Sets of Condional Cards These sets of Condional Cards are organized into age-appropriate sets for lower elementary, upper elementary, and middle school students. If you are a teacher of older students, you may decide to start off wh lower-level sets to help familiarize students wh the game before moving to more challenging ems. Each set consists of a declarative statement and s condional translation, which can be copied and cut apart for student use. The order in which the cards appear here is the correct order of the cards. As mentioned previously, some statements make sense in more than one condional arrangement. These are marked wh an asterisk (we suggest cutting off or otherwise removing the asterisks before presenting students wh the statements and card sets). Lower Elementary Dogs shed all over the house. you have a dog there is hair all over your house Marker stains don t come out of your clothes. you wrote on your clothes wh marker the stains will not come out Cats are quiet pets. you have a cat you have a quiet pet Carrots are great snacks. you have a carrot you have a great snack page 1 of 16
Dogs can hear very high-pched sounds that we can t hear. you have a dog your pet can hear better than you Reading Dr. Seuss is fun. you read Dr. Seuss you have fun She always asks to have food she likes for dinner. * she likes Brussels sprouts she asks for them for dinner Poison ivy makes your skin chy and red. is poison ivy makes your skin chy and red Too much ice cream makes you sick. you ate too much ice cream you are sick One of Harry s jobs is to answer the phone. the phone is ringing Harry should answer page 2 of 16
Fish need to stay in water to survive. is a fish needs water to survive Ants and bees live in big groups. an insect is an ant or a bee lives in big groups Birds have bones that are very light. an animal is a bird has very light bones Benjamin Franklin was never president. a person is Benjamin Franklin he was never president Pandas do not hibernate, even though they are bears. a bear is a panda does not hibernate Snakes swallow their prey whole. a snake is swallowing prey is whole page 3 of 16
Lobsters have ten legs. an animal is a lobster has ten legs The book Bud, Not Buddy was wrten by Christopher Paul Curtis. a book is Bud, Not Buddy was wrten by Christopher Paul Curtis Leopards hunt their food at night. an animal is a leopard hunts at night Fish can breathe underwater. an animal is a fish can breathe underwater Giraffes have four stomachs to help wh digesting food. an animal is a giraffe has four stomachs Whooping cranes are an endangered species. an animal is a whooping crane is endangered page 4 of 16
Condors have very large wingspans. an animal is a condor has a very large wingspan Prairie dogs live in underground burrows. an animal is a prairie dog lives in an underground burrow Dogs pant when they are tired or hot. * a dog is panting is tired or hot Owls are birds that come out at night. a bird is an owl comes out at night A raisin is a dried grape. * a fru is a dried grape is a raisin I do not go to see scary movies. a movie is scary I don t go see page 5 of 16
Frus and vegetables are always part of a healthy diet. you eat a healthy diet you eat frus and vegetables Washing your hands gets germs off them. you just washed your hands you don t have germs on your hands page 6 of 16
Upper Elementary Humans first flew using hot air balloons. a human was the first to fly he or she used a hot air balloon The Efel Tower is in Paris, France. you are at the Efel Tower you are in Paris, France Plants need light and water to grow. a living thing is a plant needs light and water When cranberries are ripe, they bounce. * a cranberry is bouncy is ripe A coyote can run up to forty miles per hour. an animal is a coyote can run up to forty miles per hour Skunks attack beehives because they want to eat bees. * a skunk attacks a beehive wants to eat bees page 7 of 16
A worm will die you cut in half. an animal is a worm will die when cut in half A group of cats is called a clowder. * is a group of cats the group is called a clowder The longest river in the U.S. is the Missouri River. * the river is the longest in the U.S. is the Missouri River A leap year is a year wh 366 days instead of 365. * a year has 366 days is a leap year Bamboo can grow more than three feet a day. a plant is bamboo can grow more than three feet a day Mercury is a metal that is liquid at room temperature. a metal is mercury is liquid at room temperature page 8 of 16
Polar bears can live in the Arctic. you are in the Arctic you could see polar bears Wolves have two layers of fur. an animal is a wolf has two layers of fur Olympic gold medals are made mostly of silver. a medal is an Olympic gold medal is mostly silver The capal of Kenya is Nairobi. * a country has a capal called Nairobi is Kenya Amphibians, like frogs, can live on land or in water. an animal is a frog can live on land or in water Diamonds are the hardest substance known to man. * a substance is a diamond is the hardest substance known to man page 9 of 16
