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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
D'où viennent ces flocons à ma fenêtre ? Un nuage gris glisse sur les toits Où a commencé leur danse dans le vent ? En pensée, je vole au cœur du nuage Vapeur d'eau invisible et fines gouttes Tout au fond, il fait assez froid De fins grains de glace se forment Dans le nuage froid, un cristal se forme L'eau vient s'y joindre, le flocon grandit La gravité l'attire vers le sol Si l'air reste froid, il tombe : c'est la neige Le cristal recueille encore de l'eau Six branches, mais des formes variées Les flocons tournent, bercés par le vent Ils deviennent plus grands et plus lourds Trop lourds, ils ne restent plus là-haut Dans le nuage froid, un cristal se forme L'eau vient s'y joindre, le flocon grandit La gravité l'attire vers le sol Si l'air reste froid, il tombe : c'est la neige Pendant sa chute, il ne fond pas du tout Un flocon se pose sur mon gant Sur ma main chaude, il fond en goutte d'eau Dans le nuage froid, un cristal se forme L'eau vient s'y joindre, le flocon grandit La gravité l'attire vers le sol Si l'air reste froid, il tombe : c'est la neige Je comprends son voyage depuis le nuage Un flocon brille et devient une goutte
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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