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(click on a water molecule to hear the tune of Johny Tillotson's "Poetry in Motion") |
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When
we see the universe, what do we see?
Molecules,
molecules in motion . . . . . .
Molecules
in motion,
See
them passing by?
Molecules
in motion,
You
can't see them, lo-ow or hi-igh!
Particles
are moving,
Filling
every spa-ace.
Solids,
gas and liquids -
An
unending race.
When
energy is added
To
frozen ice in past,
The
ice turns into water,
Then
the water tu-urns to ga-as.
Particles
are moving,
Filling
every spa-ace.
Solids,
gas and liquids -
An
unending race.
Oh, a-woh-woh-woh-woh-woh . . . . . . . . . . . .
Molecules
in gases -
They've
got energy-y.
When
it's taken from them,
Liquid's
what they'll be.
Condensation's
action
Makes
a vapor drip,
Changing
back to liquid,
Ready
for an-o-o-ther tri-ip!
Molecules
in motion,
Going
fast or slo-ow,
Make
up rocks and raindrops,
And
everything we know!
Oh, a-woh-woh-woh-woh-woh . . . . . . . . . . . .
Words by Cathy
Ney, Teacher
and Lynn Thye,
Librarian
Christiansburg
Elementary School
Christiansburg,
VA