🎯 LO: To understand the stages of the water cycle

Success Criteria:

• I can name the four main stages of the water cycle
• I can explain what happens at each stage
• I can describe why the water cycle is important

💧 The Water Cycle - Key Information

Evaporation: The sun heats water in rivers, lakes and seas. The water turns into invisible water vapour and rises into the sky.

Condensation: As water vapour rises higher, it cools down and turns back into tiny water droplets, forming clouds.

Precipitation: When clouds become too heavy with water droplets, they fall as rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Collection: The water flows back into rivers, lakes and seas, and the cycle starts again.

📚 Part 1: Understanding the Water Cycle

When water ______________________________ from the sea, it rises up and forms _________________________. These become heavy and water falls as ______________________________________.

Word bank: evaporates, clouds, rain

✏️ Part 2: Apply Your Knowledge

Evaporation • Condensation • Precipitation