Drawing Conclusions

Islands are different from peninsulas. Islands have water all around them, with no way to get to the mainland by foot. Peninsulas have water on three sides, with the fourth side connected to the mainland.

It is likely that:

• Islands are easier to get to.

• It would be easier to be stranded on a peninsula than an island.

• Peninsulas and islands are the same thing.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

You explore a part of the beach that you have never been to before. There is a tree there that holds some delicious-looking fruit. You want to climb the tree to get the fruit so you step back to see how difficult it will be to climb the tree. You notice that the tree is leaning at an acute angle over the water.

It is likely that:

• The tree is leaning toward the water.

• The tree is leaning away from the water.

• The tree is standing straight.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

You are bored one day and you decide that you want to measure to see how big your camp is. You start at one corner of the camp and count 20 steps ups, then you turn at a right angle and count 30 steps over. The other two sides of the camp are equal to the first two sides.

It is likely that:

• Your camp is in the shape of a square.

• Your camp is in the shape of a circle.

• Your camp is in the shape of a rectangle.

It rained last night, and in the morning you realize you have to rebuild the fire before you can eat. You find two twigs and place them so they lean up against each other at a point in the middle. You then add twigs around the beginning two, all of them leaning into that middle point.

It is likely that:

• The twigs made a triangle.

• The twigs made a cone.

• The twigs made a cube.

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CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

You have created a box out of twigs to help you carry fruit. You want to know how much fruit the box can carry, so you measure the box's height, width, and depth, then multiply all of the numbers together.

It is likely that:

• You found the box's volume.

• You found the box's mass.

• You found the box's perimeter.

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CCSS.5.MD.C.3A

CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

Canada is the second largest country in the world. Only Russia is larger. It is located to the north of the United States. Northern Canada is very cold, and part of it is even inside the Arctic Circle.

It is likely that:

• Canada is bigger than the United States.

• Canada is smaller than China.

• Russia is smaller than Canada.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

The United States is made up of 50 states. Of these, 48 are adjacent. The other two do not touch any of the other states. Alaska is to the north and is connected to Canada. Hawaii is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean.

It is likely that:

• Adjacent means islands.

• Adjacent means touching.

• Adjacent means friendly.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

"Oct" is a prefix that usually means eight. An octopus has eight legs, an octet has eight people, and in music, an octave has eight lines. In math, an octagon is a special kind of shape.

It is likely that:

• An octagon has six sides.

• An octagon has eight sides.

• An octagon has eight circles.

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CCSS.2.G.A.1

Culture is a word that is used to describe the actions and values of a group of people. Some things that you do every day might be strange to someone of a different culture. Your language, going to school, and the things you do with your friends are just a few parts of your culture.

It is likely that:

• Some people don't have a culture.

• All cultures are the same.

• All cultures are different.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Your heart pumps blood to every part of your body to keep you alive. The harder you work, the faster your heart has to pump to keep the blood flowing. When you relax, your heart doesn't have to work as hard to keep the blood flowing through your body.

It is likely that:

• When you relax, your heart pumps slower.

• When you relax, your heart pumps faster.

• Your heart always pumps at the same rate.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1