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Today's Weather Report

Today's Weather Report
๐ŸงชLab Brief #1

Today's Weather Report.

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.

โšก The twist

Weather isn't random โ€” it's just complicated.

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Mind = Blown

๐ŸŒ‹ There are 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth right now.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you observe: what shape will it leave?

What You'll Learn

Weather is what is happening in the sky right now: sunny, rainy, snowy, or windy.

Key Words

  • weather
  • temperature
  • cloud

Materials Needed

  • magnifying glass
  • newspaper
  • spray bottle

Safety First

  • Dispose of materials properly after the experiment.
  • Handle glass items carefully to avoid breakage.

Steps

Step 1 โ€” Read

Read about Weather with a partner or grown-up.

Step 2 โ€” Do

Keep a weather journal for 5 days. Each day draw the sky and write the temperature.

Step 3 โ€” Observe

Watch carefully. What happens?

Step 4 โ€” Record

Draw and write about what you learned.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What is the water cycle?

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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

โ€œWhat's the slowest change you can think of?โ€

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