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Summer 1
Geography: Why is water so important?
This unit on Water introduces children to the water cycle and allows them to explore the processes of evaporation and condensation through a range of practical activities. By considering water as a finite resource, they are introduced to the ideas of conservation and consider some of the issues surrounding supplying clean drinking water to a growing global population.
By the end of this unit children should be able to:
• Describe water in its solid, liquid and gaseous state.
• List the main events in the water cycle.
• Explain that changes in temperature cause evaporation and condensation.
• Explain that water has to be cleaned for drinking.
• List different types of flooding.
• Describe how flooding affects communities.