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SCIENCE - GRADE 4
Quarter 4 – LAS 3: Importance of Water Cycle
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Regional Director : Gilbert T. Sadsad

Assistant Regional Director : Ronelo Al K. Firmo

Development Team of the Learning Activity Sheet

Writer : Katherine D. Yarte

Editors/Reviewers : Christian M. Espiritu
: Noel V. Ibis
Lay-out Artist : Katherine D. Yarte

Management Team
Schools Division Superintendent : Nympha D. Guemo
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent : Maria Flora T. Pandes, EdD
Chief Curriculum Implementation Division : Emma T. Soriano, EdD
Education Program Supervisor : Noel V. Ibis, PhD

Introductory Concept
Water is a renewable resource because of the water cycle. It is the
continuous movement of water in the surface of the earth.
Water cycle is important because it transforms salty water into fresh water
during precipitation process. Let us find out how water cycle occurs and why it is
important to us.

Learning Skills:
Importance of Water Cycle (S4ES-IVc-3)
At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

 explain the processes of the water cycle; and

 describe the importance of the water cycle.

Learning Activities
Pre-Test

A. Directions: Rearrange the following letters to form a word. Write your answer
on the space provided.
1. notiaveprao - _______________________
2. tnapsitraoinr - _______________________
3. sperinoiart - _______________________
4. cnonsatnoide - _______________________
5. noitatipicerp - _______________________
B. Directions: Find five words related to water cycle. Use the given beginning
letter as a clue.
S H M T G V U O U D E H M
A N M U K A V D R W R N M
B I O V A P W H A I L S Z
C J P W G O X J I L K L O
D K Q X E R Y E N B I O V
E K R Y H I U R H C J P W
F L S Z J S D F G D K Q X
G C L O U D K Q X E K R Y

1. S________________ 2. R________________
3. C________________ 4. H________________
5. V________________

Analysis
Directions: Using the diagram below, Identify the different
processes involve in water cycle. Write your answer on the blank.

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Abstraction
 Based on the activity, answer the following questions:
1. Where does water come as shown in the diagram?
2. What are the processes involved in the water cycle?
3. What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?
4. How animals and humans participate in the water cycle?
5. Why do you think water cycle important?

Remember

You may think that every drop of rain that falls from the sky, or each glass
of water that you drink, is brand new, but it has always been here and is a part of
the water cycle.
Water cycle is a continuous process of changing liquid water into water vapor
when heated and back to liquid when cooled.
The sun plays a major role in the water cycle. It heats up the bodies of water
covering the earth. When bodies of water are heated, evaporation occurs.
Evaporation is the change of liquid to water vapor. Water particles are released
from the leaves of plants through transpiration. Animals and humans give off
water particles when they perspire during respiration which evaporate in the
atmosphere in lesser amounts.
The water vapor condenses as it reaches the atmosphere and mixes with other
water vapor in the process called condensation. They then fall as precipitate like
rain, hail, and snow. Such process is called precipitation.
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A summary of the water cycle

 The heat of the sun provides energy to make the water cycle work.
 The sun evaporates water from the oceans into water vapor.
 This invisible vapor rises into the atmosphere, where the air is colder.
 The colder air causes water vapor to condense into water droplets and
clouds.
 In the atmosphere, air currents move clouds all around the Earth.
 Water drops form in clouds, which then fall to Earth as precipitation (rain
and snow).
 In cold climates, precipitation builds up as snow, ice, and glaciers.
 Snow can melt, becoming runoff, which flows into rivers, the oceans, and
into the ground.
 Some ice evaporates directly into the air, skipping the melting phase
(sublimation).
 Rainfall on land flows downhill as runoff, providing water to lakes, rivers,
and the oceans.
 Some rain soaks into the ground, as infiltration, and, if deep enough,
becomes groundwater.
 Water from lakes and rivers can seep into the ground.
 Water moves underground because of gravity and pressure.
  Groundwater close to the land surface is taken up by plants.
 Some groundwater seeps into rivers and lakes, and can flow to the surface as
springs.
 Some groundwater goes very deep into the ground and stays there for a long
time.
 Groundwater flows into the oceans, keeping the water cycle going.
Some of the Importance of water cycle to living things:
o Human- Improved hygiene practices
o Animal- Healthy animal growth
o Plants -Healthy plant growth
o Environment -Increased crop yield Increased water storage

Application

A. Directions: Choose the right statement on the box that describes numbered
objects or words in the illustration. Write your answer on the space provided.

4.

1.
5.
3.
2.

The main source of heat on earth.

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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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B. Directions: Write True on the space

provided if the statement is
correct and False if it is not.
________1. Rain is a precipitate.
________2. Evaporation happens when
water is heated.
________3. Plants and animals are not
part of the water cycle.
________4. Plants can still survive even
in the absence of water
cycle.
________5. In cold climates,
precipitation builds up as snow, ice,
and glaciers.

C. Directions: Put a check mark (√) if

the statement is a beneficial effect of
water cycle and (x) mark if it is not.
____1. plants growing healthy
____2. healthy people
____3. lack of water supply
____4. high quality products
____5.low market prices of vegetables
and fruits