Ripper ii Educational resource for primary schools - Australian ...

TOPIC 2: RAIN, HAIL AND SHINE (L3.AS2.2)Name:Class:Learning Outcomes:Tasks and indicatorsAchievedIdentifies water flow through a natural system involving plants and animalsACTIVITIES:1. WATER FOR PLANTS AND ANIMALSWater is part of a natural cycle and is needed for all plant and animal life.Use each letter to mark where each of the steps in the water diagram occur in the farm picture.a. Water falls as rain from cloudsb. Water soaks into the soilc. Roots of plants take water from the soild. Leaves use the water and sunlight to make plant foode. Animals eat the plants as foodf. Rainwater runs over the land into creeks and riversg. Dams collect water runoffh. Animals drink from the dami. Water from dams and rivers is used to irrigate plantsj. Water ‘evaporates’ from land, plants and water bodies to form cloudsEXPLAIN WHAT WOULD HAPPEN HERE IF IT DIDN’T RAIN FOR A LONG TIME.