My responses · The creek-model visitorYear 4 Science · T1 W7–8 · Responses / D first

The creek-model visitor

Made-up story. A visitor to a pretend creek exhibition asks, “How could water from the sea reach land as rain?” A model card lists: sea liquid → evaporation → invisible water vapour in air → condensation → cloud droplets → precipitation → land water. A second branch shows cloud precipitation to sea instead. The model has no amounts or travel times and is not a weather forecast. The visitor wants a short useful explanation, not a prediction about tomorrow. You may use a drawing, labels, speech, signing, dictation or typed words.

Four questions

1. Make a short answer for this visitor using the three process names.

2. What does the second branch change?

3. Who is your explanation for, and what question does it help answer?

4. Give one useful limit for the visitor.

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Tell or show it in your usual way: words, drawing, pointing, signing, typing, dictation or your communication device. Work quietly or privately, pause, ask for a helper, or return later. Sharing and recording are optional.

Separate staff guide. The source stays available; neutral reading/recording is allowed without coaching an answer. Record actual date/exposure/help and response, not an inferred physical investigation.

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