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Lesson 6 of 84 ยท Earth Materials

Experimentโญ 30 XP๐ŸŒ‹ Rock Realm

Snow Is Cold and White!

Snow Is Cold and White!
๐ŸงชLab Brief #6

Earth Materials.

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).

โšก The twist

The slowest changes are the biggest ones.

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Mind = Blown

๐ŸŒŠ The deepest part of the ocean is deeper than Mount Everest is tall.

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Make a hypothesis first

Predict: which will erode faster?

What You'll Learn

In spring, flowers bloom. In summer, it is warm. In fall, leaves change color. In winter, it can snow!

Key Words

  • snow
  • hot
  • cold

Materials Needed

  • magnifying glass
  • newspaper
  • spray bottle
  • cups
  • thermometer

Safety First

  • Do not mix unknown chemicals together.
  • Tie back long hair before starting the experiment.

Steps

Step 1 โ€” Read

Have a grown-up read about Earth Materials to you.

Step 2 โ€” Do

Look out the window. Is it sunny, cloudy, or rainy? Draw what you see.

Step 3 โ€” Observe

Look closely! What do you see?

Step 4 โ€” Record

Draw a picture of what you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Is snow hot or cold?

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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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