{"id":1766,"date":"2009-09-16T18:43:46","date_gmt":"2009-09-16T23:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1766"},"modified":"2009-09-16T18:43:46","modified_gmt":"2009-09-16T23:43:46","slug":"teaching-the-water-cycle-with-childrens-literature-down-comes-the-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/09\/16\/teaching-the-water-cycle-with-childrens-literature-down-comes-the-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching the Water Cycle with Children’s Literature: Down Comes the Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Down Comes the Rain<\/a><\/font>, written by Franklyn Branley and illustrated by James Hale, is an interactive story that explores the water cycle\u00a0and how it influences the weather.<\/p>\n

The book begins by defining where rain comes from.\u00a0It then\u00a0goes step-by-step through the water cycle. The book revolves around four children experimenting with water vapor using common household items such boiling water or clothes drying on a line. They also use the outdoors to explain how\u00a0humans and animals\u00a0affect the water cycle. Even further, the book hits on how water vapor can effect the weather outside: “Sometimes the drops in clouds freeze. These raindrops become ice drops. This can happen even on a hot summer day, this is called hailstones”.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n

Down Comes the Rain<\/em>\u00a0could be used as an introduction tool for learning about the water cycle. This book can be used for SOL:<\/p>\n

3.9 a,b,c<\/em>– investigate and understand the the water cycle and its relationship to the Earth.\u00a0Key\u00a0concepts include: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and energy from the sun.<\/p>\n

Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n