Year 4 are chemists!
As part of our chemistry unit, we’ve been learning about the water cycle.
- Evaporation is when water turns into water vapour from the heat of the sun.
- Condensation is when water vapour changes back into water and forms a cloud.
- Precipitation is when solid or liquid water falls from the Earth’s atmosphere.
- Collection is when water from precipitation is gather back into lakes, rivers and seas.
We also learnt about the 4 different types of precipitation – rain, snow, sleet and hail.
Your children found it fascinating how all the water on Earth is continually recycled through the water cycle. We even had some interesting discussions about whether we drink the same water that dinosaurs drank!
Help at home: ask your children to talk you through each stage of the water cycle. Make sure they use our key vocabulary:
