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The water cycle in order

Steps to cut out and put in order, with a recording sheet. The water cycle is a loop of causes. Ordering the steps shows whether a student knows that evaporation must come before condensation, and why.

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  • 5 pages
  • about 20 minutes
  • You need: one strip page for each student or pair, scissors and glue

Australian Curriculum:AC9S4U02

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Why use this

The water cycle is a loop of causes. Ordering the steps shows whether a student knows that evaporation must come before condensation, and why.

7 steps to cut out and order. Putting a process in order shows whether the student understands what causes what.

How to run it

  1. 1.Read every strip aloud together, in the wrong order.3 min
  2. 2.Pairs order the strips, then glue them on the recording sheet.10 min
  3. 3.Check with the key. Ask why two steps cannot swap.4 min

Curriculum link

AC9S4U02

Australian Curriculum v9.0 © ACARA. Licensed CC BY 4.0. The full attribution is printed in the PDF.

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