PRIMARY SPELLING & PHONICS • GRADE 2–3 SCIENCE • METEOROLOGY • STORY SYNTHESIS STUDENT WORKSHEET • PAGE 1 OF 2

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Scientific Vocabulary • The Hydrological Transformations of Water

Water takes many wonderful forms in nature depending on heat and cold.

Liquid: dew, rain, mist

Solid: ice, frost, hail, sleet, snow, iceberg

Gas / Vapor: steam, cloud, fog

12 Forms of Water Word Bank • Penmanship Track

Copy the 12 forms of water neatly on the 26px lines:

dew fog ice hail mist frost

rain sleet steam cloud snow iceberg

Scientific Classification Studio • States of Matter

Sort the 12 forms into the three states of matter:

Liquid: dew, rain, mist Gas / Vapor: steam, cloud, fog

Solid (Frozen): ice, frost, hail, sleet, snow, iceberg

Meteorological Story Synthesis • Creative Composition

Write a continuous story incorporating at least 4 forms of water:

Morning mist rose from the lake into a grey cloud.

Cold winds turned the rain into sleet, covering the grass in frost.

Wheeler's Orthoepic Rules • States of Water

1. 1. Three States of Matter: Water exists in nature in three distinct physical states: as a liquid (rain, dew), a solid (ice, frost, snow), and a vapor or gas (steam, fog).

2. 2. Temperature Transformations: When water freezes at 32°F (0°C), liquid turns to solid ice or snow. When heated to 212°F (100°C), water boils into invisible steam.

3. 3. Compound Words in Meteorology: iceberg is a compound of Dutch origin (ijsberg — ice mountain). Notice the combination of two base words: ice + berg.