AC9S4U02 Year 4 Science

Content descriptor identify sources of water and describe key processes in the water cycle, including movement of water through the sky, landscape and ocean; precipitation; evaporation; and condensation

Elaborations

• • Elaboration identifying everyday examples of precipitation (rain or snow), evaporation (wet washing or paint drying) and condensation of water (water droplets on a cold water bottle)
• • Elaboration identifying local water sources and exploring how they change over time, such as rain puddles that evaporate or a local creek that flows faster after rain
• • Elaboration exploring where tap water comes from and predicting what happens to water that goes down the drain
• • Elaboration exploring a game or simulation of the water cycle, identifying key processes and creating their own representation of the water cycle
• • Elaboration recognising that clouds are tiny water droplets suspended in air, observing a ‘cloud in a bottle’ demonstrated by a teacher and discussing what conditions are needed for clouds to form and for rain or snow to fall
• • Elaboration exploring First Nations Australians’ connections with and valuing of water and water resource management
• • Elaboration recognising First Nations Australians’ knowledges and understandings of evaporation and how the effect of evaporation can be reduced to conserve water, such as by covering surfaces

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• • Elaboration considering why we are encouraged to save and recycle water, and actions people can take to reduce water consumption and waste