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Rain & Puddles

CONCEPTUAL
ScienceWeather & Climate|Ages 5—7|ID: mt_TlLE4cZgOr

Know that rain falls from clouds in the sky, that puddles disappear because water goes back into the air, and that this is part of how water moves around — up into the sky and back down again

Mastery Evidence

  • State that rain falls from clouds
  • Explain that puddles disappear because the water goes into the air
  • Describe the basic idea that water goes up and comes back down in a repeating process

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] notices a puddle has disappeared on a sunny afternoon, can they explain that the water went up into the air, and that it will come back down again as rain from a cloud?”

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  • Types of Weather soft

    Rain concept benefits from knowing rain as a weather type

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