2 Misleading Evidence

CHAPTER TWO Misleading Evidence Evidence (noun). In science, evidence is information, facts, or data that support a hypothesis or claim. Like when your little brother has cheeks full of chocolate crumbs, and the last brownie went missing—the evidence would be the chocolate crumbs. THE CLUES TO THE MYSTERY at Rosalind Franklin Elementary were everywhere. I considered the evidence. First of all, there were new signs put up last week. As in actual signs. 1. In the library, a giant banner read: Be curious. I ask so many questions, curious could be my middle name. Kate Curious Crawford. (My real middle name is Alexis, which I think sounds like a type of car.) 2. Next to the water fountain by the front office, a poster read: Are you ready? I like to think I was born ready. At least, that's what my soccer coach always says. But the truth is I'm more like just on time or even one to two minutes late,

第二章误导证据证据（名词） 在科学中，证据是支持假设或主张的信息、事实或数据。 就像当你的小弟弟脸颊上满是巧克力屑时，最后一块布朗尼蛋糕不见了——证据就是巧克力屑。 罗莎琳德·富兰克林小学神秘事件的线索无处不在。 我考虑了证据。 首先，上周张贴了一些新招牌。 就像实际的迹象一样。1. 在图书馆里，一个巨大的横幅上写着：保持好奇。 我问了很多问题，好奇可能是我的中间名。 凯特好奇克劳福德。（我真正的中间名是亚历克西斯，我觉得听起来像一种汽车。）2. 在前台的饮水机旁，有一张海报，上面写着：你准备好了吗？ 我想我生来就准备好了。 至少，我的足球教练总是这么说。 但事实是，我更像是准时到，甚至晚到一两分钟，

because I'm always trying to do one more thing before I have to leave. 3. By the lost and found closet, a banner read: Be positive. Maybe this meant, Don't worry. You probably didn't lose your water bottle. Check the lost and found closet! I seriously hate to misplace anything. Once I lost a mitten and I searched for half a day by the pond. Luckily, I found it under a pine tree. 4. By the teacher's lounge, a sign read: Have a growth mindset. That doesn't mean you're supposed to suddenly sprout up like a mushroom. Mom loved to talk about this saying after she went to a conference last summer. She told me it meant you should be up for challenges and believe in hard work. My soccer coach says that good things come to those who sweat! I think it's kind of the same thing. I reviewed all of the signs. Be curious. Are you ready? Be positive and Have a growth mindset. Aha! A pattern had emerged. I could see what all the messages had in common. "I've come up with something," I announced to my friends. "Awesome!" Elijah drummed his hands on his chair.

因为我总是想在离开前再做一件事。 3. 在失物招领处，有一条横幅写着：积极向上。 也许这意味着，别担心。 你可能没把水瓶弄丢。 检查失物招领处！我非常讨厌把东西放错地方。 有一次我丢了一只手套，我在池塘边找了半天。 幸运的是，我在一棵松树下找到了它。 4. 在教师休息室旁，有一块牌子写着：拥有成长的心态。 这并不意味着你应该像蘑菇一样突然发芽。 妈妈去年夏天去参加一个会议后，喜欢谈论这句话。 她告诉我，这意味着你应该迎接挑战，相信努力工作。 我的足球教练说，好事多磨！我觉得这是一样的。 我复习了所有的符号。 是好奇。你准备好了吗？ 保持积极向上的心态。 啊哈!一种模式出现了。 我能看出所有这些信息的共同点。 “我想到了一个办法，”我向朋友们宣布。 “棒极了!”以利亚用手在椅子上敲着鼓。

"The anticipation is killing me," moaned Memito. "Based on the evidence." I spread out my hands. "I think they're going to announce a mindfulness assembly. So we can learn breathing exercises that teachers hope will calm us down in class." Memito pretended to snore. In the chair in front of him, Rory Workman cradled his head and also went, "Zzzzzzzz." "Hey, I like meditating. I do it with my uncle," said Elijah. "Sitting around and learning how to breathe, really?" Jeremy snort-laughed. "Kate, you're going to lose the bet. All of you are going down." "Sorry, there's a hitch in your bet plan." I stared at Jeremy as he flicked his bangs with the dyed purple streak in them. "You never said what you think." "I don't have to guess," he huffed. "I'm betting you guys are wrong." My mother stepped up to the microphone and tapped it. The mic made a loud pop. "Good morning, fifth graders," she said. Jeremy and Rory continued talking. "Zip it," I blurted.

“期待要了我的命，”梅托呻吟道。 “基于证据。”我摊开双手。 “我认为他们将宣布召开正念大会。 这样我们就可以学习呼吸练习，老师希望这些练习能让我们在课堂上平静下来。” 梅托假装打鼾。 在他前面的椅子上，罗里·沃克曼抱着他的头，也发出“Zzzzzzzz”的声音。 “嘿，我喜欢冥想。以利亚说：“我和我叔叔一起吃。” “坐在那里学习如何呼吸，真的吗？”杰里米snort-laughed。 “凯特，你赌输了。 你们都完蛋了。” “对不起，你的打赌计划出了点问题。” 我盯着杰里米，他拨弄着染成紫色的刘海。 “你从来没说过你的想法。” “我不用猜，”他生气地说。 “我敢打赌你们是错的。” 我母亲走到麦克风前，轻敲了一下。 麦克风发出一声巨响。“五年级的同学们，早上好，”她说。 杰里米和罗里继续谈话。 “闭嘴，”我脱口而出。

Oops! I hope the principal, aka my mom, didn't hear me say zip it. I try not to blurt stuff out. But sometimes I can't help it. Mom held up her hand as if she were stopping traffic. "It's time for our assembly." Immediately the room grew silent. "Look how quickly you were quiet," she continued. "That's amazing." Kids cheered. "We have a super fun assembly planned for you today," said Mom. "We're going to be kicking off something new." "What is it?" called out Rory. "You'll see," said Mom. "And here's the person to tell you all about it." She stepped away from the microphone. Ms. Daly, the chemistry club advisor, burst out from behind the stage curtain. She wore a baseball cap over her short gray hair. The hat said CHEMISTS HAVE ALL THE SOLUTIONS. Which was typical of her awesome corny humor.

