Elements
What is one of the four elements?
Fire, water, air, or Earth
What part of the plant is found in the soil?
The roots
What makes up the skeletal system
Your bones
What created thrust (forward force) when paper airplanes are thrown?
Your arm throwing the plane
What are inside traits called?
Personality traits
What is the name of the "O" element that we need to breathe?
Oxygen
What is the job of the stem?
Carries nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant and holds it up
What does the digestive system do?
Process food
Why is symmetry important to making a paper airplane?
Symmetry keeps the plane balanced in the air
What is a physical trait?
A physical trait describes what we look like, defining a specific feature of a person's body
How much of the Earth is covered in water?
About 70%
What is the name of the substance inside flowers? (Hint: It is what gives a lot of people allergies this time of year!)
Pollen
What does your brain do?
What force brings the plane to the ground?
Gravity
What effects personality traits the most?
Personality traits mostly come from how you grew up
What does soil contain?
Carbon, and/or nutrients for plants
Why do fruits have extra seeds of the plant they came from?
So birds and other animals can spread those seeds around when they eat the fruit
How does the heart provide oxygen and nutrients to the rest of the body?
The heart pumps blood to the veins and arteries found all over the body
Why do planes have wings?
To create lift, so the plane can stay in the air longer
How do we get our traits from our parents?
Our parents pass down DNA
Which element does not involve oxygen?
Earth
Air has oxygen, water has oxygen and hydrogen, and fire uses fuel and oxygen
What is the role of the leaves?
Helps photosynthesis (how the plant turns sunlight into food)
Bonus points - what is the name of the green pigment in leaves?
How is the way humans breathe different from plants?
Humans have a respiratory system that breathes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide
Plants take in carbon dioxide and don't use lungs to breathe
Why are airplanes designed to be long and skinny
To reduce air resistance, or drag
What is a physical trait that is unique to some people? (Hint: Think about the traits activity we did!)
Freckles, left or right handedness, dimples, ability to roll your tongue, etc.