Lesson 68 of 84 · Weather
Simulation⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock RealmWind and How It Moves (Part 3)
Wind and How It Moves (Part 3).
🎯 Your mission
Play with the model. Break it. Understand it.
⚡ The twist
Weather isn't random — it's just complicated.
Mind = Blown
🌊 The deepest part of the ocean is deeper than Mount Everest is tall.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you observe: what shape will it leave?
What You'll Learn
Wind and water change the shape of land over time. This is called erosion.
Key Words
- snow
- wind
Steps
Read the introduction. What is this lesson about?
Make a mini water cycle: put warm water in a bowl, cover it with plastic wrap, and place an ice cube on top. Watch what happens.
Look for something that changed. What is it?
Circle the correct answer on your worksheet.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What does a thermometer measure?
Where you see this in real life
This is shaping the ground you walk on, slowly, every single day.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find a rock outside and try to guess how old it is.
For the dinner table
“What's the slowest change you can think of?”
Next Smart Experiment
We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.
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