Grades 2–4
Save Water at Home
Tally how often you use water in a day, write one way to save it each time, then make a family plan.
Science worksheet · Water cycle
Where Is Earth’s Water?
Six facts about salt and fresh water to mark true or false, then sort eight places into salt water and fresh water.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Water cycle
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- The water cycle, Evaporation and condensation, Saving water
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- About 97 out of every 100 drops of water on Earth are salty ocean water. Only 3 are fresh water, and most of that is frozen in ice caps and glaciers.
- 1. Circle True or False.
- Most of Earth’s water is in the oceans.
- Ocean water is good to drink.
- Most fresh water is frozen in ice.
- Rivers and lakes hold most of Earth’s water.
- There is water under the ground.
- Fresh water is something we should take care of.
Words on this sheet
TrueFalsea ponda lakeSalt watera riverthe searaina salt marshthe oceanFresh water
Teacher tip
Show 100 drops of water: 97 are salty, and only a tiny part of the rest is easy to drink.
How to use it
- Breathe on a cold mirror to show condensation.
- Leave a cup of water on the windowsill and mark the level each day.
- Start with a two-minute “I notice, I wonder” talk about the picture on the sheet.
Watch for
Clouds are not steam or smoke. They are tiny drops of water.
Talk about it
- Where does a puddle go when it dries up?
- How could we find out if that is true?
Take it further
Make a water cycle bracelet with a bead for each step.
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