H2O Factoid Match
Skill: Science
Objectives:
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Students will use their knowledge about water and match
questions with the correct answer.
Time Frame: 20-30 minutes
Activity
How many of you have played the game, Memory Match, where
you match up cards of the same picture to make a pair?
The game we are about to play is just that: a memory match
game! The twist is all of the cards relate to water. Half of the
cards have a question about water and the other half have the
answers. You will use all of the things you have learned in the
water fair to play the game and match up all the questions with
the answers.
Instructions for H2O Factoid Match:
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Shuffle all the cards and turn over and spread them out face
down on the table.
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The first person will turn over two cards and read them
aloud.
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If the question and correct answer match, they keep that
set of cards. If they don’t match, turn them back over in
the same spot and play moves to the next player.
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When a player makes a match, they get another turn.
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Play continues until all questions and answers are matched
correctly.
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The instructor may need to check matches to be sure they
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Materials
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H2O Factoid Question
and Answer Cards
Copy cards on cardstock,
cut apart and laminate to
extend the use of the
game! Make a set of
cards for every 6 students so that they all get
to play and review the
questions. The other option is to play as one
large group and discuss
the questions and answers after each match
to review.
H2O Factoid Match
are correct.
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Continue play until groups finish the game or set a time limit
for play and then conclude with wrap up.
Let’s Clean Up and Review
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What was a water fact that related to steps of the water cycle?
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What are the three forms of water? Solid, liquid, gas/vapor
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Tell me a fact about water and the body.
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What is an example of a way to save water?
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H2O Factoid Match
Instructions: Cut questions and answers apart. Laminate if possible. Use to play the H2O
Factoid Match Game.
How much of the earth’s Approximately 75% of
surface is covered with the earth is covered
water?
with water.
What is condensation?
The process by which
vapor becomes a liquid
or a solid.
What is the temperature 32 degrees is the temwhen water changes
perature at which wafrom a liquid to a solid? ter changes to a solid.
How much water should a You need 8 to 12 cups
person drink each day? of water each day to
stay hydrated.
How much of our body is About 75% of our body
made up of water?
is made up of water.
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H2O Factoid Match
Two atoms of
What atoms make up the
hydrogen and one atom
molecule of water?
of oxygen.
How much water can a
leaky faucet waste each
day?
A leaky faucet can
waste 100 gallons of
water per day.
What is the underwater
An aquifer is an undercave called where we get
water cave.
most of our water?
At what temperature
At 212 degrees, a liqdoes a liquid change to a uid will change to a gas
gas or vapor?
or vapor.
On average, how many
gallons of water do we
use each day?
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On average, we use 3880 gallons of water
each day.
H2O Factoid Match
What is evaporation?
Evaporation is when
water is heated by the
sun and turns to vapor.
What are three forms
of precipitation?
Rain, snow and hail are
forms of precipitation.
Lakes, rivers and
What are three examoceans are examples of
ples of surface water?
surface water.
What is a drought?
It doesn’t rain for a
long period of time is
called a drought.
Watering the lawn early An example of conserin the morning is an
vation is watering lawn
example of…
early in the morning.
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