Lesson 74 of 84 · Weather

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock Realm

Fall Leaves Are Colorful (Part 3)

🧪Lab Brief #74

Fall Leaves Are Colorful (Part 3).

🎯 Your mission

Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).

⚡ The twist

Today's mountain was yesterday's ocean floor.

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Mind = Blown

🌋 There are 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth right now.

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Make a hypothesis first

Guess: where will the water go first?

What You'll Learn

Dirt is made of tiny bits of rock, dead leaves, and tiny creatures you cannot see.

Key Words

rock
dirt

Materials Needed

cups
thermometer
rain gauge
cotton balls
food coloring
clear container

Safety First

Do not mix unknown chemicals together.
Tie back long hair before starting the experiment.
Protect your work surface with newspaper or plastic.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Listen carefully and repeat the new words about Weather.

Step 2 — Do

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

Step 3 — Observe

Did anything change? Point to what is different.

Step 4 — 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?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

Today's weather, tomorrow's beach, next century's coastline — 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

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

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