DR. MATILDA A.  EVANS’ CLASS

TEN SCIENCE FACTS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

1… Some fish actually cough to clear their gills.

2… Horses and cows actually sleep standing up.

3… Sharks do not have any bones in their bodies

4…Your heart beats about 115,000 times in a day

5… Apples are part of the Rose family

6…It takes between two and three years for a pineapple to grow

7…Iron makes up almost 5% of the Earth’s crust

8…Your eye is comprised of about 2 million parts

9… Over one million earths can fit inside the Sun

10…75% of your brain is made up of water