哦!我希望校长，也就是我妈，没听到我说闭嘴。 我尽量不把事情脱口而出。 但有时我忍不住。 妈妈举起手，好像要制止交通。 “我们该集合了。” 房间里立刻安静下来。 “看你这么快就安静下来了，”她接着说。 “这太神奇了。”孩子们欢呼雀跃。 “今天我们为你准备了一个超级有趣的集会，”妈妈说。 “我们将开始一些新的东西。” “怎么了？”罗里喊道。 “你会知道的，”妈妈说。“这个人可以告诉你这一切。” 她从麦克风旁边走开。 化学俱乐部的指导老师戴利从舞台幕布后面冲了出来。 她灰白的短发上戴着一顶棒球帽。 帽子说化学家有所有的解决方案。 这是她典型的令人敬畏的老土幽默。

In her arms, she carried a big blue bucket the size of a kindergartner. It wasn't a bucket I recognized. Since I never miss a chemistry club meeting, I pretty much know all of the equipment in our school lab. "What do you think is in there?" whispered Birdie. "Some kind of chemical?" "Maybe," I whispered back. With a heave, Ms. Daly dumped the bucket upside down. Ping-pong balls exploded out, hitting the floor with a series of clacking sounds. They rolled right up to our rows of chairs. Rory reached so far to grab one that he fell off and his seat flipped up. Kids laughed and I had to hold back a gasp. Not because he fell. But because if anyone was going to have their seat flip up, it would have been Jeremy. Birdie and I scrambled to pick a couple of balls careening down the center aisle. I scooped up a bright yellow one. In small writing, it read: STEM Night begins Nov. 20! "STEM Night?" I whisper-shouted to Birdie. "Yes! Yes!" "Kate guessed wrong," sang out Jeremy. "And Memito, you were wrong too. And Birdie." "Quiet back there," called out Ms. Daly. "I'm never wrong," said Memito.

她怀里抱着一个幼儿园小朋友大小的蓝色大桶。 那不是我认得的桶。 因为我从不错过化学俱乐部的会议，所以我对我们学校实验室的所有设备都很熟悉。 “你觉得里面是什么？”小鸟小声说。 “某种化学物质？”“也许吧。”我小声回答。 随着一声巨响，戴利把水桶倒了下来。 乒乓球炸了出来，砸在地板上，发出一连串的啪啪声。 他们径直滚到我们那排椅子上。 罗里伸手去抓一个，结果摔了下来，座位掀了起来。 孩子们都笑了，我不得不忍住没喘过气来。 不是因为他摔倒了。但如果有人要把座位掀起来，那一定是杰里米。 伯蒂和我抢着从中间过道里挑了几个球。 我捞起了一个亮黄色的。 上面用小字写着：STEM之夜从11月11日开始。 20 !“干吗?”我低声对小鸟喊。 “是啊!是的!”“凯特猜错了，”杰里米大声说。 “还有，记忆，你也错了。 和小鸟。”“后面安静点。” 戴利。“我从来不会错，”梅托说。

Essh! I don't like being wrong. But if science is involved, I'm kind of okay with it. Ms. Daly began chanting, "One, two, three, eyes on me." "One, two, eyes on you," we chanted back. It's a thing we do at our school when a teacher needs to get our attention. "For the first time ever, Rosalind Franklin Elementary School is going to have a community- wide STEM Night," explained Ms. Daly. "There's going to be hands-on science activities for families to do together, and a science project exhibit area open to fifth graders only." "Fifth graders? That's us!" A huge smile spread across Elijah's face. A ginormous one was on mine, too. "The event will happen in three weeks," continued Ms. Daly. "The science projects are mandatory and must include original experiments." Suddenly, Mrs. Eberlin, my fifth-grade teacher, and Mrs. Que, the other fifth grade teacher, waltzed up onstage. They both wore blue lab coats and goggles and were dancing to loud, happy music playing over the speakers.

Essh !我不喜欢犯错。 但如果涉及到科学，我还可以接受。 戴利开始念道：“一、二、三，看着我。” “一，二，看着你，”我们齐声回答。 在我们学校，当老师需要引起我们的注意时，我们就会这样做。 “有史以来第一次，罗莎琳德富兰克林小学将举办一个全社区的STEM之夜，”她解释说。 戴利。“会有家庭一起动手的科学活动，还有一个科学项目展示区只对五年级学生开放。” “五年级学生?这是我们!”以利亚的脸上绽开了灿烂的笑容。 我身上也有一个巨大的。 活动将在三周后举行。 戴利。“科学项目是强制性的，必须包括原创实验。” 突然，我的五年级老师Eberlin夫人和另一位五年级老师Que夫人跳起了华尔兹舞。 他们都穿着蓝色的实验服，戴着护目镜，随着扬声器里播放的欢快的音乐跳舞。