Lesson 70 of 84 · Earth Materials

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock Realm

Mountains, Valleys, and Plains (Part 3)

🧪Lab Brief #70

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

Earth has many different landforms: mountains, valleys, plains, hills, and plateaus.

Key Words

storm
season

Materials Needed

clay
water
plastic tray
magnifying glass

Safety First

Protect your work surface with newspaper or plastic.
Adult supervision recommended.
Do not taste any materials.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Talk about what you already know about Earth Materials.

Step 2 — Do

Sort rocks by color, size, and texture. Record how many are in each group.

Step 3 — Observe

Compare what happened to what you predicted.

Step 4 — Record

Tell the class one thing you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Which tool measures rainfall?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

Today's weather, tomorrow's beach, next century's coastline — all this.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Look at the sky for 5 minutes and try to predict tomorrow's weather.

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For the dinner table

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

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