Summary
How does water get from a driveway to a river? By flowing downhill! Ella and her dad track melted snow from their backyard out into the wider world.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A father and daughter follow melted snow on its journey to a river.
- Which direction does water always flow?
- How did the water get from the backyard to a river?
- What could the flowing water carry along with it?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: downhill, flow, river.
Try it: Draw the path water takes from a backyard downhill to a river.