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Why does it rain? Simple, true weather 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 does it rain? Revealexpand_more

The sun warms water in seas, lakes and puddles until tiny bits float up into the sky as invisible steam. Up high the air is cold, so the water gathers into clouds, and when the drops grow heavy enough they fall back down as rain.

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Talk about itWhat is your favourite thing to do on a rainy day?

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Did you know?A single raincloud can hold many bathtubs full of water before it starts to rain.

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Try itBreathe onto a cold window and watch it fog up. That is water from your breath turning back into tiny drops, just like a cloud.

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🤖Still curious?Where does a puddle go after the rain stops?arrow_forward

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Where do rainbows come from? Revealexpand_more

A rainbow appears when sunlight shines through tiny raindrops still floating in the air. Each drop bends the light and splits it into many colours, so you see a big curved band of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet.

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Talk about itIf you could slide down a rainbow, which colour would you land on?

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Did you know?You can only see a rainbow with the sun behind you and the rain in front of you.

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Try itOn a sunny day, spray a fine mist of water with your back to the sun and look for your own little rainbow.

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🤖Still curious?Why does a rainbow always curve like an arch?arrow_forward

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Why is the sky blue? Revealexpand_more

Sunlight looks white but it is really made of many colours mixed together. As it passes through the air, the blue part gets scattered and bounced all around the sky far more than the others, so when you look up the whole sky glows blue.

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Talk about itWhat is the prettiest colour you have ever seen the sky turn?

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Did you know?At sunset the light travels through more air, the blue scatters away, and the sky turns orange and red instead.

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Try itLook up at the sky at midday, then again at sunset. Notice how the same sky can wear completely different colours.

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🤖Still curious?Why does the sky change colour in the evening?arrow_forward

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What makes thunder? Revealexpand_more

During a storm, a giant spark of lightning heats the air around it so fast that the air jumps apart with a huge bang. That bang is the thunder you hear, rolling and rumbling across the sky.

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Talk about itHow do you feel when you hear thunder, and what helps you feel cosy?

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Did you know?Light travels faster than sound, so you see the lightning first and hear the thunder a few seconds later.

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Try itAfter you see a flash, count slowly until you hear the rumble. The bigger the count, the farther away the storm.

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🤖Still curious?Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder?arrow_forward

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