Lesson 25 of 84 · The Water Cycle
Lesson⭐ 30 XPThe Carbon Cycle
The Water Cycle.
🎯 Your mission
Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.
⚡ The twist
Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.
Mind = Blown
🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.
What You'll Learn
Tsunamis are large ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides. They travel fast across the ocean and grow very tall near shore.
Key Words
- fossil
- mineral
- climate
Steps
Study the diagram and label the parts you recognize.
Model erosion: tilt a tray of soil and pour water from a cup at the top. Observe how channels form. Try adding plants or rocks to slow the erosion.
Look for patterns in your observations.
Make a graph or chart showing your results.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3Which type of rock forms under heat and pressure?
Where you see this in real life
This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.
For the dinner table
“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”
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