Instructions
Read each section carefully and complete the fun activities all about rain! Good luck!
Activity 1: The Journey of a Raindrop
Fill in the blanks using the words from the word bank to learn how rain is made.
Precipitation
Evaporation
Clouds
The sun shines on lakes and oceans, warming the water. The water turns into a gas called water vapor and rises into the air. This is called ____________________.
As the water vapor goes higher, it gets cold and turns back into tiny water droplets. These droplets group together to form ____________________.
When the water droplets in the clouds become too heavy, they fall to the ground as rain. This is called ____________________.
Activity 2: Rainy Day Word Search
Find and circle the words hidden in the puzzle. Words can go across or down.
| P | U | D | D | L | E | S | A |
| R | M | A | W | E | T | T | C |
| A | B | R | U | C | D | O | L |
| I | R | O | T | L | R | R | O |
| N | E | P | E | O | O | M | U |
| B | L | L | R | U | P | X | D |
| O | L | E | W | D | L | B | Y |
| W | A | T | E | R | E | T | Z |
- RAINBOW
- CLOUD
- STORM
- PUDDLE
- WATER
- DROP
- WET
Activity 3: Rain Facts! True or False?
Read each sentence below. Circle True if the statement is correct, or False if it is incorrect.
- Rain helps plants and trees grow.
True / False
- You can see a rainbow even when it's not raining and the sun isn't out.
True / False
- Rain is a type of precipitation.
True / False
- All clouds in the sky make rain.
True / False
Answer Key
Activity 1: The Journey of a Raindrop
The sun shines on lakes and oceans, warming the water. The water turns into a gas called water vapor and rises into the air. This is called Evaporation.
As the water vapor goes higher, it gets cold and turns back into tiny water droplets. These droplets group together to form Clouds.
When the water droplets in the clouds become too heavy, they fall to the ground as rain. This is called Precipitation.
Activity 2: Rainy Day Word Search
P U D D L E S A
R M A W E T T C
A B R U C D O L
I R O T L R R O
N E P E O O M U
B L L R U P X D
O L E W D L B Y
W A T E R E T Z
(Other words: PUDDLE is horizontal in row 1. CLOUD is vertical in column 8. DROP is vertical in column 6. WET is horizontal in row 2.)
Activity 3: Rain Facts! True or False?
- Rain helps plants and trees grow.
True - You can see a rainbow even when it's not raining and the sun isn't out.
False (You need both sun and rain droplets.) - Rain is a type of precipitation.
True - All clouds in the sky make rain.
False (Only some types of clouds become heavy enough to produce rain.)