Lesson 24 of 84 · Earth's History
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Earth's History.
🎯 Your mission
Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.
⚡ The twist
Weather isn't random — it's just complicated.
Mind = Blown
🌋 There are 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth right now.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you observe: what shape will it leave?
What You'll Learn
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns. Human activities, especially burning fossil fuels, have increased greenhouse gases and accelerated warming.
Key Words
- atmosphere
- earthquake
Steps
Review the background information on Earth's History before starting.
Investigate soil layers: fill a jar with soil and water, shake it, and let it settle overnight. Identify the layers of clay, silt, sand, and organic matter.
Use your senses (except taste) to describe what you notice.
Write a summary of your findings in 3-5 sentences.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is the greenhouse effect?
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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