Learning objective
- To describe how the water cycle works.
Success criteria
- I can identify the different ways
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National curriculum
Geography
Human and physical geography
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Cross-curricular links
Science
States of matter
Pupils
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Can use the Activity: Water cycle labels (support) and the Presentation: The water cycle to support with labelling their diagram of the water cycle. May need support with creating their water cycle in a bag.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could consider where they see the processes in the water cycle in everyday situations (for example, condensation on a window or evaporation when boiling a kettle).
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying water stores and
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Vocabulary definitions
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condensation
Small water droplets formed when warm air rises and cools down.
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evaporation
The process in which warm water turns from a liquid to a gas in the air (water vapour).
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y4: What are rivers and how are they used?
Lesson 1: What is the water cycle?
Lesson 2: How is a river formed?
Lesson 3: Where can we find rivers?
Lesson 4: How are rivers used?
Lesson 5: What can we find out about our local river?
Lesson 6: What features does our local river have?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 1st February, 2024
