Lesson 35 of 84 · Weather

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock Realm

Rocks and Minerals (Part 2)

🧪Lab Brief #35

Rocks and Minerals (Part 2).

🎯 Your mission

Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).

⚡ 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

Minerals are found in rocks. Some minerals are shiny, some are dull, some are colorful.

Key Words

cloud
rain

Materials Needed

rocks
sand
clay

Safety First

Handle glass items carefully to avoid breakage.
Do not mix unknown chemicals together.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Talk about what you already know about Weather.

Step 2 — Do

Sort rocks by color, size, and texture. Record how many are in each group.

Step 3 — Observe

Compare what happened to what you predicted.

Step 4 — Record

Tell the class one thing you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What is soil made of?

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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