Water cycle – A level

This is an A level lesson on the water cycle. It meets the requirements of the AQA and Edexcel specifications in particular. Key facts about the lesson are:

1. The content covered by the lesson are; the water cycle as a system, the states of water and the proportion of water in different states, features/components of the water cycle (transpiration, percolation etc), flows and stores in the water cycle, factors that affect the rates of precipitation , condensation, evaporation, infiltration, percolation and interception in the water cycle.

2. Learning resources used in the lesson are; images, water cycle diagram, video clip, group work and a 12 mark exam question.

3. The lesson is planned in detail and all of the resources for teaching the lesson are included in the ppt; starter, learning activities with resources, clear outline of learning tasks and a plenary. If you have a textbook on the water then this should be used to encourage reading and research however, there is a video clip about the water cycle to help with content. Now just download and teach!