Each section (rain, drizzle, sleet, freezing rain, snow, hail) is a small poster-include drawing or picture

Precipitation
Rain
Fall as raindrops
.5mm or larger in
diameter
Water only
Liquid only

Drizzle
Fall as
raindrops
Smaller than
.5mm in
diameter
Water only
Liquid only

Sleet
Fall as snow
Become liquid ice
as they fall
Smaller than 5mm
in diameter
Ice -> Water/Ice
Solid ->
Liquid/Solid

Freezing Rain
Fall as
raindrops

Snow
Fall as ice
crystals

Hail
Pellets of ice

Freeze when
they touch a
cold surface

Water vapor
in a cloud that
turn directly
as ice crystals

Larger than
5mm in
diameter

Ice only
Solid only

Ice only
Solid only

Round

Water -> Ice

Liquid -> Solid

Notes on what to say:

Remember precipitation is the heavy drops of water that have cooled down and that fall from
the clouds.
There are many types of precipitation:
Rain
Drops of water that are at least .5 mm in diameter
In terms of matter, it starts as a liquid (water) and stays that way as it falls
Drizzle
Drops of water that are smaller than .5mm in diameter
In terms of matter, it starts as a liquid (water) and stays that way as it falls
Sleet
Raindrops that fall through a layer of air that is below 0C, which causes it to
freeze into solid particles of ice smaller than 5mm
This starts as a liquid (water) then as it falls, it freezes into a solid (ice)
Freezing rain
Raindrops that go through cold air near the ground, but do not freeze in the air,
but when they touch a cold surface
This starts as a liquid (water) then freezes when it touches a cold surface and
turns to a solid (ice)
Snow
Water vapor in a cloud that is converted directly into ice crystals
In terms of matter, this is converted from the liquid (water) into a solid (ice
crystals) inside the cloud, so it falls as a solid
Hail
Round pellets of ice larger than 5mm in diameter

These again start as a liquid (water) in the cloud and fall as a solid (ice) as they
fall, growing in size.