The Water Cycle

Third grade friendly

Objectives:

Students will be able to identify the parts of the water cycle and what it does.

Students will watch the video and answer the questions prompted.

Students will complete the worksheet provided for homework.

Vocabulary

Evaporation– The conversion of water from a liquid to a gas.

Condensation– The transformation of water vapor back into liquid water by cooling.

Precipitation- Rain, hail, or snow falling from the clouds due to the condensation of water.

Accumulation– The collection of precipitation into rivers, lakes, and oceans.

Water has been around for billions of years and gets recycled over and over again!

Evaporation

Solar energy drives the evaporation of water from the ocean. The evaporated water changes from a liquid form into water vapor a gaseous form.

Condensation

When clouds become very heavy with condensed water, the water is released in the form of rain, hail, or snow.

Precipitation

When clouds become very heavy with condensed water, the water is released in the form of rain, hail, or snow.

Accumulation

The collection of precipitation into rivers, lakes, and oceans.

This is also the last stage of the water cycle.

Discussion questions 

After watching the video respond to the following questions:

1. What are the four stages of the water cycle?
2. Why is it important to take care of water?
3. How can you help?

Homework directions:

Using the word bank identify which stage matches the picture.