The Importance of Water

The Importance of Water

This lesson will enable you to explore the importance of water

Green Pen Time

Quick Quiz

Answer the following five questions to recap your learning from the last three weeks

Open Ended

Where is Europe located? Provide at least one location point.

Open Ended

Provide one benefit for a country of belonging to the European Union.

Open Ended

What is the difference between human and physical factors in geography?

Open Ended

Which government buildings do we find in London, the UK's capital city?

The Importance of Water

Starter: Why is water so important? What do we use water for?

Open Ended

Why is water so important? Think about what we use water for.

Why is water so important?

• For health and hygiene

• To help grow food for the world

• For its role in ecosystems

• The water cycle

• To help eliminate diseases

Poll

Which water importance reason do you think is the most important?

• For health and hygiene

• To help grow food for the world

• For its role in ecosystems

• The water cycle

• To help eliminate diseases

Open Ended

Explain your answer to the previous question.

How many buckets of water would the water in your body fill?

Multiple Choice

How many buckets would the water in your body fill?

• 3 buckets

• 6 buckets

• 12 buckets

• 2 buckets

What do you already know about the water cycle?

Open Ended

What do you already know about the water cycle?

What is the water cycle?

The water cycle is the path that all water follows as it moves around Earth in different states.

Water evaporates into water vapor, condenses to form clouds, and forms rain.

The cycle continues.

Pay special attention to the key terms!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM-59ljA4Bs&t=130s

The Water Cycle Key Terms

You have 2 minutes to study the key terms before a quick quiz

Multiple Choice

Evaporation is...

• Water turns into tiny droplets which float in the air.

• Water vapour turns back into liquid, forming clouds.

• Lots of water droplets floating in the sky

Multiple Choice

Condensation is...

• Lots of water droplets floating in the sky.

• Water turns into tiny droplets which float in the air.

• Water vapour turns back into liquid, forming clouds.

Multiple Choice

Precipitation is...

• Large area of water next to the land

• Water falling from the sky (e.g. rainfall)

• Lots of water droplets floating in the sky

Multiple Choice

Surface run off is...

• Dirt on the Earth’s surface that absorbs water.

• Water moving along the surface of the ground.

• Water underneath the ground.

Multiple Choice

Groundwater is...

• Large area of water next to the land

• Water underneath the ground.

• Water falling from the sky (e.g. rainfall)

Describing the water cycle

• You are going to describe the movement of a drop of water around the water cycle

• You will expected to use the following key words:

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Surface run-off

Open Ended

Describe the movement of a drop of water around the water cycle.

Geographical Investigation

You are going to take part in a virtual investigation.

But first, what do you think a geographical investigation is...

Open Ended

What do you think a geographical investigation is?

Research Question

Our research question will be:

What happens to water when it reaches the ground?

What equipment do you think we will need to conduct our investigation?

Open Ended

What equipment do you think we will need to carry out our investigation and answer our research question?

Investigation Method

• We are going to visit three different sites to observe what happens to water when it reaches the ground

• Sites: Grass, Stone/pavement, Soil Flower bed.

• Method: Pour on the water and measure the time in takes to drain away.

• Recording: Write on your sheet what you have observed. 

Open Ended

What do you expect will happen when water hits the different surfaces?

See videos!

What did we find out?

Multiple Choice

On which surface did water take the longest to drain away?

• Grass

• Soil

• Pavement

Multiple Choice

Did water soak into all of the surfaces?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Were there any factors that affected how long it took for the water to soak into the ground?

• Yes

• No

Write up

• 1. Which surface took the longest for the water to go in to (infiltrate)? 

• 2. Which surface took the shortest for the water to go in to (infiltrate)?

• 3. Why might the water have taken longer on some surfaces?

• 4. How could your investigation be improved if you were to do it again?