Riddle Me

Science is about answering puzzling questions. These riddle are quick to read, but may ake some time to figure out.

Materials:
None

Doing it:
1. A change in direction riddle:
The man was almost out of breath. But home was in sight. Then he spotted a masked figure. The figure come toward him. The running man spotted and quickly turned around. He ran all the way back to where he started. Why?

2. A real killer of a riddle:
John, Laura and Toby shared a house. One day, Belinda came to live them. John and Laura went out to a party that evening. When they arrived home, Toby was hovering over Belinda's dead body. Toby wasn't arrested. He wasn't even questioned for any crime. Why?

3. A travellinh Riddle:
A girl with a fox, a goose, and a bag of corn wanted to cross a river. She could take only one animal or object at a time. The fox would eat the goose if they were left alone together; but if the girl took the fox firstr, the goose would eat the corn. How did the girl get all threee safety across?

4. An old riddle:
In medieval England, a king's jester was imprioned (the king didn't like the jester's jokes). The jester was locked in a room at the top of high tower. The room had only one tiny window. The jester found a piece of rope. It wasn't long enough to reach the ground. So, he divided it in half and tied the two halves together. This made the rope long enough and he escaped. How?

5. A rainy day riddle:
A man out jogging felt the first few raindrops fall. He didn't have anumbrella or a raincoat or a hat. He started jogging a little faster. It started to pour. The rains seeped through his clothing. His running shoes got wet. The rains rolled off the end of his nose. But his hair didn't get wet. Why?

6. A really sweet riddle:
A women had a sweet tooth. She put one spoonful of sugar into her coffee. She put in another. the she put two more spoonfuls into her cups. But the sugar didn't get wet. Why?

Answer
1. It was baseball game and the masked man was the cather; the player ran back to third base.

2. Toby was a cat and Belinda was a bird.

3. The girl first crossed with the goose and then returned. She then took the corn over and brought back the goose. The fox was next across the river. Finally the girl went back and got the goose.

4. The clever jester didn't cut the rope in half -- he untwisted the two full strands of which rope was made. When he tied the tow strands together, the rope was twice and long.

5.The man was bald.

6. The coffee was instant, and the water hadn't been added yet.

Story behind the activity

You think about many things when you try to answer a question or solve a puzzle. You try to remember things you know that might help you. You look for new information about the question. Sometimes you try to guess how someone else would answer the question. Other times you might pick an answer because of what you would like the answer to be. these things may help you find a correct answer. When you're trying to answer a question, it's often important to ask yourself some other questions: What do you know about the situation? What more do you need to know? What assumptions are you making?