U4 Gender Differences
What color blankets do girls often get?
Pink
What tool did Galileo use to study the sky?
Telescope
What flag did pirates use to scare their victims?
Jolly Roger
What word means "gold, jewels, or something valuable"?
Treasure
What is the biggest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
What is the word for a belief about a group, like boys being brave?
Stereotype
What is at the center of the solar system?
Sun
What did pirates destroy on ships to stop them from escaping?
Sails
What word means "to give up"?
Surrender
What is the second planet from the sun?
Venus
Which part of the brain helps with memory and movement?
Gray matter
Which planet did Galileo discover had moons?
Jupiter
What treasure did pirates value because it was expensive and useful?
Medicine
What word describes a large group of ships?
Fleet
What was Galileo’s telescope 30 times stronger than?
Naked eye
In the study with chimpanzees, what types of toys did males and females prefer?
Males: Trucks, Females: Dolls
What evidence did Galileo find that Venus travels around the sun?
Venus has phases
During which years did the Golden Age of Piracy occur?
1560 to 1720
What word means "to take someone by force"?
Kidnap
What was one way pirates moved quickly during attacks?
Fast ships
What is the difference between gray matter and white matter in the brain?
Gray matter processes information; white matter connects parts of the brain
What method did Galileo use to prove scientific ideas instead of just using arguments?
Experiments, observation, and careful measurements
Why do pirates in Somalia thrive today?
The local government cannot control them
What word means "to describe someone or something in words or images"?
Portray
What did Galileo discover about Jupiter that challenged the idea that Earth was the center of the universe?
Jupiter has moons orbiting it