Lesson 14 of 30 · Weather and Seasons
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock RealmWhat Is Dirt?
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Weather and Seasons.
🎯 Your mission
Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.
⚡ The twist
Weather isn't random — it's just complicated.
Mind = Blown
🌋 There are 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth right now.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you observe: what shape will it leave?
What You'll Learn
Dirt is made of tiny bits of rock, dead leaves, and tiny creatures you cannot see.
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.
Look closely! What do you see?
Draw a picture of what you learned today.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What makes soil more than just dirt?
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?
What Is Dirt?
Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.
Full screen — no distractions
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