Lesson 70 of 84 · Earth Systems
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock RealmMountains, Valleys, and Plains (Part 3)
Earth Systems.
🎯 Your mission
Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).
⚡ The twist
Today's mountain was yesterday's ocean floor.
Mind = Blown
🌋 There are 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth right now.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: where will the water go first?
What You'll Learn
Earth has many different landforms: mountains, valleys, plains, hills, and plateaus.
Key Words
- storm
- season
- rock
Materials Needed
- water
- plastic tray
- magnifying glass
Safety First
- Adult supervision recommended.
- Do not taste any materials.
Steps
Talk about what you already know about Earth Systems.
Sort rocks by color, size, and texture. Record how many are in each group.
Compare what happened to what you predicted.
Tell the class one thing you learned today.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3Which tool measures rainfall?
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?”
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