3rd grade: History of the World - #2 creation

Lesson 2

God made the Heaven. God made the water.

God made the Earth. God made the Seas.

It was good.

Changing state

1. States of matter

• Nearly everything exists as solids, liquids or gases. Solids, liquids and gases are called the three states of matter.
• Materials can be changed from one state to another by heating or cooling.
• If ice (solid) is heated, it changes to water (liquid). This change is called melting.
• If water (liquid) is heated, it changes to water vapour (gas). This change is called evaporation.
• If water vapour (gas) is cooled, it changes to water (liquid). This change is called condensing.
• If water (liquid) is cooled, it changes to ice (solid). This change is called freezing.

Their particles look like this:

2. The water cycle

Water on the earth is constantly moving. It is recycled over and over again. This recycling process is called the water cycle.

a. Water evaporates into the air
The sun heats up water on land, and in rivers, lakes and seas and turns it into water vapour. The water vapour rises into the air.
b. Water vapour condenses into clouds
Water vapour in the air cools down and changes back into tiny drops of liquid water, forming clouds.
c. Water falls as rain
The clouds get heavy and water falls back to the earth in the form of rain or snow.
d. Water returns to the sea
Rain water runs over the land and collects in lakes or rivers, which take it back to the sea. The cycle starts all over again.

Pass out Worksheet #1. Read together and discuss.
Pass out Worksheet #2. Complete Worksheet #2 from memory.


Genesis 1

6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

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