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The Journey of a Raindrop - KidsCast Junior

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Hey kids! Have you ever wondered where raindrops come from and where they go? Let’s follow the exciting journey of a raindrop in the water cycle and discover how it travels all around the Earth! The Raindrop's Adventure Begins Once upon a time, in a fluffy white cloud high up in the sky, a tiny water droplet was born . This little droplet loved to float around with its friends, but it had no idea that an incredible adventure was about to begin! Evaporation: The Sun’s Magic Trick Our story starts with the sun . When the sun shines down on rivers, lakes, and oceans, it warms up the water. Some of this water turns into a gas called water vapour and floats up into the sky. This magical process is called evaporation . Imagine you're playing outside on a sunny day and you get all sweaty. The sweat on your skin dries up and disappears, just like the water from the ocean does when it evaporates! Condensation: Making Clouds As the water vapour rises higher and higher, it starts to cool...

States of Matter - Introduction

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  Hey kids! Welcome back to KidsCast! Today, we are going to discuss the different States of Matter, in our environment! So let us begin! What are States of Matter?  Everyday, in all of our environment, we see various things. Some of them are hard, some of them are soft, some of them are wet and some of them are dry. All these characteristics or features like "soft, wet, hard, and dry" have proper names for the State or Features of its Matter. So, states of matter can be said as the forms or states in which matter exists. States of Matter can also be said as the different forms of matter. Matter in simple terms means anything which has mass and which does take space. So let us learn more about the States of Matter!  What are Molecules? Before we study about the States of Matter, we first need to know that what are Molecules. Molecules are the smallest unit of a material, or a compound. Molecules are made up of groups of atoms.  The Different States of Matter:...