Lesson 83 of 84 · Weather

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock Realm

Collecting Rocks (Part 3)

🧪Lab Brief #83

Collecting Rocks (Part 3).

🎯 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

Rocks are always changing! Wind, water, and ice break them down very slowly.

Key Words

mountain
river

Materials Needed

plastic tray
magnifying glass
newspaper
spray bottle
cups
thermometer

Safety First

Dispose of materials properly after the experiment.
Handle glass items carefully to avoid breakage.
Do not mix unknown chemicals together.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Read the introduction. What is this lesson about?

Step 2 — Do

Make a mini water cycle: put warm water in a bowl, cover it with plastic wrap, and place an ice cube on top. Watch what happens.

Step 3 — Observe

Look for something that changed. What is it?

Step 4 — Record

Circle the correct answer on your worksheet.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What does a thermometer measure?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

Today's weather, tomorrow's beach, next century's coastline — 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

“What's the slowest change you can think of?”

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