Everyday examples of predicting outcomes for Grade 2 students.

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 Predictions are educated guesses about what will happen in the future.
• 🍎 We can make predictions based on what we already know. For example, if you drop an apple, you can predict it will fall to the ground.
• 🌱 Understanding cause and effect helps us make accurate predictions. Cause: watering a plant. Effect: the plant grows.
• 📅 Observing patterns also helps us. If it rains every day in April, we might predict rain on an April day.
• 💡 Thinking about past experiences helps us predict what might happen in similar situations.

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which of these is an example of predicting what will happen next?
   1. A. Knowing that you will feel tired if you don't sleep.
   2. B. Knowing what you ate for lunch yesterday.
   3. C. Knowing your best friend's name.
2. If you see dark clouds in the sky, what can you predict?
   1. A. The sun will shine brightly.
   2. B. It might rain.
   3. C. It will snow.
3. What will happen if you put an ice cube in the sun?
   1. A. It will get bigger.
   2. B. It will melt.
   3. C. It will turn into a rock.
4. If you plant a seed and water it, what do you predict will happen?
   1. A. A car will grow.
   2. B. A plant will grow.
   3. C. A cloud will grow.
5. If you mix vinegar and baking soda, what do you predict will happen?
   1. A. It will explode.
   2. B. It will fizz.
   3. C. It will freeze.
6. What happens when you blow up a balloon too much?
   1. A. It floats higher.
   2. B. It pops.
   3. C. It changes color.
7. If you put a sandwich in your lunchbox in the morning, what will happen by lunchtime?
   1. A. It might taste better.
   2. B. It will still be a sandwich.
   3. C. It will turn into soup.