Lesson 9 of 84 · Fossils
Lesson⭐ 30 XPErosion: Water Wears Away Rock
Erosion: Water Wears Away Rock.
🎯 Your mission
Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.
⚡ The twist
Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.
Mind = Blown
🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.
What You'll Learn
Rivers flow from high places to low places, carrying water, sand, and tiny rocks along the way.
Key Words
- wind
- storm
- season
Steps
Look at the picture and read the labels.
Pour water on a pile of sand and a pile of rocks. Watch how the water flows differently.
Draw a picture of what you observe.
Share your results with a partner.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What happens when the sun heats water?
Where you see this in real life
This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.
For the dinner table
“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”
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