So you think you can teach science?
Then have a go at explaining these to a Year 8 student!
Biology
Why don’t polar bears have white noses?
Why are big fierce creatures rare?
Is a picked orange dead or alive?
Chemistry
If the boiling point of water is 100 oC, then why do clothes dry at room
temperature?
Why does a candle go out when you blow on it?
Why is water a liquid at room temperature but oxygen a gas?
Physics
Where do the stars go during the day?
Why don’t Australians drop off the bottom of the Earth?
Why can’t people hear you scream in space?
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