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The Water Cycle: video for kids

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Our Earth

The Water Cycle

Follow Droppy on a big trip

Duration: 2:14

Follow Droppy, a tiny drop of water, from the sea to the clouds, down the mountain and back home again.

What you will learn

  1. Evaporation: how the Sun turns water into invisible vapor
  2. Condensation: how tiny drops join together to make a cloud
  3. Precipitation: when water falls as rain or as snow
  4. Collection: how streams and rivers carry water back to the sea
  5. Why water is precious and should never be wasted

Let's talk about it

Questions to ask after watching, at home or in class.

  • Where does Droppy go when the Sun warms the sea?
  • How is a cloud made?
  • What can you do at home to save water?