Why does it rain
- 1. Whydoesit rain?WebquestSubject: Geography ( Proyecto bilingüe)Level: 3rd PrimaryTeacher: Elisa Álvarez Suárez
- 2. IntroductionItrains quite oftenwherewelive. Sometimeswewouldliketogoouttoplaywithourfriendsbutwecan’t, becauseit’srainingagain!! But, wheredoesallthat rain come from? Wewilldiscoveritdoingthistask, youwilllearnhowthewatercycleworks and whydoeswaterchangeintomanyforms. I hope you enjoy it!!
- 3. The task1) You will have to answer the following questions:What is the water cycle?Define evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collectionWhat is transpiration.Which are the different forms of precipitation?2) You will make a poster representing the water cycle.
- 4. Theprocessa)You will work in groups of four students.b) You will have to search in the internet in order to answer the questions you have been provided with.c) Then you will explain what you have found to the rest of your classmates.d) In the elaboration of the poster you will be able to use all type of materials such as colour papers, cotton, plasticine, etc...
- 5. ResourcesIn order to do this task you should visit the following websites:WaterThewatercycleThewatercycle- VideoThewatercycle- PictureWater: a neverendingstory
- 6. Evaluation
- 7. ConclusionYoualreadyknowhowthewatercycleworks, youhavealsolearnthowtosearchinformation in the internet and youhavediscoveredthatthere are manywebpages in whichyou can learn and havefun at thesame time. Doingthiswebquestyouhaveworked instrumental, interpersonal and sistemiccompetences. And alsothesecross- curricular competences: knowledge and interactionwiththephisicalworld, linguisticcommunication, informationtreatment and digital competence, social competence, artisticcompetenceand learninghowtolearn. I hope youhadfoundthistaskinteresting.