1 "Good morning, class," said Mrs. Kim.
2 "Good morning, Mrs. Kim," the class said together.
3 "Would all the scientists in this class please raise their hands?" Mrs. Kim continued.
4 The boys and girls looked at each other. No one held up a hand. Finally, Jessie waved his fingers.
5 "I'm not a scientist, Mrs. Kim. I'm just a kid," he said.
6 "Are you sure you aren't a scientist?" the teacher asked. "Let's take a test to find out."
7 "Oh, no," groaned the class, "not a test."
8 "I am going to guess that we have a lot of scientists in this class," laughed Mrs. Kim. "Let's find out."
9 "I think you are wrong," said Sarah. "We don't have the equipment or labs a scientist uses."
10 "Do any of you have questions about nature?" continued Mrs. Kim. "Matt, how about you?"
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