SunInWaterCycle_Tues_11.12

4th Grade Science
Patterns on Earth
Lesson 3

Tuesday
November 12, 2024

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Directions: The illustration shows
some of the steps in the water
cycle. Use the illustration and
explain what parts of the water
cycle are being represented by the
letters.

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Patterns on Earth

LO:SWBAT explain the role of the Sun as a major source of
energy in the water cycle.

DOL: Given scenarios, SW correctly explain the role of the
Sun as a major source of energy in 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 role of the sun in the water cycle?

How does the water cycle change ocean water to freshwater?

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Lesson Vocabulary

water cycle

evaporation

condensation

precipitation

runoff

collection

ciclo del agua

evaporación

condensación

precipitación

escurrimiento

recopilación

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How does the water cycle change ocean water to

freshwater?

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How does water get into the air?

Procedure

1.

Refer back to your water cycle model.

2.

Observe the changes inside the bag.

3.

Answer the reflection questions on your student activity sheet.

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How does water get into the air?

The Sun warms up the water, causing
evaporation. The water started to disappear from
the bottom of the bag.

Water vapor will gather at the top of the bag,
representing condensation. This is like the clouds
forming.

Eventually, small droplets will form and slide down,
representing precipitation (rain).

The water droplets will collect again at the bottom
of the bag, showing collection.

"What happens to the water when the Sun

warms it up?"

"Where do you see the clouds forming in the

bag?"

"How does the water come back down?"

"Where does the water end up after it 'rains'

inside the bag?"

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Evaporation

Describe a way you could model evaporation caused by the Sun.

You could put water in
a container and put the
container under a
bright light.

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The Water Cycle

Put the steps on the image to describe how water moves in the
water cycle. Start with evaporation.

Word Bank

evaporation

condensation

precipitation

2

condensation

3

precipitation

evaporation

1

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The Water Cycle

Which process is
observed when a
puddle of water
becomes water

vapor?

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Let’s revisit the phenomenon

How does the

water cycle

change ocean

water to

freshwater?

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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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Evaporation

The process by
which liquid water
changes into water
vapor

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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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Runoff

Water that moves
over the ground
and into oceans
and rivers

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Collection

When water that falls
from the clouds is
temporarily stored in
bodies of water, such
as rivers, lakes, and
oceans.

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Water Cycle

Students created the model below to represent the water cycle.

Which part of the water cycle is
represented by the lamp?

A.

Surface water

B.

Condensation

C.

Precipitation

D.

The Sun

Lamp

Glass
cover

Ice

cubes

Water

Water
droplets

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Water Cycle

Which of the following shows the processes of the water cycle in order,
beginning with the Sun heating Earth's water?

A.

Condensation, evaporation, precipitation

B.

Evaporation, precipitation, condensation

C.

Precipitation, condensation, runoff

D.

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation

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DOL: Given
scenarios, SW
correctly explain the
role of the Sun as a
major source of
energy in the water
cycle in at least 4 of
5 questions.

Demonstration of Learning

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