Lesson 4 of 15 · Weather
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock RealmFind a Rock!
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Find a Rock!.
🎯 Your mission
Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).
⚡ The twist
Today's mountain was yesterday's ocean floor.
Mind = Blown
🌋 There are 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth right now.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: where will the water go first?
What You'll Learn
Rocks come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. Go outside and find some!
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.
Did anything change? Point to what is different.
Point to the things you used in the activity.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3Can you find rocks outside?
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?”
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?
Find a Rock!
Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).
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