Lesson 37 of 84 · Weather
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock RealmThe Four Seasons (Part 2)
The Four Seasons (Part 2).
🎯 Your mission
Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.
⚡ The twist
Weather isn't random — it's just complicated.
Mind = Blown
🌋 There are 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth right now.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you observe: what shape will it leave?
What You'll Learn
The four seasons—spring, summer, fall, and winter—happen because Earth tilts as it goes around the sun.
Key Words
- snow
- wind
- storm
Materials Needed
- sand
- clay
- water
- plastic tray
- magnifying glass
- newspaper
Safety First
- Protect your work surface with newspaper or plastic.
- Adult supervision recommended.
- Do not taste any materials.
Steps
Look at the new words. Can you say each one?
Collect soil from two different places. Compare the color, texture, and what you find in each.
Use your senses to describe what you notice.
Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3How many seasons are there?
Where you see this in real life
This is shaping the ground you walk on, slowly, every single day.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find a rock outside and try to guess how old it is.
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.
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