Lesson 42 of 84 · Weather
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock RealmWhat Is Climate? (Part 2)
What Is Climate? (Part 2).
🎯 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
Climate is the usual weather in a place over a long time. Deserts are hot and dry, rainforests are warm and wet.
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Steps
Look at the new words. Can you say each one?
Collect soil from two different places. Compare the color, texture, and what you find in each.
Use your senses to describe what you notice.
Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What are the three types of rocks?
Where you see this in real life
Today's weather, tomorrow's beach, next century's coastline — all this.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Look at the sky for 5 minutes and try to predict tomorrow's weather.
For the dinner table
“What's the slowest change you can think of?”
Next Smart Experiment
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