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The Perfect Ball for a Cactus (Super Grover 2.0)

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The Perfect Ball for a Cactus (Super Grover 2.0)
6 minK1st2ndScience
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Summary

Super Grover swoops in on finding a ball a cactus can play with — and, as always, his first idea does not work. The segment models the science habits underneath every investigation: look closely, ask a question, try something, then look again.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Super Grover meets a problem: finding a ball a cactus can play with.

  1. What was the problem? Say it in your own words.
  2. What did Super Grover try first? Why didn't it work?
  3. What did he notice when he looked more carefully?
  4. What would you have tried?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: observe, question, investigate, test.

Try it: Draw the problem and your own idea for solving it, then say why you think it would work.

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