DID YOU KNOW? There are SO many AMAZING scientific facts out there, waiting to be discovered by YOU! Check out some of the incredible ‘Did You Know? facts that have to do with many of the science topics you learn about in 3rd Grade. Plant Fact The amorphophallus titanum is the LARGEST flowering plant in the world and that is not the only amazing fact about it, because when this largest flower blooms…it smells like rotting flesh! Animal Fact The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. Cheetahs can run up to about 113 kilometers per hour. Ecosystem Fact Grasslands cover about one quarter of the Earth. Water Fact Seventy percent (70%) of the Earth is covered by water and about 97% of that water found on Earth is salt water. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
Weather Fact The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of 402 kilometers per hour! Changes on Earth Fact The largest recorded earthquake in the United States was a magnitude of 9.2 and struck Alaska in 1964. Natural Resources Fact The gasoline in your parent’s fuel tank is made from petroleum which is made from plants and tiny animals that lived over hundreds of millions of years ago. Sound Fact Thunder can be measured as high as 120 decibels. We can’t see thunder, but it sure can be loud! Earth Fact Earth is approximately 150 million kilometers (km) from the Sun. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
Moon Facts The moon is approximately 363,301 km from Earth. If you weighed 45 kg, you would weigh just a little over 7 kg on the moon. Solar System Fact Unlike all the other planets, Uranus spins on its side. Do some AMAZING FACT finding of your own! Then you can ask your friends, “Did You Know…?” © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.