Water Cycle Wheels

by R. Burnett,
Teacher of Geography

In Year 7, we cover weather and climate as a topic and connect this knowledge to the water cycle (which is often covered at primary school and in science so students tend to have a good subject knowledge of this already.) So rather than covering the knowledge in depth in lesson, I have encouraged students to go straight to the application of knowledge.

Students are given a paper plate and asked to complete a water cycle wheel. This activity gets students to apply the knowledge of the water cycle in a practical manner. For students who are unsure of the water cycle, we had resources for recap to ensure everyone has had the opportunity to understand the water cycle. Some students also had model examples of the water cycle wheels and some information to help them. 

Students enjoyed this practical activity and they have used them to complete starters and plenaries in following lessons. The idea of the water cycle wheels came from one of our student teachers who also used them successfully in her lessons.