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Mountains, Valleys, and Plains (Part 3)

Mountains, Valleys, and Plains (Part 3)
๐ŸงชLab Brief #70

Mountains, Valleys, and Plains (Part 3).

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Push the limits. See what changes.

โšก The twist

Weather isn't random โ€” it's just complicated.

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Mind = Blown

๐ŸŒ‹ There are 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth right now.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you observe: what shape will it leave?

What You'll Learn

Earth has many different landforms: mountains, valleys, plains, hills, and plateaus.

Key Words

  • storm
  • season
  • rock

Steps

Step 1 โ€” Read

Talk about what you already know about Weather.

Step 2 โ€” Do

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

Step 3 โ€” Observe

Compare what happened to what you predicted.

Step 4 โ€” Record

Tell the class one thing you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Which tool measures rainfall?

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Where you see this in real life

Today's weather, tomorrow's beach, next century's coastline โ€” all this.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Look at the sky for 5 minutes and try to predict tomorrow's weather.

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For the dinner table

โ€œWhat's the slowest change you can think of?โ€

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Next Smart Experiment

We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.

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Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.

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