Lesson 2 of 84 · Weather and Seasons

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock Realm

Rainy Day Fun!

🧪Lab Brief #2

Weather and Seasons.

🎯 Your mission

Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.

⚡ The twist

Today's mountain was yesterday's ocean floor.

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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

Guess: where will the water go first?

What You'll Learn

The sun keeps us warm and gives us light during the day.

Key Words

rain
sun

Materials Needed

water
plastic tray
magnifying glass
newspaper

Safety First

Use materials only as directed in the experiment.
Keep small objects away from young children.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Talk about Weather and Seasons 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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Is the sun hot or cold?

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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