Lesson 37 of 84 · Earth Materials

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock Realm

The Four Seasons (Part 2)

🧪Lab Brief #37

Earth Materials.

🎯 Your mission

Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).

⚡ The twist

Today's mountain was yesterday's ocean floor.

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Mind = Blown

🌋 There are 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth right now.

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Make a hypothesis first

Guess: where will the water go first?

What You'll Learn

The four seasons—spring, summer, fall, and winter—happen because Earth tilts as it goes around the sun.

Key Words

snow
wind
storm

Materials Needed

sand
clay
water
plastic tray
magnifying glass
newspaper

Safety First

Dispose of materials properly after the experiment.
Handle glass items carefully to avoid breakage.
Do not mix unknown chemicals together.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Look at the new words. Can you say each one?

Step 2 — Do

Collect soil from two different places. Compare the color, texture, and what you find in each.

Step 3 — Observe

Use your senses to describe what you notice.

Step 4 — Record

Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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How many seasons are there?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This is shaping the ground you walk on, slowly, every single day.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Find a rock outside and try to guess how old it is.

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For the dinner table

“What's the slowest change you can think of?”

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