The Importance of Water
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Geography
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7th Grade
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Easy
Miss Neill
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The Importance of Water
This lesson will enable you to explore the importance of water
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Where is Europe located? Provide at least one location point.
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Fill in the Blanks
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The Importance of Water
Starter: Why is water so important? What do we use water for?
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Why is water so important? Think about what we use water for.
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Why is water so important?
For health and hygiene
To help grow food for the world
For its role in ecosystems
The water cycle
To help eliminate diseases
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Poll
Which water importance reason do you think is the most important?
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Open Ended
Explain your answer to the previous question.
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How many buckets of water would the water in your body fill?
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Multiple Choice
How many buckets would the water in your body fill?
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What do you already know about the water cycle?
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Open Ended
What do you already know about the water cycle?
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What is the water cycle?
The water cycle is the path that all water follows as it moves around Earth in different states.
Water evaporates into water vapor, condenses to form clouds, and forms rain.
The cycle continues.
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Pay special attention to the key terms!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM-59ljA4Bs&t=130s
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The Water Cycle Key Terms
You have 2 minutes to study the key terms before a quick quiz
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Multiple Choice
Evaporation is...
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Condensation is...
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Precipitation is...
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Surface run off is...
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Groundwater is...
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Describing the water cycle
You are going to describe the movement of a drop of water around the water cycle
You will expected to use the following key words:
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Surface run-off
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Open Ended
Describe the movement of a drop of water around the water cycle.
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Geographical Investigation
You are going to take part in a virtual investigation.
But first, what do you think a geographical investigation is...
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Research Question
Our research question will be:
What happens to water when it reaches the ground?
What equipment do you think we will need to conduct our investigation?
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What equipment do you think we will need to carry out our investigation and answer our research question?
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Investigation Method
We are going to visit three different sites to observe what happens to water when it reaches the ground
Sites: Grass, Stone/pavement, Soil Flower bed.
Method: Pour on the water and measure the time in takes to drain away.
Recording: Write on your sheet what you have observed.
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What did we find out?
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Multiple Choice
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Write up
1. Which surface took the longest for the water to go in to (infiltrate)?
2. Which surface took the shortest for the water to go in to (infiltrate)?
3. Why might the water have taken longer on some surfaces?
4. How could your investigation be improved if you were to do it again?
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