Lesson 3 of 15 · Earth Materials
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock RealmWhat Is Soil?
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Earth Materials.
🎯 Your mission
Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.
⚡ The twist
The slowest changes are the biggest ones.
Mind = Blown
🪨 Every grain of sand on every beach used to be a mountain.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: which will erode faster?
What You'll Learn
Soil is made of tiny rocks, dead plants, water, and air. Plants grow in soil.
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Materials Needed
- rocks
- sand
- water
Safety First
- Mop up spills straight away so nobody slips, and keep liquids away from sockets.
Steps
Look at the new words. Can you say each one?
Pour water on a pile of sand and a pile of rocks. Watch how the water flows differently.
Compare what happened to what you predicted.
Tell the class one thing you learned today.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is soil made of?
Where you see this in real life
Today's weather, tomorrow's beach, next century's coastline — all this.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Look at the sky for 5 minutes and try to predict tomorrow's weather.
For the dinner table
“What's the slowest change you can think of?”
Next Smart Experiment
We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.
Share this experiment
Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.
Ready?
What Is Soil?
Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.
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