Earth’s

Learning A–Z level H Multi-level H K N

Grade 1 Word Count 240
Lexile 480L Nonfiction • Informational

Water
Refer to the Focus Question on page 2 of this title to guide
discussion and support additional learning connected to the text.

Most of Earth’s surface is covered with water. Plants,

animals, and humans are dependent upon water for their
survival. Earth’s Water introduces students to the many
forms of Earth’s water and emphasizes the importance
of caring for this valuable resource. The book can also
be used to make connections to prior knowledge and to
identify main ideas and supporting details. The book is
also available for levels K and N.

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Earth’s Focus Question

Water
Why is water important?

Words to Know
evaporation liquid
gas polluted
invisible solid

Connections
Writing
Write a speech telling your classmates why
it is important to take care of Earth’s water.
Use the information from the book to help
you. Present your speech to your class.

Written by Katherine Scraper

Science and Art
Draw and label a picture showing water in
its three different states: liquid, solid, and
gas. Include some vocabulary words from
the book in your picture.
 Table of Contents
Water Everywhere . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Different Forms of Water . . . . . . . 7
Changing Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Water Is Important . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Water Everywhere
Water is in ponds, lakes, and oceans.
It flows in rivers and streams.
It is in the air and frozen as snow
and ice.

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 The dark parts in this picture of Earth are water.

Most of Earth is covered with water.

Plants and animals need water What are some ways you use
to live. Earth’s water?
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Each of these containers holds four cups of water. Ice can be carved into many shapes.

Different Forms of Water Not all water is liquid.

Most of the water we see is a liquid. When water gets very cold, it freezes.
Liquid water takes the shape of the It becomes solid.
container it is in. Solid water is called ice.
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 What forms of water can you see in this picture?

Sheets of ice cover Earth’s South Pole.

Some of Earth’s water is invisible.
Much of Earth’s frozen water is at It is in the air.
the North and South Poles. This water is a gas.
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The sunlight heats up the snow, and the snowman melts.

Energy from the Sun causes the water to evaporate.

Changing Water
Water is always changing. Have you ever seen a puddle
When frozen water is heated, it melts. of water dry up on a hot day?
It changes to a liquid. Energy from the Sun changed the
When liquid water gets cold, it freezes. liquid water into a gas.
It changes to ice. This is called evaporation.
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Clouds drop water on the desert as rain.
When invisible water in the air
gets cold, it can make clouds.
Clouds are tiny drops of liquid
water. Those drops can get bigger.
Then they fall as rain.
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Water Is Important
Rain keeps plants alive.
We fight fires with water.
Animals take baths in water.
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 Glossary
evaporation (n.) page 12
the change of water from a liquid to
a gas as a result of getting warmer

gas (n.) page 10

polluted
matter that can freely change shape
and size; often it can’t be seen

invisible (adj.) page 10

unable to be seen

liquid (n.) page 7

matter that is able to flow and
not polluted
change shape while keeping its size
It is important to take care polluted (adj.) page 15
of Earth’s water. made dirty or harmful
Polluted water makes people, plants,
solid (adj.) page 8
and animals sick.
having a firm or hard form or shape
Would you want to drink and
play in polluted water?
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