Predicting outcomes

Steve and David wanted to go

fishing. There was a large pond nearby.

The pond was filled with all kinds of

freshwater fish, such as trout and bass.

There was another smaller pond nearby

where people were not allowed to fish.

What prediction can you make?

• Steve and David will fish at the

  small pond.

• Steve and David will fish for

  sharks.

• Steve and David will fish at the

  large pond

Marisa and her Aunt Genie decided

to explore the beaches along the ocean.

"We'll be able to find some ancient

fossils of fish nicely preserved in the

rocks and sand," Aunt Genie said.

"What are fossils?" Marisa asked.

"Fossils are signs of life that lived

long ago," her aunt explained, "and

hopefully we'll find some."

What prediction can you make?

• Marisa will not find any fossils.

• Marisa and her aunt will look for

  fossils.

• Only Aunt Genie will find fossils

Heather was walking her dog, Max,

in the park one day. Suddenly, Max saw

a squirrel. Max started barking, and

Heather had to try her hardest not to

let go of Max's leash. Max kept barking,

and the leash slipped out of Heather's

hand.

What prediction can you make?

• Max will stay where he is.

• Max will chase the squirrel.

• Max will run away from the

  squirrel.

Sam and Leah were preparing a small

garden. They had to plant their garden

in a special greenhouse.

"l think we should plant some string

beans, corn, and carrots," Sam said.

"I'd rather plant roses, tulips, and

carnations," Leah replied.

"Let's do both!" Sam said, and Leah

agreed.

What prediction can you make?

• Sam and Leah will end up with a

  flower garden.

• Sam and Leah will plant a flower

  and vegetable garden.

• Sam and Leah will have a

  vegetable garden.

Julie enjoyed traveling so much that

it was her ambition to become an air-

line pilot. At school, she took classes in

math and science.

It was her hobby to collect and read

books on air travel. In fact, she was so

serious about becoming an airline pilot

that she was even saving her money to

go to flight school.

What prediction can you make?

• ulie is not likely to become an

  airline pilot.

• Julie will not save enough money

  for flight school.

• Julie will grow up to be an airline

  pilot.

The desert was unsafe for pioneers.

A desert has little water and shade. It

was hard for pioneers to find food and

water. There were also many animals

they had never seen before.

What prediction can you make?

• Pioneers tried to stay away from

  the desert.

• Most pioneers lived in the desert.

• Animals don't live in the desert.

When pioneers were traveling on

trails, they often stopped at forts. A fort

is a place where the pioneers could

stop to rest. Forts were safe places that

were able to keep animals and bandits

out. Pioneers also could buy supplies

at forts. They also traded with other

pioneers there.

What prediction can you make?

• Pioneers lived in forts.

• Pioneers stayed away from forts.

• Pioneers would stop when they

  saw a fort.

Steve and Max went with their class

on a short trip to visit the spaceport.

A man gave them a tour of the space-

port and explained that this spaceport

could handle only five rockets at a time.

Two rockets had already been shot into

space that day and one more was pre-

pared to be launched.

That would be all the rockets that

would be launched that day.

What prediction can you make?

• Two rockets will remain at the

  spaceport that day.

• Two rockets will be launched that

  day.

• Five rockets will remain at the

  spaceport.

Native Americans knew the area

where the pioneers were traveling.

Native Americans also knew nature

better than the pioneers. Native

Americans sometimes helped the

pioneers stay safe and healthy while

they were traveling.

What prediction can you make?

• It was worthwhile to accept help

  from a Native American.

• Native Americans helped all the

  pioneers.

• Native Americans never got sick.

Galileo was a famous scientist from

Italy who studied the stars. He was born

in 1564.

He is best known as one of the

first people to study the sky with a

telescope. He discovered many things,

including mountains on the moon.

What prediction can you make?

• Galileo will be the last to use a

  telescope.

• No one else will study the stars.

• Galileo will be remembered as

  one of the first to use a telescope.