Guy:

Then we have Miss Frizzle:

Can salt make ice water colder than 32 degrees?

There are many songs about the water cycle on Youtube. Here is one of them (click through to play in YouTube):

Dr. Carlson at Science Theater discusses ice, freezing lake water, and skating:

Go inside a glacier with National Geographic:

Two videos with calving glaciers:

Mrs. Hastings - Physical Science