WATER EVERYWHERE

WALA: WATER EVERYWHERE

L.O: to know and be able to locate on a map the world's oceans and sea.

Introduction

• Review the previous lesson by asking oral questions about importance of water to plant, animals and even industries.

Review

• Uses of water in the farm.

  1. drinking water for people and farm animals.

  2. cooling systems to keep food and meat fresh.

  3. for irrigation.

  4. also for sanitation/sewer (removal of wastes).

  5. spreading fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides.

• Uses of water in industries.

  1. processing products.

  2. Cooling the machines.

  3. washing equipment.

Water Everywhere

Look at the globe . How much of the Earth do you think is covered by water?

Group discussions.

• Group 1 discusses about Oceans.

• Group 2 discusses about Seas.

• Group 3 discusses about fresh water.

Each group presents their findings.

Oceans

• All the water in oceans is salty. It can't be uses for drinking.

  Five great Oceans are 1. Pacific Ocean 2. Atlantic Ocean 3. Indian Ocean 4. Arctic ocean 5. Southern Ocean

• Pacific Ocean is the largest Ocean. It covers about a third of the surface of the Earth.

• All the Oceans are connected to each other. This means that the water mix.

Seas

• All water in the sea is salty. Some of this salt has come from volcanoes under the sea, but most of it has dissolved from rocks on land.

• The largest of the world's seas is the South China Sea.

• Some seas include 1). Red sea 2). Meditteranean sea 3). Arabian sea 4). Sargasso Sea 5.) South China Sea.

Fresh water

• Most of the water we need for drinking, washing ,cooking and growing plants comes from lakes and rivers.This is called fresh water.

• Fresh water is found also in the form of ice. Ice is found on top of high mountains. Ice that flows down as a slow-flowing river is called a glacier.

• There are huge quantities of fresh water under the ground and in the air.

Attempt the following questions from todays lesson.

Multiple Choice

5. What shows the whole planet, provides more detail and can be stored and carried easily?

• Maps

• Globes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a continent:

• Africa

• Brazil

• Antarctica

• Asia

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an Ocean?

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Australian Ocean

Multiple Choice

What % of the Earth's surface is covered in water?

• 53%

• 71%

• 25%

• 89%

Multiple Choice

What's the largest ocean in the world?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Southern Ocean

Multiple Choice

What's the smallest sea in the world?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Baltic Sea

• Red Sea

• Black Sea

Review the lesson