Riddle me this...
I’m on your shoulders, I help you think, and my front part helps you make decisions. What am I?
The Brain
If an animal has thick fur, then what can you infer about where it lives?
A cold place
A soccer player keeps practicing kicking the ball with their strong foot. What can you infer they want to improve?
Accuracy/scoring goals
I’m a big friend group that lives underground. I work hard, carry things heavier than me, and follow a queen. What am I?
Ant Colony
If you celebrate a holiday with a special tree, then what holiday is it probably?
Christmas
A child lights lanterns and receives red envelopes. What holiday are they celebrating?
Chinese New Year
I’m a place in China where you can see a giant face carved into a mountain. What am I?
Leshan Giant Buddha (near Chengdu)
If an animal is able to look like its surroundings, then what adaptation does it have?
Camouflage/color blending
A tourist takes pictures of a long stone wall stretching across mountains. What place are they visiting?
The Great Wall of China
I help you balance, I sit at the back of the inside of your head, and I make sure you don’t fall over. What am I?
Cerebellum
If someone is visiting a city with a river walkway with a name that rhymes with The Mund and a tower shaped like a pink sphere, then where are they?
Shanghai
A student has trouble planning their writing and organizing their ideas. Which brain lobe might not be working as strongly today? How do you know?
The Frontal Lobe
I can be hot, I can be cold. I can run and I can be still. I can be hard and I can be soft. What am I?
Water.
If a country was the first to send a human into space, then which country is it?
Russia
A runner finishes a race faster than anyone else in the world and holds the world record for the 100-meter dash. Who might this be?
Usain Bolt