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Lesson 66 of 84 ยท Fossils

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Soil: What's In It? (Part 3)

๐ŸงชLab Brief #66

Soil: What's In It? (Part 3).

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.

โšก The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

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Mind = Blown

๐Ÿ”ฌ The more you look, the more nature shows you.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

What You'll Learn

Soil is made of tiny rocks, dead plants, water, and air. Plants grow in soil.

Key Words

  • rain
  • snow

Steps

Step 1 โ€” Read

Read about Fossils 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 erosion?

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Where you see this in real life

This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Try one experiment in real life this week โ€” even a tiny one.

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For the dinner table

โ€œWhat's the most surprising thing you learned today?โ€

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