Lesson 32 of 84 · Weather

Simulation⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock Realm

The Water Cycle (Part 2)

🧪Lab Brief #32

The Water Cycle (Part 2).

🎯 Your mission

Run the sim. Spot the pattern.

⚡ The twist

The slowest changes are the biggest ones.

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Mind = Blown

🌊 The deepest part of the ocean is deeper than Mount Everest is tall.

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Make a hypothesis first

Predict: which will erode faster?

What You'll Learn

The water cycle goes round and round: water evaporates, forms clouds, falls as rain, and collects in rivers and oceans.

Key Words

weather
temperature
cloud

Steps

Step 1 — Read

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

Step 2 — Do

Collect soil from two different places. Compare the color, texture, and what you find in each.

Step 3 — Observe

Use your senses to describe what you notice.

Step 4 — Record

Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What makes rain?

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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