Lesson 20 of 84 · Weather

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock Realm

Puddle Jumping!

🧪Lab Brief #20

Puddle Jumping!.

🎯 Your mission

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

⚡ The twist

Today's mountain was yesterday's ocean floor.

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Mind = Blown

🌋 There are 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth right now.

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Make a hypothesis first

Guess: where will the water go first?

What You'll Learn

The sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. It makes day and night!

Key Words

storm
season
spring

Materials Needed

newspaper
spray bottle
cups
thermometer
rain gauge

Safety First

Do not taste any materials.
Wear safety goggles when mixing liquids.
Wash hands after handling materials.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Ask a grown-up to explain today's topic: Weather.

Step 2 — Do

Put a cup of water outside. Check it tomorrow—did it change?

Step 3 — Observe

Draw a picture of what you see.

Step 4 — Record

Share what you learned with someone!

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Are clouds in the sky?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

Today's weather, tomorrow's beach, next century's coastline — all this.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Look at the sky for 5 minutes and try to predict tomorrow's weather.

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For the dinner table

“What's the slowest change you can think of?”

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