Common Misconceptions... they need to stop!

Common Misconceptions Elementary Students believe. We need to find ways to stop Elementary school students for believing these "misconceptions"

Space Travel

The sun disappears at night
Black holes are like vacuums
The moon can only be seen at night
The Earth is larger than the sun
The Earth is round like a pancake

Rocks & Minerals

Rocks must be heavy.
Rocks are the same color on the inside as they are on the outside.
Humans can make rocks and minerals.
Rocks and minerals are the same thing.
Minerals are always shiny and metallic.

Life in the Desert

Deserts are always in a drought, it is dry land with no water or vegetation.
The desert always has a warm/ hot climate, there are no changing weather patterns.-Antarctica is the biggest desert in the world.
Temperatures in the desert do not fall below freezing.
There is no rainfall in the desert.

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