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Lesson 45 of 84 ยท Earth Systems

Simulationโญ 30 XP๐ŸŒ‹ Rock Realm

Stormy Weather Safety (Part 2)

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Earth Systems.

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Play with the model. Break it. Understand it.

โšก The twist

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

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Mind = Blown

๐ŸŒŠ The deepest part of the ocean is deeper than Mount Everest is tall.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you observe: what shape will it leave?

What You'll Learn

A weather vane shows which direction the wind is blowing. A windsock does too!

Key Words

  • soil
  • mineral
  • fossil

Steps

Step 1 โ€” Read

Talk about what you already know about Earth Systems.

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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What is the hottest season?

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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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