Lesson 9 of 15 · Earth Materials
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock RealmDinosaur Bones
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Earth Materials.
🎯 Your mission
Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.
⚡ 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
Dinosaurs lived on Earth a very long time ago. We find their bones in rocks!
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Materials Needed
- rocks
Safety First
- Have an adult check your set-up before you start, and tidy everything away afterwards.
Steps
Say the vocabulary words out loud. Can you repeat them?
Collect leaves, rocks, and sticks from outside. Sort them by size.
Draw a picture of what you see.
Share what you learned with someone!
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What falls from clouds?
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
We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.
Share this experiment
Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.
Ready?
Dinosaur Bones
Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.
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