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Runoff and Collection

Where Water Goes

Day 117of 180
Week 24of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how water moves across different land surfaces

2

Observe and describe water runoff and absorption

3

Develop curiosity about God's design in water movement

📖 Scripture Connection

Job 36:27-28

“For he draws up the drops of water, which distill as rain to the clouds, which pour down and drop on mankind abundantly.”

— Job 36:27-28 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's intricate design of water movement and collection

📦 Materials Needed

  • Shallow plastic container
  • Small watering can or cup
  • Different surfaces (soil, sand, grass, rocks)
  • Observation worksheet
  • Pencil
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

In today's BibleMouse science adventure, we'll explore how rain travels across different surfaces!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about the water cycle yesterday?
2Teaching (10 min)

Water doesn't just sit still when it falls - it moves in amazing ways!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Rain can flow over surfaces (runoff)
  • Some water soaks into the ground (absorption)
  • Water travels to rivers, lakes, and oceans
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Where have you seen water running after it rains?
  • What happens to puddles on different surfaces?
3Activity: Runoff Explorer (12 min)
investigation

Investigate how water moves on different surfaces

📝 Instructions:
  1. Arrange different surfaces in the plastic container
  2. Gently pour water over each surface
  3. Observe and record how water moves
  4. Draw or write observations on worksheet
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer surface types

Challenge: Measure and compare water absorption rates

4Closing (3 min)

Review water movement observations

📝 Review Questions:
  • What happened on each surface?
  • Where did the water go?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll discover how water moves underground!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Water runoff is critical to understanding Earth's water cycle

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage careful observation
  • Let child lead the investigation
  • Connect scientific observation to God's design
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get impatient or messy during water experiments

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Curiosity about water movement and careful recording of observations

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a runoff model in the backyard after rain
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library water cycle coloring pages

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