L0: To understand the key processes of the water cycle.
Vocabulary:
3) precipitation
Match the word to the image:
Why do you think Earth is nicknamed the ‘Blue Planet’?
What do you think the hidden image is? How do you know?
About 71% of our planet’s surface is covered in water.
Life on Earth would not exist without it.
Where do you find water?
Write down some ideas with your partner.
Water is also in all living
things – including humans!
Did you get all of these?
seas and lakes
vegetation
streams and rivers
polar regions
household water
mountain ranges
Earth’s atmosphere
All Earth’s water is part of a process called the hydrological cycle.
Let’s find out how the water cycle works.
Can you name these water cycle processes?
e____________
c____________
p____________
condensation
precipitation
evaporation
r_______
runoff
Activity:
Now label the diagram of the water cycle.
Extension: Fill in the missing words.
The water we use begins its journey as rain or ______. When it
falls to the ground, it either sinks into the earth or ________ off
into _________ , rivers, lakes and reservoirs. Humans use water
for cooking, ___________ , washing and gardening. Water
eventually flows to the ________ . The sun warms water up and
it _______________ to become water ________ . As this rises,
it cools and _______________ and forms ___________ . Soon
water droplets form in the clouds. When these get heavy enough,
they fall to the ground again in a process called _____________ .
The cycle starts all over again.
condenses runs sea vapour evaporation
precipitation clouds snow streams drinking
Extension Answers:
The water we use begins its journey as rain or ______. When it
falls to the ground, it either sinks into the earth or ________ off
into _________ , rivers, lakes and reservoirs. Humans use water
for cooking, ___________ , washing and gardening. Water
eventually flows to the ________ . The sun warms water up and
it _______________ to become water ________ . As this rises,
it cools and _______________ and forms ___________ . Soon
water droplets form in the clouds. When these get heavy enough,
they fall to the ground again in a process called _____________ .
The cycle starts all over again.
condenses runs sea vapour evaporation
precipitation clouds snow streams drinking
snow
runs
streams
drinking
sea
evaporates
vapour
condenses
clouds
precipitation
Plenary:
It’s quiz time! Let’s find out how much you have learned about the
water cycle.