Hello, students! Today you will have the chance to explore and think about something that we use every day. First, we will learn about where water is found. Next, we will learn about the natural states that water takes form in. Once I am confident that you fully understand these concepts, you will be given materials to create a model with various materials.
With your partner, you will learn more about water. You will be given a graphic organizer to fill out together, as you read through these different tasks. Make sure you read closely to learn the important facts that the tasks will show you. When you have completed the graphic organizer with your partner, you will answer the 10 questions below independently.
After you have completed these tasks, raise your hand and I will give you your tray of materials to create your model of a water source.
Process
Where is water found?
Water is found in the ocean, rivers, creeks, glaciers, ice caps, lakes, swamps, and bogs.
What states of water will we learn about?
Below is an interesting video that I want you to watch. this video will help you fill out your graphic organizer and questions. Click the video below to play it.
You will go to this site to learn more about water.
What amount of the Earth’s surface is water covered in? A. 20% B.71% C.90% D.59%
What three states of matter can water be found in? ______________________________________________________
What bodies of water can water be found in?____________________________________________________________
Circle true or false. Ice is a solid form of water. TRUE or FALSE.
Circle true or false. Most of Earth’s water is found in rivers and lakes. TRUE or FALSE.
Circle true or false. Earth has more groundwater than any other type of water. TRUE or FALSE.
What percentage of saltwater does the Earth have?____________________________________________________
The largest bodies of saltwater are called _________________.
Why is water on Earth in both solid and liquid states? A. Water is neither liquid nor solid. B. Water on Earth is only in a liquid form and cannot be found in a solid-state. C. Water can be a solid or liquid state depending on the temperature and conditions of its locations. D. Water can be liquid or solid, depending on what humans are doing to it.
How can water be changed from its liquid form on Earth to a solid form? A. I t cannot be turned from a liquid to a solid. B. It could be buried. C. It could be melted. D. It could be frozen.
Evaluation
Great work today, boys and girls. Please give me your filled-in graphic organizer and questions.
Now it is time to show what you learned. I have a tray with playdough and two plates. On one plate you will create a location that will have one form of water included in it. On the other plate, you will create a different location to display the other form of water. When we are all done, we will have a gallery walk to see how your creations compare to one another. You will then be asked to partner up with a classmate to discuss your creations.
Conclusion
Wonderful job! You have learned so much about water.Will you look at it differently now?
Performance Expectation: Obtain and communicate information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.
Clarification Statement: Students use reliable sources to identify the patterns of where water is found and its natural form (solid or liquid).
Examples of how water can be found on Earth as water or ice could include a frozen pond, a liquid pond, a frozen
lake, or a liquid lake.
Disciplinary Core Ideas: Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form. (LE.ESS2C.a)
