Lesson 50 of 84 · Weather
Simulation⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock RealmWhat Causes Earthquakes? (Part 2)
What Causes Earthquakes? (Part 2).
🎯 Your mission
Play with the model. Break it. Understand it.
⚡ The twist
Weather isn't random — it's just complicated.
Mind = Blown
🌊 The deepest part of the ocean is deeper than Mount Everest is tall.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you observe: what shape will it leave?
What You'll Learn
Earthquakes happen when the ground shakes. They are caused by movement deep under the Earth's surface.
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 soil made of?
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?”
Next Smart Experiment
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