DLP Sci 202 - Midterm - Group 3
DLP Sci 202 - Midterm - Group 3
Teacher/s:
The learners demonstrate understanding of the different sources of water suitable for human consumption.
Performance Standard:
The learners should be able to tell the use of water from the different sources in the content of daily
activities. (S4ES – Ivd – 4)
Lesson Objective(s):
Engage
The teacher will post a picture on the board and the students will choose the answer on the box.
Directions: Choose the phrases from the box that describe the pictures shown below. Write your answer
in your science notebook.
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Explore
The teacher will give them an activity wherein they will write their answer in the box below and
the guide questions.
Directions: Describe the importance of water cycle to each of the items in the table. Do it in your science
notebook.
Guide Questions:
Explain
The teacher will discuss about the water cycle and the processes involved in water cycle.
Water cycle is a continuous process of changing liquid water into water vapor (gas) when heated and
turns back to liquid water when cooled above and below the surface of the Earth. Water is transferred
from the Earth’s surface to the atmosphere through evaporation. Bodies of water, clouds, evaporation, and
condensation including living things all play important roles in the water cycle.
The Sun plays a major role in the water cycle. It is the main source of heat that causes evaporation
process.
1. Evaporation - is the process of changing liquid water into water vapor (gas) and rises into the
atmosphere. Roughly 80% of all evaporation comes from oceans while the remaining 20% comes
from inland water and plant vegetation. More evaporation happens when the temperature is high
and with faster wind speed.
2. Transpiration – takes place during evaporation process wherein water particles are released from
the leaves of the plants and vegetation. The rate of transpiration gets higher with higher
temperatures.
Respiration - takes place when animals and humans breathe out water particles through their
lungs and when they perspire, which evaporates into the atmosphere in lesser amounts. Animals
contribute to the water cycle through respiration, perspiration and urination.
3. Condensation - is the process of changing water vapor (gas) into tiny droplets of liquid water in the
form of clouds in the atmosphere. Condensation can be high in the atmosphere or at ground level. Water
vapor condenses around tiny particles called cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). The cloud condensation
nuclei can sometimes be specks of dust, salt, or pollutants. As tiny water droplets combine with each
other, clouds develop, and precipitation may occur.
4. Precipitation - is the process by which the tiny condensed water droplets falls back into the Earth’s
surface in the form of rain, hail, snow and sleet.
Although there is a continuous cycle of water, you might wonder if there will come a time when we will
run out of water. Did you know that 97% of the water found in our surrounding is salty? Thus only 3% of
this water is fresh or potable. This very small amount of freshwater is 67% locked in the form of ice
mainly found in Greenland and Antarctic. Therefore, only about 1% of freshwater is found in rivers,
lakes, ponds, and in the atmosphere in the form of water vapor.
Water cycle is important because it transforms salty water into fresh water during precipitation process. It
is also known as hydrologic cycle describes how water evaporates from the surface of the Earth, rises into
the atmosphere, cools and condenses into clouds, and falls again to the Earth’s surface as precipitation in
the form of rain, snow, hail or sleet. The water falling on land collects in rivers and lakes, soil, and porous
layers of rock, and much of it flows back into the oceans, where it will once more evaporates. The cycling
of water in and out of the atmosphere is a significant aspect of the weather patterns on Earth.
Elaborate
Directions: Using the diagram below, identify and explain the processes involved in the water cycle.
Evaluate
Directions: In your science notebook, draw the water cycle and explain the processes involved using your
own words. Give some examples which show the importance of water cycle to man, plants, and animals.