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The beguiling ideas about science quoted here were gleaned from essays, exams, and classroom discussions. Most were from 5th and 6th graders. They illustrate Mark Twain's contention that the' most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.'



*Question: What is one horsepower? *Answer: One horsepower is the amount of energy it takes to drag a horse 500 feet in one second.



*You can listen to thunder after lightning and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it, you got hit, so never mind.



*Talc is found on rocks and on babies.



*The law of gravity says no fair jumping up without coming back down.



*When they broke open molecules, they found they were only stuffed with atoms. But when they broke open atoms, they found them stuffed with explosions.



*When people run around and around in circles more...

The beguiling ideas about science quoted here were gleaned from essays, exams, and classroom discussions. Most were from 5th and 6th graders. They illustrate Mark Twain's contention that the' most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.

Q: What is one horsepower?

A: One horsepower is the amount of energy it takes to drag a horse 500 feet in one second.

You can listen to thunder after lightning and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it, you got hit, so never mind.

Talc is found on rocks and on babies.

The law of gravity says no fair jumping up without coming back down.

When they broke open molecules, they found they were only stuffed with atoms. But when they broke open atoms, they found them stuffed with explosions.

When people run around and around in circles we say they are crazy. When planets do it we say they are more...

The law of gravity says no fair jumping up without coming back down. You can listen to thunder and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it, you got hit, so never mind.
Someday, we may discover how to make magnets that can point in any direction. A vibration is a motion that cannot make up its mind which way it wantsto go.

There are 26 vitamins in all, but some of the letters are yet to be discovered.
There is a tremendous weight pushing down on the center of the Earth because so many people are stomping around up there these days.
Genetics explains why you look like your father, and if you don't, why you should.
Vacuums are nothings. We only mention them to let them know we know they're there.
The cause of perfume disappearing is evaporation. Evaporation gets blamed for a lot of things people forget to put the top on.
I'm not sure how clouds are formed, but clouds know how to do it, andthat's the important thing. Water more...

The beguiling ideas about science quoted here were gleaned from essays, exams, and classroom discussions. Most were from 5th and 6th graders. They illustrate Mark Twain's contention that the 'most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then
stop.
Question: What is one horsepower?
Answer: One horsepower is the amount of energy it takes to drag a horse 500 feet in one second.
You can listen to thunder after lightening and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it you got hit, so never mind.
Talc is found on rocks and on babies.
The law of gravity says no fair jumping up without coming back down.
When they broke open molecules, they found they were only stuffed with atoms. But when they broke open atoms, they found them stuffed with explosions.
When people run around and around in circles we say they are crazy. When planets do it we say they are orbiting.
Rainbows are just to look at, not to more...

THE FOLLOWING ARE ACTUAL ANSWERS GIVEN BY 5TH AND 6TH GRADERS:

The law of gravity says no fair jumping up without coming back down.
You can listen to thunder and tell how close you came to getting hit. If
you don't hear it, you got hit, so never mind.
Someday, we may discover how to make magnets that can point in any
direction.
A vibration is a motion that cannot make up its mind which way it wants
to go.
There are 26 vitamins in all, but some of the letters are yet to be
discovered.
There is a tremendous weight pushing down on the center of the Earth
because so many people are stomping around up there these days.
Genetics explains why you look like your father, and if you don't, why
you should.
Vacuums are nothings. We only mention them to let them know we know
they're there.
The cause of perfume disappearing is evaporation. Evaporation gets
blamed for a lot of things people forget to put the more...