Lesson 71 of 84 · Weather and Seasons

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock Realm

Seasons Change! (Part 3)

🧪Lab Brief #71

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

Seasons change because the Earth moves around the sun during the year.

Key Words

puddle
mud

Materials Needed

plastic tray
magnifying glass
newspaper

Safety First

Adult supervision recommended.
Do not taste any materials.
Wear safety goggles when mixing liquids.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Have a grown-up read about Weather and Seasons to you.

Step 2 — Do

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

Step 3 — Observe

Look closely! What do you see?

Step 4 — Record

Draw a picture of what you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What color is the sky on a sunny day?

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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