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CONVERSEMOS (1 de 2): ¿Por qué crees que la arena es morada?

CONVERSEMOS (2 de 2): Imagínate que estás en la Playa Pfeiffer. ¿En dónde te fijarías para encontrar pistas que te ayuden a averiguar de dónde viene la arena morada?

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CONVERSEMOS:

¿Se te ocurre alguna manera que los pedacitos de las piedras podrías moverse de las montañas hasta la playa?

Pista...

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CONVERSEMOS: ¿Qué crees que sucede cuando piedras en el río chocan unas contra otras? ¿Podría esto explicar por qué hay arena en la playa?

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Si estás en una clase, forma un grupo de cuatro. Juntos, serán un río.

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Obtén tus materiales.

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Fíjate en el número en la parte de arriba de cada página.
Pon las páginas en orden del uno al cinco.

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Pon todas tus rocas en la parte de arriba de la montaña.

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Cuando comience el cronómetro, todos agarrarán una roca,
la romperán a la mitad y mandarán las mitades río abajo.

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Agarra los pedazos de piedra, rómpelos a la mitad, y deja que
se los lleve la corriente.

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Rompe esas piedras a la mitad y mándalas río abajo.

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Rompe cada piedra a la mitad y manda las piedras a la playa.

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En la playa, las olas chocan y rompen las piedras aún más.
Si puedes hacerlas más pequeñas, ahora es el momento de hacerlo.

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Agarra una hoja que dice «Dibuja las piedras en el río» y
dibuja las piedras.

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Conversemos:

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algo que está muy alto en un lado y muy bajo en el otro

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río

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un área larga y delgada de agua corriente

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fluir

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cuando algo se mueve fácilmente de un lugar a otro

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erosión

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el movimiento de pedacitos de piedra de un lugar a otro

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río abajo

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hacia la dirección en la que fluye el agua de un río o riachuelo

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modelo

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una versión de mentiras de algo que los científicos usan cuando la cosa de verdad es algo demasiado grande, pequeño, o complicado para poder usarlo en sus estudios

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Draw the River Rocks worksheet	1 per student
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¿Por qué hay arena en la playa?

océano

playa

microscopio

arena

piedrita

roca (o piedra)

roca

montaña

pendiente

empinado

río

fluir

erosión

río abajo

modelo

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¿Por qué hay arena en la playa?

océano

playa

microscopio

arena

piedrita

roca (o piedra)

roca

montaña

pendiente

empinado

río

fluir

erosión

río abajo

modelo

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