The water cycle is an essential part of our life on planet Earth and having a good understanding of it allows us to really appreciate how fortunate we truly are – and we have all you need to know to create your own diagram; let’s get started!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start with a black pen and a ruler, and draw a three-sided box in the bottom right corner of your page.
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Add a wavy line across the top of this, and then an angled, wavy line across the bottom.
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Bring another wavy line across above that at the bottom…
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And then fill the top sections with small wavy lines.
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Now, add another three-sided box to the left.
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Add a wavy line to the top of this…
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And fill with other small wavy lines.
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Next, add a cloud to the space at the top of this, and add small jagged lines to the bottom.
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Draw a circle shape to the left of the cloud…
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And add a spiky shape around this for the outline of the sun.
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Now, use the black pen to add wavy arrows heading from the bottom section up to the cloud.
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Add another cloud to the top of this…
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And then a group of three clouds to the right of this one.
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Add another cloud to the right side, with a wavy line at the bottom of these.
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Add small star shapes emerging from the bottom of this.
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Add raindrops to the sides of the stars…
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Use a red pen to draw arrows connecting each stage of the cycle.
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Use a blue pen for the clouds, and the water in each section.
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Now, use a brown pencil for the section of sediment in the first stage you drew.
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Use a brown pen for the bottom of this section…
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Use an orange color for the inside of the sun…
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And then use a brighter yellow for the outside of the sun.
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Now, use a darker blue pen for the rest of the clouds.
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Shade the rain with a light blue pen…
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And then label each stage – “CONDENSATION”, “PRECIPITATION RAIN AND SNOW”, “WATER”, “EVAPORATION”, and “CLOUDS FORM”.
And there we have it – your very own diagram of the water cycle, and, in many ways, the secret to life on Earth itself.
