Lesson 9 of 30 · Weather and Seasons
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock RealmSand at the Beach
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Weather and Seasons.
🎯 Your mission
Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).
⚡ The twist
The slowest changes are the biggest ones.
Mind = Blown
🌊 The deepest part of the ocean is deeper than Mount Everest is tall.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: which will erode faster?
What You'll Learn
Sand is tiny pieces of rock. You can find sand at the beach!
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Materials Needed
- rocks
- sand
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?
Feel different types of dirt, sand, and rocks. Which is smoothest?
Look closely! What do you see?
Draw a picture of what you learned today.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What falls from clouds?
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?
Sand at the Beach
Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).
Full screen — no distractions
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