Summary Follow rain as it falls, through a weather station, interacting with plants, rocks, and into the ocean. Science content Biology: Features, Adaptations of Living Things (K, 1, 3, 7) Earth/Space: Water cycle, Water conservation (2) Earth/Space: Landforms, Erosion (3) Activities in this lesson Rain gauge model - tipping bucket Plant features: drip tips, waxy coating, bendy stems Root shapes Plant vessels in flowers visualized Weathering rocks by water Erosion by water and Landform formation Water flow with temperature and salt variation Procedure It rains a lot in Vancouver. What happens to it? Chosse activities that follow rain: through a rain gauge/into plants/shaping rocks/into the ocean. Model a rain gauge mechanism, which measures how much rain falls. Adaptations of plant leaves for rain: Water drops on leaves activity. Plant roots reaching for water: Observe different root shapes from common plants and weeds. Water moving through a plant: Use cut flowers to show how water moves through a plant - colouring a white flower activity. Water wears away rocks: Rock weathering activity to show how rain and flowing water break rocks down. Streams and rivers erode and shapes the land: Soil erosion activity using sand, to show how rain and flowing water changes our landscape by wearing down mountains. Water enters the ocean: Freshwater flowing into the ocean affects local ocean currents by changing temperature and salinity. Grades taught Gr K Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 4 Gr 5 Gr 6
