That's So Interesting!: Do Animals Get the Hiccups?
From Elinor Wonders Why · 2021
3 minPre-KK1stScience
Summary
A three-minute wonder: do animals hiccup like we do? Kids find out what causes hiccups and which animals get them too. Great for a giggly two-minute science break that still teaches something real.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Hiccups happen to more than just people.
- What causes a hiccup?
- Which animals can get hiccups?
- What do people try to make hiccups stop?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: hiccup, muscle, breath, squeak.
Try it: Take three slow, deep belly breaths and feel where the 'hiccup muscle' works.