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What makes the wind blow? Simple, true storms and sky facts for young children, each with a fun fact, a tiny activity and a question to talk about together.

Tap a question to reveal the answer, share the fun fact, try the tiny activity, then talk about it together.

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What makes the wind blow? Revealexpand_more

The sun heats some parts of the air more than others. Warm air rises and gets lighter, and cooler air rushes in to take its place. All that moving air, sliding from place to place, is the wind we feel.

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Talk about itWhat is the windiest day you can remember?

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Did you know?Wind can be strong enough to carry seeds, sand and even some little spiders across huge distances.

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Try itHold a light scarf or tissue up outside and watch it flutter. It is showing you which way the invisible wind is moving.

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🤖Still curious?Why can we feel the wind but not see it?arrow_forward

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How does a storm form? Revealexpand_more

A storm brews when warm, wet air rushes upward and builds a tall, dark cloud. Inside, water drops and ice crash around, and that busy churning can bring heavy rain, gusty wind, flashes of lightning and rolling thunder.

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Talk about itWhat is the best cosy thing to do indoors during a storm?

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Did you know?The tallest storm clouds can reach higher than an aeroplane flies.

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Try itWatch the sky before a storm. Notice how the clouds pile up, the air feels heavy, and everything goes still for a moment.

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⛈️🌬️What makes the wind blow?⚡What is lightning?☁️What are clouds made of?

🤖Still curious?Why does the air feel so still right before a storm?arrow_forward

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What is lightning? Revealexpand_more

Inside a storm cloud, tiny bits of ice rub together and build up a huge amount of a kind of energy called electricity. When enough of it gathers, it leaps out in a giant spark, from cloud to cloud or down to the ground, as a flash of lightning.

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Talk about itLightning can look amazing but needs respect. Where is a safe place to be in a storm?

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Did you know?A bolt of lightning is far hotter than the surface of the Sun, though it lasts only a blink.

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Try itOn a dry day, rub your feet on a carpet and gently touch a metal doorknob. That tiny zap is a tiny cousin of lightning.

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🤖Still curious?Why does lightning come with thunder?arrow_forward

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Why do we have seasons? Revealexpand_more

The Earth is tilted a little as it circles the Sun all year. For part of the year your half of the world leans toward the Sun and gets warm summer days, and later it leans away and gets cold winter ones.

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Talk about itWhich season is your favourite, and what do you love to do in it?

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Did you know?When it is summer at the top of the world, it is winter at the bottom, at the very same time.

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Try itTilt a ball slightly and carry it in a circle around a lamp. Watch how one side leans toward the light, then away.

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⛈️🌬️What makes the wind blow?☀️Why do the planets circle the Sun?🐦Why do birds fly away for winter?

🤖Still curious?Why are days shorter in winter and longer in summer?arrow_forward

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