Lesson 30 of 84 · Weather
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock RealmWhat Is a Drought?
What Is a Drought?.
🎯 Your mission
Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.
⚡ 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
A drought happens when an area gets very little rain for a long time.
Key Words
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Steps
Talk about what you already know about Weather.
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 3What is the hottest season?
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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