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Why is the sea salty? Simple, true water 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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Why is the sea salty? Revealexpand_more

Rain washes tiny bits of salt out of rocks and soil and carries them down rivers into the sea. The water later floats back up into the sky as rain, but the salt stays behind, so over a very long time the sea has become salty.

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Talk about itHave you ever tasted seawater by accident? What did it taste like?

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Did you know?The sea is so salty in some places that you can float on top without even trying.

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Try itStir a spoon of salt into a glass of water and taste a drop. That is a little like a tiny, homemade sea.

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What are clouds made of? Revealexpand_more

A cloud is made of millions of tiny water drops and ice bits, so small and light that they float in the air. When enough of them clump together and grow heavy, they fall as rain or snow.

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Talk about itIf you could sit on a cloud for one minute, what would you do?

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Did you know?Even though a cloud looks soft and fluffy, a big one can weigh as much as many elephants.

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Try itOn a day with clouds, lie back and look for shapes. What animals or faces can you find drifting by?

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Where do puddles go? Revealexpand_more

After the rain, the sun warms each puddle and turns the water into invisible steam that floats up into the air. Little by little the puddle shrinks and dries, and the water it held is now on its way to becoming a cloud.

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Talk about itWhat do you like about splashing in puddles?

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Did you know?The same water has been going up and coming down as rain for millions of years, over and over.

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Try itDraw a chalk line around a puddle, then check it later. Watch how the water creeps in as it dries up.

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What is snow? Revealexpand_more

Snow is rain that froze high up in a very cold cloud. Instead of falling as drops, the water turns into tiny ice crystals that stick together into soft, white flakes and drift gently down.

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Talk about itWhat is the most fun thing to do in the snow?

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Did you know?Every snowflake has six sides, and no two flakes are ever exactly the same.

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Try itOn a cold day, catch a snowflake on a dark glove and look closely before it melts. How many points can you count?

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