Lesson 14 of 15 · Earth Materials

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock Realm

Rock Layers Tell Stories

🧪Lab Brief #14

Earth Materials.

🎯 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

Layers of rock tell the story of Earth's history. Older layers are at the bottom!

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

Step 1 — Read

Look at the new words. Can you say each one?

Step 2 — Do

Pour water on a pile of sand and a pile of rocks. Watch how the water flows differently.

Step 3 — Observe

Watch carefully. What happens?

Step 4 — Record

Draw and write about what you learned.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What is the water cycle?

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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