Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To describe the different stages of the water cycle.
Working scientifically
- To record the stages of the water cycle using a labelled diagram.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can name the stages of the water
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
National curriculum
Science
States of matter
Pupils
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Cross-curricular links
British values
- Mutual respect.
See
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Before the lesson
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Activity: Model of the water cycle: support version to annotate a diagram of the model water cycle.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could apply their knowledge of how temperature affects evaporation rates to the water cycle to answer how an increase in the average temperatures of the Earth would affect the water cycle.
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: naming, ordering and describing the stages
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Knowledge outcomes
- I can name and order the stages of the water cycle: evaporation, condensing, precipitating and run-off.
- I can describe the changes of state that occur during the water cycle: liquid water evaporates into gaseous water vapour, which cools and condenses into liquid precipitation (e.g. rain) or freezes into solid precipitation (e.g. snow).
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Vocabulary definitions
-
precipitation
Water that falls from clouds to the ground, including rain, sleet, snow and hail.
-
the water cycle
The never-ending movement of water from water stores, into the air and back down to the ground.
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 5th April, 2024
