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activity 3: uNDerstaNDiNg the Water cycLe

Write a definition for each of the following words and illustrate each word in the boxes provided.

Evaporation:

Condensation:

Precipitation:

Vapour:

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activity 4: the Water cycLe aNimateD!

Trace the long journey a drop of water takes, starting from the ocean until its return to the sea.

Do this by following the preceding steps in Flip Boom Classic.

A. Launch the software by double-clicking on the icon.

B. In the fi rst frame, draw a body of water (such as an ocean, sea or lake), a stream and a water droplet. You can practice fi rst in the boxes below.

Body of Water Stream Water droplet

C. From the template Library, use the yellow arrow buttons to scroll through the books until you fi nd the red book containing the weather templates.

D. From the Collection Content window, click on the template that you would like, then click on the yellow arrow button to put them in the fi rst frame. Select a cloud to start with.

E. Your fi rst frame might look something like this:

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Evaluation Criteria

LanguageSpelling and Grammar

Used capital letters where appropriate

Remembered to use proper punctuation markers

Words were spelled correctly

Relevance of ideas

Text described the animation well

ScienceCommunicated in scientifi c terms

Coherent organization of elements

Information Communication TechnologiesComputer knowledge

Used at least two of the drawing tools from the software

Used at least 3 templates from the library

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