💧 What to Teach
- Evaporation
- Condensation
- Precipitation
- Collection
- Role of Sun and Gravity
- Importance of Water Cycle for Earth
🎯 Teaching Strategies
- Diagram explanation using animations or drawing boards
- Demonstration using a bowl of water, heat, and lid
- Storytelling: Water's journey from ocean to clouds and back
- Song/poem about the water cycle
- Hands-on chart making of water cycle
📘 Lesson Plan (1 Week)
- Day 1: Introduction & Evaporation experiment
- Day 2: Condensation & simple activity
- Day 3: Precipitation discussion and video
- Day 4: The full cycle explanation
- Day 5: Water Cycle Chart making + quiz
❓ Important Questions
- What causes evaporation?
- What is precipitation?
- Name the four main steps of the water cycle.
- What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?
- Why is the water cycle important for plants and animals?
📝 Fill-in-the-Blank Practice
- Water from lakes and rivers turns into vapor. This is called ________.
- The water vapor turns into clouds. This is called ________.
- Rainfall is a part of the ________ step.
- The sun provides ________ to start the cycle.
- Water collects in rivers and oceans. This is known as ________.
🔄 Mixed-Type Practice
- Draw and label the water cycle diagram.
- Match the following:
Evaporation — A. Clouds forming
Condensation — B. Water turning to vapor
- Arrange the steps of the water cycle in correct order.
- Why does rain fall from the sky?
- What would happen if the water cycle stopped?