Gorillas can live for forty to fty years. an animal is a gorilla can live for forty to fty years Australia s Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on Earth. * a reef is the largest living thing on Earth is the Great Barrier Reef In order to burn, a fire needs oxygen, heat, and fuel. * a fire has oxygen, heat, and fuel can burn Magnets are used at recycling plants to sort through dferent metals. a magnet is in a recycling plant is used to sort through metals Every baseball used in Major League Baseball is wiped wh special mud before the game. a baseball has been used in a Major League Baseball game has been wiped wh mud A blizzard is a snowstorm wh high winds. * there is a snowstorm wh high winds is a blizzard page 10 of 16
Snapping turtles be things to defend themselves. is a snapping turtle will be to defend self Smoking causes many health problems. you smoke you have health problems Butterflies develop from caterpillars. will turn into a butterfly is a caterpillar Adult humans have thirty-two teeth. you are an adult human you have thirtytwo teeth A hippopotamus can run faster than a human. an animal is a hippo can run faster than a human Comets orb the sun. an object is a comet orbs the sun page 11 of 16
Middle School Sunscreen wh a high SPF helps prevent sunburns. you are wearing sunscreen wh a high SPF you are less likely to get a sunburn The cafeteria at school is serving nachos today. you ate at the cafeteria today you ate nachos A scientist who studies dinosaurs is a type of paleontologist. a scientist studies dinosaurs he or she is a paleontologist Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenhe. * water is boiling is 212 degrees Fahrenhe A marine biologist is a type of scientist who studies things underwater. a scientist is a marine biologist he or she studies things underwater Hair is made of a protein called keratin. he has hair is made of keratin page 12 of 16
Refraction is when light rays bend as they pass through a substance. * the light was not bent was not refracted Antibiotics can fight bacteria but not viruses. * an infection can be cured by antibiotics is bacterial Koalas are native to Australia. an animal is a koala is native to Australia In a half-inch square of human skin, there are one hundred sweat glands. is a half-inch square of human skin has one hundred sweat glands Bicycles are healthier for the environment than cars. you are riding a bike is better for the environment than driving a car Five-cent coins minted from 1942 to 1945 aren t made of nickel. you have a nickel from 1943 is not made of nickel page 13 of 16
Lightning is caused by the small bs of ice rubbing together and creating an electrical charge. there is lightning there are small bs of ice in the sky People who are afraid of clowns don t go to the circus. a person is afraid of clowns he or she will not go to the circus The iris responds to low light by making the pupil larger. is dark the iris makes the pupil larger He had to buy new tires after driving over a box of spilled nails. he drove over nails he had to buy new tires At cold temperatures, water turns into ice. * is cold the state of matter of water is more likely to be ice than steam Cred card companies allow you to buy something and pay for later. you bought something wh a cred card you pay for the purchase later page 14 of 16
F. Scott Fzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby. * an author wrote The Great Gatsby he is F. Scott Fzgerald The chemical DDT causes harm to the environment. a chemical is DDT causes harm to the environment The femur the strongest bone in the human body is hollow. a bone is the femur is hollow Tension in your neck muscles gives you a headache. you have tension in your neck muscles you have a headache President Barack Obama is the forty-fourth president of the Uned States. * a person is Barack Obama he is the fortyfourth president of the U.S. Pluto stopped being considered a planet on August 24, 2006. you studied the solar system in the 1990s you learned that Pluto is a planet page 15 of 16
Rabbs and parrots have very wide fields of vision. an animal is a rabb or a parrot has a very wide field of vision The posion of the moon affects high and low tides. the moon is directly overhead the tide is high Approximately 10 percent of the world s known species live in the Amazon rainforest. the Amazon rainforest is destroyed 10 percent of the world s species are destroyed Niagara Falls is right on the border between the Uned States and Canada. you are at Niagara Falls you can see Canada The coast of North Carolina is a dangerous place to sail because of strong ocean currents, low-lying islands, and severe weather. you are sailing near North Carolina you are in a dangerous place to sail Many people like dolphins because of their human-like characteristics. an animal is a dolphin seems similar to humans page 16 of 16