Science Stuff
Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
Fiction – Lightning often strikes tall objects many times.
Earth has one moon.
Fact – Earth has a single natural satellite.
Ancient people wrote using pictures and symbols
Fact – Examples include hieroglyphics and cuneiform.
The human heart beats every day without stopping.
Fact – It works nonstop to pump blood.
A group of fish is called a school.
Fact
Humans need water to survive.
Fact – Water is essential for body functions and survival.
All deserts are hot.
Fiction – Some deserts are cold, like Antarctica.
The first airplanes were built in the 1700s.
Fiction – The first successful airplanes flew in the early 1900s.
Humans use only 10% of their brain.
Fiction – Brain scans show we use much more.
Sugar causes kids to become hyper.
Fiction – Research shows sugar does not directly cause hyperactivity.
Sound travels faster than light.
Fiction – Light travels much faster than sound.
The ocean covers more than half of Earth’s surface.
Fact – About 70% of Earth is covered by oceans.
The United States has had more than one capital city.
Fact – Cities like Philadelphia and New York City were once capitals.
Bones help protect important organs.
Fact – For example, the skull protects the brain.
Some animals can live both on land and in water.
Fact – These are called amphibians.
Plants make their own food using sunlight.
Fact – This process is called photosynthesis.
For one day, Google and the city of Topeka switched names as a joke.
Fact - On April 1, 2010, Topeka jokingly renamed itself “Google,” and Google changed its homepage name to “Topeka” for April Fools’ Day.
Vikings wore horned helmets in battle.
Fiction – This is a myth created later.
Your skin is the largest organ in your body.
Fact – Skin protects and regulates the body.
You can see all colors in the dark.
Fiction – Color vision requires light.
Dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time.
Fiction – Dinosaurs went extinct millions of years before humans existed.
The equator is a real line you can see on Earth.
Fiction – It’s an imaginary line used for mapping.
Writing was invented before electricity.
Fact – Writing dates back thousands of years.
Hair and nails are alive.
Fiction – They are made of dead cells.
Making mistakes helps your brain learn.
Fact – Mistakes help the brain adjust and improve understanding.