WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE

Tiddalik, the frog

CDD (contenuto didattico digitale) prodotto nell’ambito del progetto “E-CLIL - Ricerca azione/primo ciclo” - a.s. 2016/2017 Scuol@lab e-clil - MIUR. AOODPIT. REGISTRO DECRETI DIPARTIMENTALI. 0001048.13-10-2016 AUTORI: gli alunni della classe IVA, Scuola Primaria dell’I.C. “A. Moscati” di Pontecagnano Faiano (Sa) Docente: Vicinanza Giuseppina

• A long time ago there was a frog called Tiddalik who lived near a

billabong (a puddle of water).

• It was a hot day and the frog was so thirsty, that it drank

all the water of the billabong.

• Still not satisfied it also drank all the water in the stream and

then the river and then the lake.

• Finally all the water in the world ended

up in the huge green stomach of

Tiddalik.

• The next day was very hot, plants and animals needed water,

but Tiddalik had drunk it all.

• A solution needed to be

found. The kangaroo

suggested a plan.

We need to open Tiddalik’s mouth, we need to make him laugh!

• And so, the hippo started telling jokes

while the crocodile pulled funny faces.

• The frog burst out laughing and all the

water started coming out of its mouth.

• The water filled the river, the stream,

the lake and the billabong

which the frog had dried up.

• Finally, the plants and animals had water to drink and Tiddalik

learnt an important lesson.

Answer the questions.

• What’s the frog’s name?

• Where does the frog live?

• Is it a hot or cold day?

• What does the frog do?

• What does the kangaroo suggest?

• What happens in the end?

LET’S SING ALL TOGETHER!

WATER WORDS

Water

Sea Rain

Snow

Drops

Stream

Ice

Clouds

River

Lake

Oceans

WATER ANAGRAMS

IRAN OWNS COULD

KELA VERIR AES

SDROP CEI CEANOS

CROSSWORD FIND THE WORDS:

RAIN

ICE

SNOWS

CLOUDS

RIVER

LAKE

STREAMS

OCEAN

SEA

WATER

DROP THE SECRET WORD IS - - - - - - - -

O C L O U D S

W C L A K E N

A S E N T I O

T E I A D D W

E A A L N I S

R K R I V E R

S T R E A M S

D R O P E C I

CHANGING WATER

Water constantly changes states in nature.

SOLID

LIQUID

GAS

As a liquid, water covers

about 70% of the planet. The

Earth is also called the «Blue

Planet».

The heat of Sun transforms water.

When temperature rises, the ice melts

and becomes water. This process

is called melting.

When the temperature rises even more,

the water evaporates and becomes vapor

or gas. This process is called evaporation.

When the temperature drops

and it becomes cold,

the vapor turns back to water.

This process is called condensation.

When the temperature drops even more and

it becomes colder, water freezes.

This process is called freezing.

Water never leaves the Earth. It is constantly being cycled through the atmosphere, ocean, and land. This process, known as the water cycle, is driven by energy from the sun. The water cycle is crucial to the existence of life on our planet.

During part of the water cycle, the sun heats up

liquid water and changes it to a gas by the process of

evaporation. Water that evaporates from earth’s

oceans, lakes, rivers, and moist soil rises up into the

atmosphere.

As water (in the form of gas) rises higher in the atmosphere, it starts

to cool and become a liquid again. This process is called condensation.

When a large amount of water vapor condenses, it results in the

formation of clouds.

When the water in the clouds gets too heavy,

the water falls back to the earth.

This is called precipitation.

When rain falls on the land, some of the water is absorbed into the ground;

other precipitation runs directly into streams or rivers. Water that collects

in rivers, streams, and oceans is called runoff.

A NEVER-ENDING STORY

ARRIVEDERCI DAGLI ALUNNI

DELLA CLASSE IVA DELLA

SCUOLA PRIMARIA

DELL’ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO

“A. MOSCATI” DI

PONTECAGNANO FAIANO (SA)