science · Grade 4
The Water Cycle: Evaporation, Condensation & Precipitation
Understand how Earth's water moves continuously. Fill in the blanks for evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection with vocabulary bank.
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Learning goals
- Define the primary stages of the hydrologic cycle driven by the Sun's energy
- Explain how liquid water transforms into vapor and returns as rain or snow
- Apply accurate scientific terms to natural meteorological phenomena
Before you begin
Distinguish liquid water from water vapor and recognize heating and cooling.
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Practice previewThe Water Cycle: Evaporation, Condensation & Precipitation
Practice · Independent · 15 min
Understand how Earth's water moves continuously. Fill in the blanks for evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection with vocabulary bank.
Teaching and response guide
- Model the target skill: define the primary stages of the hydrologic cycle driven by the Sun's energy. Use the first task as a guided example before asking for an independent response.
- Check readiness first: Distinguish liquid water from water vapor and recognize heating and cooling.
- Discuss an incorrect response using this distinction: Evaporation and condensation describe opposite changes; precipitation is water falling from clouds.
Watch for: Evaporation and condensation describe opposite changes; precipitation is water falling from clouds.
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