Lesson 84 of 84 · Weather

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What Makes Wind? (Part 3)

🧪Lab Brief #84

What Makes Wind? (Part 3).

🎯 Your mission

Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.

⚡ The twist

Today's mountain was yesterday's ocean floor.

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Mind = Blown

🪨 Every grain of sand on every beach used to be a mountain.

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Make a hypothesis first

Guess: where will the water go first?

What You'll Learn

The ocean covers most of Earth's surface. Ocean water is salty!

Key Words

river
lake
ocean

Materials Needed

sand
clay
water
plastic tray
magnifying glass

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

Look at the picture and read the labels.

Step 2 — Do

Pour water on a pile of sand and a pile of rocks. Watch how the water flows differently.

Step 3 — Observe

Draw a picture of what you observe.

Step 4 — Record

Share your results with a partner.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What happens when the sun heats water?

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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