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What does a microwave actually heat?

Show of hands — before you project anything

What do all three choices predict about the same starting setup?

  • A Way more than you'd guess
  • B About what you'd guess
  • C Way less than you'd guess

Count the votes out loud. Hold them to it — then watch.

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Discussion prompts

  • What do all three choices predict about the same starting setup?
  • Which general clue from the earlier pages applies to this new case?
  • What would you hold fixed in a fair follow-up test?

Where it shows up in real life

  • A child in oven mitts looks from a steaming bowl to its plain ceramic dish beside an open microwave.
  • A child watches thick magenta wavy arrows travel from the microwave chamber into food, where orange energy sparks appear.
  • The same child sets a warm bowl safely on a mat while the microwave rests behind it.

A prediction-first worksheet — no answer key.

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