Lesson 57 of 84 · Weather

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock Realm

Mountain, Hill, or Flat? (Part 2)

🧪Lab Brief #57

Mountain, Hill, or Flat? (Part 2).

🎯 Your mission

Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.

⚡ The twist

The slowest changes are the biggest ones.

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Mind = Blown

🪨 Every grain of sand on every beach used to be a mountain.

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Make a hypothesis first

Predict: which will erode faster?

What You'll Learn

The ocean is very big and very deep. Many animals live in the ocean!

Key Words

sunny
rainy

Materials Needed

clear container
rocks
sand

Safety First

Clean up spills immediately to prevent slipping.
Use materials only as directed in the experiment.
Keep small objects away from young children.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Talk about Weather with a grown-up. What do you already know?

Step 2 — Do

Collect leaves, rocks, and sticks from outside. Sort them by size.

Step 3 — Observe

What happened? Tell a grown-up what you noticed.

Step 4 — Record

Tell a grown-up your favorite part of the activity.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What comes before summer?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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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

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

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