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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

Penny was sleeping soundly in bed.

Suddenly, she heard a bird singing

outside her bedroom window. She

slowly opened her eyes and saw the

morning light filling her room. She

looked at her clock and saw that it was

nine o'clock. If it were a school day, she

knew she would be late for school. But

she was happy it was not a school day.

What prediction can you make?

Human beings have always been

interested in flying. One of the first ways

of travel above the earth came with the

invention of the hot air balloon. This

happened about 300 years ago.

About 100 years ago, flying in a

balloon was used as a means of travel

and for fun. Today, balloon flying is still

done mostly for fun and as a sport.

What prediction can you make?

Bacteria are tiny living things. They

are neither plants nor animals. They can

only be seen with a powerful micro-

scope, which makes them look bigger.

There have always been bacteria

everywhere—inside us, in our food, in

the water, and even in the air. Some

bacteria help us by helping plants

grow, while others hurt us by causing

tooth decay.

What prediction can you make?