WATER CYCLE_TUES_11.05

4th Grade Science
Patterns on Earth
Lesson 1

Tuesday
November 5, 2024

Do Now

Mrs. Sullivan made a quick breakfast smoothie. Mrs. Sullivan added 300 grams
of yogurt and 150 grams of frozen berries into a blender. She noticed a change
as she blended the mixture. It was now smooth and creamy.

Complete the following sentences.

Before blending the smoothie, the total mass of the yogurt and frozen berries was
_____ grams. After she blended the smoothie and poured it into her glass, the
mass of the smoothie was _______ grams.

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Patterns on Earth

LO:SWBAT describe and illustrate the continuous
movement of water above the surface of Earth through the
water cycle.

DOL: Given scenarios, SW correctly describe and illustrate
the continuous movement above the surface of Earth
through the water cycle in at least 4 of 5 questions.

SCI.4.10A Describe and illustrate the continuous movement of water above and on the surface of Earth through the water cycle and
explain the role of the Sun as a major source of energy in this process.
SEPs 4.1G, 4.3A
RTCs 4.5A

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Essential Understandings &

Guiding Questions

What is the water cycle?

What is evaporation?

What is condensation?

What is precipitation?

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Lesson Vocabulary

interaction

water cycle

atmosphere

condensation

evaporation

precipitation

Multiple Choice

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

• provide heat energy for evaporation

• provide heat energy for condensation

• dry out the soil for runoff to occur

• provide thermal energy for accumulation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

• sleet

• hail

• snow

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What process occurs when tiny water droplets cling together in the atmosphere?

• clouds

• evaporation

• condensation

• accumulation

Multiple Choice

What is it called when plants release water vapor through their leaves?

• sublimation

• respiration

• transpiration

• precipitation

Multiple Choice

What do we call water in its gas state?

• rain

• snow

• ice

• water vapor

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What happens to the water in the open and closed containers?

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How can we model the water cycle?

Follow the steps to make a model of the water cycle.

Describe how different parts of the water cycle
happen in the model.

Draw a diagram of your model that shows parts of
the water cycle.

Compare the model of the water cycle to the actual

water cycle.

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Water Cycle

Explain how the liquid water at
the bottom of the bag moved
over time.

Heat from light caused
some of the water to
evaporate. Then some of
the water condensed and
formed droplets on the
side of the bag.

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What is the water cycle?

The water cycle is the change of water from one state to another
as it moves between Earth’s surface and the atmosphere

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What is evaporation?

Evaporation is a slow change from
liquid to gas.

When water is a gas, it is called
water vapor, and we cannot see it.

The Sun provides energy that warms
water, causing some of it to
evaporate. When water on Earth’s
surface evaporates, it moves into the
atmosphere.

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What is condensation?

Condensation is the change from gas to liquid.
Clouds are water that condensed in the atmosphere.

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What is precipitation?

Precipitation is when water falls from the sky as rain, snow, hail, or
sleet.
After falling to Earth’s surface, liquid water may run over land and
collect in bodies of water such as lakes and oceans.

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Let’s Revisit the Phenomenon

What happens to the water in the open and closed containers?

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Interaction

When two or more
things work
together or react to
each other

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Atmosphere

A thin layer of
gases that
surrounds the
Earth

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Water Cycle

The change of water
from one state to
another as it moves
between Earth’s
surface and the
atmosphere

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Condensation

Condensation is the
process of a gas
cooling and changing
to a liquid. This is
how clouds are
formed in the water
cycle.

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Precipitation

The falling of water
back to the Earth in the
form of a liquid (rain,
snow, sleet, or hail)

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Evaporation

The process by
which liquid water
changes into water
vapor

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Water Cycle

Use arrows and draw on the image to illustrate evaporation, condensation, and
precipitation.

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Water Cycle

Look at the image.

Which part of the water cycle is shown in
the circle?

A.

Precipitation

B.

Condensation

C.

Collection

D.

Runoff

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Water Cycle

Which step in the water cycle occurs when sunlight warms
water on Earth and it changes into water vapor?

A. Condensation

B. Evaporation

C. Precipitation

D. Accumulation

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DOL: Given scenarios,
SW correctly describe
and illustrate the
continuous movement
of water above the
surface of Earth
through the water
cycle in at least 4 of 5
questions.

Demonstration of Learning

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