Water Cycle Wonder

Watch: Facts about the Edwards Aquifer and the Water Cycle (2:07 mins)
Join Edwards Aquifer Authority Hydrogeologist, Jennifer Adkins, as she explains The Water Cycle and how the EAA tracks water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.

Vocabulary

Click on the words below to see their definition

Conservation

Management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect.

Evaporation

The conversion of liquid water into a vapor or gas. Along with condensation and precipitation, evaporation is one of the three major processes in the water cycle.

Transpiration

The release of water vapor from the leaves of plants into the atmosphere.

Groundwater

Water that is stored underneath the earth’s surface.

Run-off

The draining away of water from the surface of an area of land, building or structure.

Learn More

Watch: NASA’s Water Cycle Video (1.23 mins)
This video features animation only, so ESL learners or anyone can help use this to practice explaining how the water system works.

Watch: NASA’s Earth’s Water Cycle Video (5.53 mins)
This is a more detailed video from NASA explaining how the earth’s ecosystem works to move water.

Podcast

Conservation: management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect.

Evaporation: The conversion of liquid water into a vapor or gas. Along with condensation and precipitation, evaporation is one of the three major processes in the water cycle.

Transpiration: The release of water vapor from the leaves of plants into the atmosphere.

Groundwater: Water that is stored underneath the earth’s surface.

Run-off: The draining away of water from the surface of an area of land, building or structure.

Videos

Watch: Recharge (1:04 mins)

Splash into these rainy day facts. Take a minute to recharge as you learn about the Edwards Aquifer!

Watch: The Falling Raindrop (ASL) by Neil Johnson & Joel Chin (4:13 mins)

Join in the adventures of a tiny raindrop as it learns to let go of fear and enjoy the ride! Presented in American Sign Language.

Activities

Water Cycle Diagram
We simply can’t understand the workings of the Edwards Aquifer without understanding how the water cycle works first.

Water Cycle in a Window
Try this fun and easy way to recreate the water cycle in your window.

About Us

The Edwards Aquifer Authority is a groundwater district, mandated by the 1993 Edwards Aquifer Authority Act. The Act grants all of the powers, rights, and privileges necessary to manage, conserve, preserve, and protect the aquifer. The EAA regulates the portion of the Balcones Fault Zone Edwards Aquifer – a jurisdictional area that provides water to over 2.5 million people, and covers more than 8,000 square miles across eight counties. These include all of Uvalde, Medina, and Bexar counties as well as parts of Atascosa, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Comal, and Hays counties.