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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT; DO YOU KNOW?

1. The world largest marine park is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia with an area of 207,
000m 2
2. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
3. All babies are born colour-blind and their eyes do not produce tears until they are
approximately six to eight weeks old.
4. The right side of your heart is smaller and weaker. It only pumps blood to the lungs
while the left side is stronger and pumps blood around the body.
5. A single sunflower can have up to 2000 seeds
6. Dessert plants save lives as many thirsty travellers have survived after sucking out the
juice in cactus plants
7. A Venus flytrap will only shut if touched at least twice in 20 seconds.
8. Mantises' forelegs take less than one thirty-thousandth (1/30,000) of a second to reach
out, grab and bring their prey to their mouth.
9. Butterflies use their feet to taste, their antennae to smell and their wings to absorb
sunrays when they are cold.
10. Babies have thousands more taste buds than adults.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS USING TRUE / FALSE
1. Shrinks have antifreeze in their blood.
2. Crocodiles pretend to be logs to escape from their enemies.
3. Boas tickles their mates.
4. The cheetah is the fastest land mammal.
5. Camels and their babies can stay 17 days without water.
6. Dolphins communicate by clicking and whistling at each.
7. Do female sea perches(fish) give birth to their young ones(viviparous)
8. The largest living Land animal is whale
9. The largest living turtle is the leatherback sea turtle
10. Cobra dances to the music of the snake charmer's flute

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT: Identify these equipments. Find their names in the puzzle below

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