Faces in the Clouds: teacher key

Ghosts, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Have you ever seen a face in a cloud? Find out why brains do that, and what makes houses creak and pop.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What is it called when you see faces in things that have no faces?
   • A draft
   • Pareidolia (answer)
   • A duct
2. What did the face on Mars turn out to be?
   • A face
   • A cloud
   • Just a hill (answer)
3. What can make wood floors creak more in winter?
   • Dry air that shrinks the boards (answer)
   • Warm air
   • Glass ducts
4. How was the stage ghost made?
   • With fog and a fan
   • With a sheet of glass and a hidden actor (answer)
   • With a drum
5. If you see a face in a rock, what is likely going on?
   • The rock is warm
   • The rock is a person
   • Your brain is good at spotting faces (answer)

Words

• pareidolia: seeing faces
• shadows: dark shapes
• draft: moving air
• ducts: air tubes