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Science in our World :Science in our World Plants Water Weather Animals Chemistry People
Slide 2:Why do some
flowers grow
from seeds
and some
from bulbs? How do
flowers know
when to
bloom?
Slide 3:Why are flowers different colors? Why do different types of flowers have differently shaped petals?
Slide 4:Why do
leaves
change colors
in the Fall? Why do
the leaves
fall off the
trees after
changing colors? Why aren’t
all of the colors
the same?
Slide 5:Why
do some
trees keep
their leaves
during the winter?
Slide 6:If the Earth
is round,
why doesn’t
the ocean
look curved? Why does
the ocean look
blue from
a distance
but green
up close? When the Earth
is upside down,
why doesn’t the
water fall out
of the ocean? Why are the
waves really big
on some beaches
but really small
on others?
Slide 7:How in the
world does
this thing
float? Why is some
of the water
light blue and
some of it
dark blue?
Slide 8:How can clouds
be above you
and below you
at the same time?
Slide 9:Why is snow cold? Why is snow white?
Slide 10:How cold
does it have
to be for
water to
freeze? Why does
still water
freeze before
moving water?
Slide 11:Why do giraffes have
brown spots and
zebras have
black stripes? Why can’t giraffes
have black spots
and zebras have
brown stripes?
Slide 12:Why do baby birds
have different kinds
of feathers than
adult birds? Why do birds
have beaks? Why do some birds’
feet look like
scuba flippers?
Slide 13:Why do
elephants
have tusks? Why are
their ears
so big? Why are
these elephants
orange?
Slide 14:Why are
dogs’ noses
wet? Do dogs
really age
7 years for
every one
of ours?
Slide 15:If dolphins
are mammals,
how can they
breathe
in the water? Do dolphins
(and other
sea creatures)
sleep?
Slide 16:Why do
people
yawn? Why am I going bald but some men don’t? Why do we have eyebrows?
Slide 17:Why do
you have
two sets
of teeth? How do your
baby teeth
know when
to come out?
Slide 18:Why does
hair turn gray
as people get older? Why do
old people
get wrinkles?
Slide 19:Why don’t
two people
with the
same parents
look
the same?
Slide 20:How can you
run your finger
through a flame
without getting
burned? How do
candles
stay lit?