What are ice cubes?

Ice cubes are solid water that you can use to make drinks cold and fun.

Imagine you have a glass of water on the table. If you put it in the freezer, which is like a super-cool room, the water turns into ice after some time. This happens because the cold takes all the energy out of the water molecules, and they slow down so much that they form a solid shape, just like when you play with building blocks and stack them neatly.

Instead of having one big block of ice, people use special trays called ice cube trays. These are like little containers for water. When the water freezes in these small spaces, it becomes small, square shapes, which we call ice cubes. You can pop them out and put them into your juice or soda, just like adding little cool friends to your drink!

When you take an ice cube from the freezer and put it in a warm drink, it starts to melt because the warmth gives energy back to the water molecules, making them move again. That’s why your drink gets colder!