Lesson 82 of 84 · Weather
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock RealmSlow-Moving Glaciers (Part 3)
Slow-Moving Glaciers (Part 3).
🎯 Your mission
Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.
⚡ The twist
The slowest changes are the biggest ones.
Mind = Blown
🪨 Every grain of sand on every beach used to be a mountain.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: which will erode faster?
What You'll Learn
Glaciers are huge sheets of ice that move very slowly and shape the land beneath them.
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Materials Needed
- clay
- water
- plastic tray
Safety First
- Do not mix unknown chemicals together.
- Tie back long hair before starting the experiment.
- Protect your work surface with newspaper or plastic.
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 3How many seasons are there?
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?”
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