WATER CYCLE Singing a song “You are my Sunshine” Recalling the Standards for Group Activity Group Activity Activity 2: “What’s My Role?” Objectives: 1. Describe the role of the sun in the water cycle. 2. Explain the processes of the water cycle. What you need: • diagram of the water cycle • marker • manila paper GUIDE QUESTIONS: 1. Where does water come from as shown in the diagram? 2. What are the processes involved in the water cycle as shown in the numbered parts of the water cycle? 3. What is the role of the sun in the water cycle? GUIDE QUESTIONS: 4. In which process do plants release water particles from their leaves? 5. How do animals and humans participate in the water cycle? 6. When does water vapor change to liquid? GUIDE QUESTIONS: 8. What are the forms of precipitations that fall on the Earth’s surface? 9. Where does water go when it falls back to the earth? Remember: • Water comes from many sources: bodies of water like seas, oceans, rivers, lakes, streams, land parts, animals and human. • The sun plays the major role in the water cycle. It is the main source of heat on earth. Remember: • EVAPORATION takes place in the bodies of water and on land. • Water particles are released from the leaves of plants through TRANSPIRATION. Remember: • Animals and humans give off water particles when they perspire and during RESPIRATION which evaporate in the atmosphere in lesser amounts. • When water vapor in the atmosphere had cooled, CONDENSATION takes place. Remember: • The condensed water vapor is transported and moved from one location to another in the atmosphere. • When the condensed water vapor become heavy, it falls back to the earth in the form of rain, snow, hail or sleet. This is called PRECIPITATION. Remember: • When water falls back to the earth, it goes back to the bodies of water and it may end up on land. When it end up on land, it will become part of ground water that animals and humans including plants can use, or it may run over the soil and collect it in the oceans, lakes, rivers where the cycle starts all over again. The water continuous this cycle. Remember: • WATER CYCLE is continuous process of changing liquid water into water vapor (gas) when heated and back to liquid water when cooled. EVALUATION: Write a 3-5 sentences paragraph about the processes involved in water cycle and the role of the sun on its process. ASSIGNMENT: Make a diorama of the water cycle using recyclables or indigenous materials.