Lesson 1 of 84 · Earth Materials

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock Realm

What's the Weather Today?

🧪Lab Brief #1

Earth Materials.

🎯 Your mission

Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.

⚡ The twist

Today's mountain was yesterday's ocean floor.

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Mind = Blown

🪨 Every grain of sand on every beach used to be a mountain.

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Make a hypothesis first

Guess: where will the water go first?

What You'll Learn

Clouds can look like animals or shapes. What do you see in the clouds today?

Key Words

rain
sun

Materials Needed

cotton balls
food coloring
clear container
rocks

Safety First

Do not look directly at the sun or bright lights.
Clean up spills immediately to prevent slipping.
Use materials only as directed in the experiment.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Have a grown-up read about Earth Materials to you.

Step 2 — Do

Look out the window. Is it sunny, cloudy, or rainy? Draw what you see.

Step 3 — Observe

Look closely! What do you see?

Step 4 — Record

Draw a picture of what you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What falls from clouds?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This is shaping the ground you walk on, slowly, every single day.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Find a rock outside and try to guess how old it is.

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For the dinner table

“What's the slowest change you can think of?”

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