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How Do Snowflakes Form? An Educational Winter Song for Kids

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Where does snow come from? This gentle song follows water inside a cold cloud as tiny ice crystals form, grow into varied snowflakes, and fall under gravity. Children also discover why flakes reach the ground as snow only when the air stays cold enough.

Concepts explained

Concept glossary ↗

Original explanations based on the cited sources.

States of water

Water can be solid ice, liquid water or gaseous water vapour. Its state depends on temperature and pressure; water vapour itself is invisible.

Sources

Text from the recording’s subtitles.

Song lyrics
¿Por qué bailan copos en mi ventana? Una nube gris pasa sobre los techos ¿Dónde empezó su viaje dando vueltas? Con la imaginación entro en la nube Hay vapor de agua invisible y gotitas En el fondo hace bastante frío Asoman puntitos hechos de hielo En la nube fría nace un cristal Se le une más agua, y el copo crece La gravedad lo lleva hacia el suelo Si el aire sigue frío, llega como nieve El cristal va juntando más agua Seis brazos, pero formas diferentes Los copos giran, mecidos por el viento Crecen más y se vuelven más pesados Ya no consiguen seguir en lo alto En la nube fría nace un cristal Se le une más agua, y el copo crece La gravedad lo lleva hacia el suelo Si el aire sigue frío, llega como nieve No se derrite mientras va bajando Uno se posa suave sobre mi guante Mi mano tibia lo derrite en una gota En la nube fría nace un cristal Se le une más agua, y el copo crece La gravedad lo lleva hacia el suelo Si el aire sigue frío, llega como nieve Ya comprendo su viaje desde la nube Brilla un copo y se convierte en gota
Language version lyrics
Why do white flakes dance past my window? A gray cloud drifts above the roofs Where did their turning journey begin? In my mind, I fly into the cloud Unseen water vapor drifts with tiny drops Deep inside, the cloud is cold enough Tiny specks of ice begin to form In the cold cloud, a crystal forms Water joins it; a snowflake grows Gravity pulls it toward the ground If the air stays cold, it lands as snow The crystal gathers even more water Six branches, yet their shapes can vary Flakes spin and sway upon the wind They grow still larger, heavier Too heavy now, they cannot stay aloft In the cold cloud, a crystal forms Water joins it; a snowflake grows Gravity pulls it toward the ground If the air stays cold, it lands as snow It does not melt away along the path One settles softly on my glove My warm palm melts it to a water drop In the cold cloud, a crystal forms Water joins it; a snowflake grows Gravity pulls it toward the ground If the air stays cold, it lands as snow Now I know its journey from the cloud One flake shines, then turns into a drop
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