This 3-page 4th grade science worksheet links the water cycle to things students see at home. Page 1 has eight picture boxes, from a puddle drying up to hail on a car, and students circle E, C or P for evaporation, condensation or precipitation. Page 2 asks two written questions about a cold glass and a puddle. Page 3 is the answer key.
“Sort everyday events into evaporation, condensation and precipitation.”
Page 1 gives three evaporation, three condensation and two precipitation events in mixed order.
“Explain an everyday event by saying that water changes between a gas and a liquid.”
Page 2 asks why a cold glass gets wet and where the puddle water went.
Eight picture boxes: a puddle drying up, wet clothes on a line, water drops on a cold glass, a foggy bathroom mirror, dew on grass, snow falling, hail on a car and a pot of boiling water getting lower. Each has E, C and P to circle.
Two questions with five lines each. One asks why the outside of a cold glass gets wet, and one asks where the water in the puddle went.
E, C or P for each event, and full sentence answers to both questions.
Before the lesson
Hand it out before you name the stages. Students use what they know about puddles and cold glasses, and the key shows which words to teach.
Talk about item 8
Boiling is fast evaporation, so students who circle E are right. Some will ask about the steam, which is a good way into condensation.
Home hunt
Ask students to find one more example of each letter at home, such as a mirror after a shower. Collect them on the board the next day.
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