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The Water Cycle

2nd Grade · Science · Easy · about 10 minutes

2-ESS2-3 | The Water Cycle - Easy level

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Standards referenced

• MS-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.

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