In this activity, students observe an animation of the water cycle, answer several big questions, and develop a model of the water cycle. This is an NGSS aligned activity, which works to meet the following standards: Performance ExpectationMS-ESS2-4. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the ways water changes its state as it moves through the multiple pat