Summary
Ah-choo! Elinor wonders what a sneeze actually is and learns it's the body's way of blasting out things that don't belong in your nose. Then Ari thinks his shirt is lucky — and the kids test whether luck or practice is really behind his great day.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A sneeze is your body protecting itself — and 'luck' might really be practice.
- What makes a sneeze happen?
- How should you cover a sneeze to keep germs from spreading?
- Was Ari's shirt really lucky? How did the kids find out?
- What's something that looks like luck but is really practice?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: sneeze, germs, dust, evidence, practice.
Try it: Practice the 'vampire sneeze' — sneezing into your elbow.
Try it: Think of a superstition and design a fair test for it, like the kids did.