Name:____________________________________

All living things need water. Plants and animals die very quickly if they do not have water.

Land animals and people drink water.

Land plants absorb water through their roots. If they do not have water they dry up and die.

Classify

We need water to live

Drink water Absorb water through their roots

Do not need water

Colour in what drinks water blue and red what absorbs water through its roots.

Most of the water on the the Earth is in the sea.

There is also water on land. This is the water you use for drinking and watering your gardens.

Surface water

rivers streams lakes

Underground water

snowice North Pole South Pole

This water is found under the ground

Puddle

Colour the seas blue, the land brown and the South Pole white.

Classify the states of water according to their state.

Water can be found in three different states:

Tap water, river water and underground water is water in its _______________________.

Ice and Snow is water in its ______________________________.

Steam and water vapour is water in its ________________________.

Look at the pictures below and decide which state they are in.

Changing states

A change in state takes place when water passes from one state to another.

Examples

Melting

Freezing

Evaporation

Condensation

The changes in the states of water

Discuss the changes of state in each of the pictures below.

http://www.kidzone.ws/imageschanged/water/bwatercycle1.gif

Can you make a water cycle wheel? Cut tou the two circles and see how the water cycle works.

How many different ways do we use water? Can you name any more?