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Lesson 59 of 84 ยท Earth Materials

Lessonโญ 30 XP๐ŸŒ‹ Rock Realm

Digging in the Dirt (Part 2)

Digging in the Dirt (Part 2)
๐ŸงชLab Brief #59

Earth Materials.

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.

โšก The twist

Weather isn't random โ€” it's just complicated.

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Mind = Blown

๐ŸŒ‹ There are 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth right now.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you observe: what shape will it leave?

What You'll Learn

Thunderstorms have lightning, thunder, and lots of rain. Count the seconds between lightning and thunder!

Key Words

  • windy
  • cloudy
  • rain

Steps

Step 1 โ€” Read

Listen carefully and repeat the new words about Earth Materials.

Step 2 โ€” Do

Watch the clouds. Do they look like animals? Draw their shapes.

Step 3 โ€” Observe

Did anything change? Point to what is different.

Step 4 โ€” Record

Point to the things you used in the activity.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Is dirt the same as soil?

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Where you see this in real life

Today's weather, tomorrow's beach, next century's coastline โ€” all this.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Look at the sky for 5 minutes and try to predict tomorrow's weather.

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For the dinner table

โ€œWhat's the slowest change you can think of?โ€

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