This is what you'll see on the screen when running this software.
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The Water Cycle
Water is one of our most precious natural resources. Every drop of water is part of a never-ending cycle. To see how the water cycle works, download this free educational software that is animated to show each stage of the water cycle process.
The Water Cycle Software can help students learn about
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how clouds are formed
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where rain goes after it falls
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how water moves underground
The Water Cycle Software is ideal for use with
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science classes
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environmental studies
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youth groups
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anyone interested in how water moves in our environment
Downloading instructions
[NOTE: These are compressed files; each file is about 4 MB in size and will take some time to download.]
System requirements: This animated software plays best on a display monitor that is capable of at least 16-bit color and a size of 800X600. Make sure your sound is turned on.
More information about Iowa's water
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Year of Water Home Page
www.ag.iastate.edu/yearofwater/
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Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
(515) 294-3711
www.leopold.iastate.edu
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Iowa Office, United States Geological Survey
(319) 337-4191
http://ia.water.usgs.gov/
Acknowledgments
The Water Cycle Sofware was created for the Iowa State University College of Agriculture display on water resources at the 1997 Iowa State Fair in honor of the 1997 Year of Water in Iowa, an event marking the 10th anniversary of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act. Further development for distribution on the World Wide Web was funded by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.
The program was created by Rex Heer and narrated by Robert Lindemeyer, Iowa State University Instructional Technology Center.