1. Does Matter Really Matter?
Mrs. Mendez

2. YOU ARE THE MAIN EVENT
o We will RESPECT one another
o Listen to each other
o Give the teacher your attention
o We will PARTICIPATE
o Help and encourage one another to succeed
o We will PERSERVERE and NOT GIVE UP
o You are worth more than you could ever imagine

3. CURIOSITY DRIVEN SCIENCE

4. (in this case, the “box”
is a refrigerator!)
How do you put
a giraffe into a
refrigerator?
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

5. Open the refrigerator,
put the giraffe in, and
close the door.
This question tests whether you tend to do
simple things in an overly complicated way.
The correct answer is:

6. How do you put
an elephant into a
refrigerator?
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

7. The correct answer is:
This question tests your ability to think through
the repercussions of your actions.
Open the refrigerator,
take out the giraffe, put
the elephant in, and
close the door.

8. The lion king is
hosting a masquerade
party. All the animals
but one attend.
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Which animal does not attend?

9. The right answer is:
The elephant is
still in the
refrigerator.
This question tests your memory.

10. OK, even if you did not answer the
first three questions correctly,
you still have one more chance to
show your abilities.

11. There is a river you must
cross, but the sign says
“beware of crocodiles.”
What do you do?
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

12. The right answer is:
You swim across safely.
All the crocodiles are
still at the party.
This question tests whether you learn quickly
from your mistakes.

13. According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide,
about 90% of the professionals they tested got
all questions wrong. But many preschoolers
got several correct answers.
Anderson Consulting says this conclusively
disproves the theory that most professionals
have the brains of a four year old.

14. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX!

15. Today we will be “thinking outside the
box” in order to understand and
explain how things work around us
that we cannot physically see!

16. Balloon in a bottle
• Can we blow up a balloon inside of a bottle?
• What is the balloon going to look like?
• How is the bottle going to look like?

17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZqPaohVjmw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5LT_wfI98w

18. Lets talk about puppies!

19. Balloon in a bottle
• What can we do to change the situation so
that we can blow up the balloon inside the
bottle?

20. Hot!
Cold!
What do we do when its very hot?
What do we do when it gets very cold?
What do you think “air puppies” do when it gets too hot or too cold?

21. How can we describe the “air puppies”
in each situation?

22. For your home fun you will need a cup of water and a
pipette.
Can you get water inside the pipette?
Take all that you learned today and see if you can explain
how it is that a pipette is able to hold water?
Remember to “think outside the box” and use pictures to
help you explain.
Ask your parents if they can help!
Home Fun!