Spirals A - Z
Do changes go around and around like day and night, winter
and summer, always coming back to where they started? Or is
there really a spiral, sort of like a circle, but not coming back to
the same place. Look at these spirals A - Z and see what you
think.
A - An Acorn falls in
the woods. It sprouts into a tree that eventually makes new, and
different
Acorns.
B - You're walking
along and you happen to trip. Next time you're more careful
to keep your
Balance.
C - It's the big game.
You're team starts to lose and you're feeling bad. But then
you feel great when your team makes a
C
omeback.
D - A baby doesn't know
how to use a bathroom so we use Diapers to keep from having a
mess. When a toddler learns to use a bathroom we're glad that
there is no more need for the
Diapers.
E - Whether it's plants
or animals, those best adapted to their environment survive, and
the other species die out. This is the basis for
Evolution.
F - Someone dies and
everyone feels bad. But we feel a little better after
everyone gets together to celebrate their friend's life at a
Funeral.
G - You start school when you are
young. If you work hard, you can celebrate when you
Graduate.
H - When you are sick, your
body will try to build up new defenses as it
Heals.
I - If there is a traffic accident, maybe
the next one can be prevented by having a stop sign
Installed.
J - If someone is treated badly, we
should all work to seek
Justice.
K - For people to live, we have to eat
plants and animals. Although it may seem harsh, for life to go on, we have to
Kill.
L - You may not know everything, but you
can
Learn.
M - Your back is stiff, and you're
feeling beat, but you'll feel a lot better after a
Massage.
N - All of these examples represent a
negation of
Negation.
O - When someone is very sick, they may
recover if they have an
Operation.
P - When something is not just, it is
important to
Protest.
Q - If you are puzzled and confused,
it's a good idea to ask a
Question.
R - To find out what is going on in
the world, you need to learn how to
Read.
S - A winding staircase goes up around
and around in a
Spiral.
T - If you know how to do something,
and your friend doesn't, you can
Teach.
U - When you make a mistake on the
computer, you can hit the button that says
Undo.
V - A steam engine needs pressure to
run, but when the pressure gets too high, it could explode if
it didn't have a safety
Valve.
W - Left - Right - Left. That's
how you move ahead when you
Walk.
X - When you have a flat tire on your
car, you need an
eXtra.
Y - Tomorrow will replace today, just
as today replaced
Yesterday.
Z - To go up a mountain it's best to
follow a course that
Zig-zags.
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