STEM Career
What do you call a person who works with science?
A scientist
Baby mammals drink their mother's milk
Octopus only have one heart.
False. They have 3
Apples float in water.
True. Apples are much less dense than water and around a quarter of their total volume is air; hence they float.
What do you call a person who studies space?
Astronomer
All mammals have bony skeletons
True.
Strawberries belong to the rose family.
True. Strawberries, along with plums and apples, belong to Rosaceae, the rose family of plants.
The classic fortune cookie first originated in Hunan, China.
False. The fortune cookies were first served at the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco, California, U.S., in early 1900s.
What do you call a person who studies fossils?
Paleontologist
Elephants are born after 9 months in their mother's womb
False. Elephants grow in the womb for 22 months.
The tallest living person is 8ft 3in
True
Raw eels can be eaten directly.
False. Eel blood is highly poisonous. Even a small dose could be life threatening.
What do you call a person who creates new technology such as: apps, computer programs, websites and business tools?
Software Developer
All mammals live on land.
False. Mammals such as a dolphin live in the sea.
A tiger's strip is only on its fur
False.
Cotton candy was invented by a businessman
False. It was invented by a Dentist. During that time it was called fairy floss
What do you call a person who studies organisms and ecosystems in the ocean and other saltwater environments?
Marine Biologist
Mammals lie in the sun to warm their blood/body.
False. Reptiles need to do that. Mammals produce their body heat internally
Mary Shelly Wrote Frankenstein when she was 18
True
Chocolate was once used as currency (Money $$$$)
True. The Aztecs, who flourished between 1300-1521, traded for cocoa beans, which they couldn't grow. They also demanded cocoa as tribute or tax from conquered territories.