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ScienceGrade 2 5 min read

๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ Weather & Water: The Happy Water Trip! ๐Ÿ’ง

Come play with sun, clouds, and raindrops! Learn how water goes up, up, up and comes back down as rain. ๐ŸŒง๏ธ

Learning Goals

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

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    See how water goes up to the sky โ˜๏ธ
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    Learn about rain, sun, and clouds ๐ŸŒˆ
  • โœ“
    Name kinds of weather ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒง๏ธ

Let's Get Ready! ๐ŸŽต

Let's get our brains ready first!

Wiggle your fingers like falling rain! ๐Ÿ’ฆ
  • โญPretend to be the sun and shine BIG with your arms! โ˜€๏ธ
  • โญLook out a window โ€” is it sunny, cloudy, or rainy? Point and say! ๐Ÿ‘€
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The Happy Water Trip! ๐Ÿ’งSunCloud โ˜๏ธRain ๐ŸŒง๏ธUp โ†‘Water pond ๐ŸŒŠ
The sun warms the water, it floats up to make a cloud, then falls back down as rain! ๐ŸŒง๏ธ

Let's Look Together! ๐Ÿ‘€

๐Ÿ” What to Notice

  • Wow, look at the happy water trip!
  • ๐Ÿ’ง At the top left there is a big yellow Sun โ˜€๏ธ.
  • It warms the water.
  • See the white fluffy Cloud โ˜๏ธ on the right?
  • Little blue raindrops fall down from it as Rain ๐ŸŒง๏ธ.
  • Down at the bottom there is a pretty blue water pond ๐ŸŒŠ.
  • The water goes up to the cloud, then rains back down.
  • It goes round and round!
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Talk About It

1Can you point to the yellow Sun? โ˜€๏ธ
2Can you find the blue raindrops falling from the cloud? ๐Ÿ’ง

Let's Try It Together! ๐Ÿค

Basic
How does water in the pond turn into rain? ๐ŸŒง๏ธ

Watch Out For...

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Thinking rain comes first. ๐ŸŒง๏ธ
The Sun warms water FIRST โ˜€๏ธ, then it goes up, THEN it rains!
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Thinking water only goes up. โ†‘
Water goes up AND comes back down. It goes round and round! ๐Ÿ”„

In the Real World

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We use an umbrella to stay dry when it rains! ๐ŸŒง๏ธ
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We drink water and splash in puddles for fun! ๐Ÿฅค

Quick Check

Test your understanding โ€” tap an answer to check:

Q1. What falls from the clouds when it rains? ๐ŸŒง๏ธ

Q2. When the sun is out, the sky is... โ˜€๏ธ

Key Takeaways

  • 1.Clouds hold water and can make rain! โ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ’ง
  • 2.Weather can be sunny, rainy, or snowy! โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒง๏ธโ„๏ธ
  • 3.Water is all around us to drink and play! ๐Ÿฅค๐ŸŒˆ

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