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FUN ANIMAL FACT:
Hummingbirds are so agile that
they can fly backwards.
FUN ANIMAL FACT:
Unlike humans, sheep have 4
stomachs; each one helps them
digest the food they eat.
FUN ANIMAL FACT:
Giant Arctic jellyfish have
tentacles that can reach
over 36 meters in length.
FUN ANIMAL FACT:
Cockatoos are parrots. There are 21
different species of cockatoo.
FUN ANIMAL FACT:
Little Blue Penguins are the smallest
type of penguin, averaging around
13 inches in height.
FUN ANIMAL FACT:
A baby kangaroo is called a ‘joey’.
Joeys live in their mother’s pouch
for 6 months.
Take 5 giant steps in the direction that
a hummingbird can fly.
How many stomachs do sheep have?
Do that many push-ups.
How many meters can Giant Artic
jellyfish tentacles reach?
Do that many jumping jacks.
There are how many different species
of cockatoo?
Do that many twist jumps.
How tall is an average Little Blue
Penguin?
Do that many arm curls.
How many months does a joey live in
his mother’s pouch?
Do that many wall push-ups.
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12 - 3 =
How tall was the average Stegosaurus?
Do that many arm curls.
8-4=
How many tons could a
Tyrannosaurus Rex weigh?
Do that many wall push-ups.
Gallop FACT:
FUN DINOSAUR
The average height
of a Stegosaurus
9 times
was 14 feet.
FUN DINOSAUR FACT:
The Tyrannosaurus Rex could
weigh up to 7 tons!
11 - 5 =
FUN DINOSAUR FACT:
The Velociraptor could grow up to
over 6 feet in length.
How long could a Velociraptor grow?
Do that many twist jumps.
11 - 7 =
How many tons could a
Brontosaurus weigh?
Do that many jumping jacks.
9-4=
How many vertebrae were in the tail
of a Diplodocus? Take that many steps
around the playing area.
11 - 2 =
How many spikes did the Stegosaurus
have on its tail? Balance on 1 foot that
many seconds.
FUN DINOSAUR FACT:
The Brontosaurus was 1 of the
largest animals to have ever walked
the earth, weighing over 23 tons!
FUN DINOSAUR FACT:
Diplodocus had a long tail, which
contained around 80 vertebrae.
FUN DINOSAUR FACT:
The Stegosaurus had 4 tail spikes,
which were used to combat
carnivores (meat eating) dinosaurs.
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FUN SPACE FACT:
Did you know Jupiter has rings?
There are 3 rings in all. They are
named Gossamer, Main, and Halo.
FUN SPACE FACT:
How many rings does Jupiter have?
Do that many push-ups.
Neptune has 13 moons that we
know of. The first moon to be
discovered was named Triton.
How many moons does Neptune
have? Do that many arm curls.
FUN SPACE FACT:
How many pounds would you
weigh on Mercury if you
weighed 70 pounds on Earth?
Do that many jumping jacks.
FUN SPACE FACT:
100 Earth days equals how many
day(s) on Venus?
Walk that many times around
the playing area.
If you moved to Mercury you would not weigh as
much as you do on Earth. Mercury is smaller, so it has
less gravity. If you weigh 70 pounds on Earth, you
would weigh only about 27 pounds on Mercury.
Venus rotates very slowly, so that a
day on Venus lasts more than
100 Earth days.
FUN SPACE FACT:
Uranus has 27 moons. Five are
large, and the rest are smaller.
FUN SPACE FACT:
Saturn is most well known for its
rings, which total 7 in all.
How many moons does Uranus have?
Do that many arm circles.
How many rings does Saturn have?
Stand on 1 foot that many seconds.