ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Smile and Learn English Fun Riddle for Kids – The Swimming Pool
Welcome to an exciting story about a swimming race between two friends, Mike and John! They’ve been practicing for a long time and are finally ready to compete in the final race. Let’s see who will win!
Mike and John have different strategies for the race. Mike likes to keep things steady and swims at the same speed both ways. John, on the other hand, likes to take risks. He plans to swim super fast on the way to the other side of the pool but will slow down on the way back.
As the race starts, John zooms ahead because he’s swimming twice as fast as Mike. He reaches the other side of the pool quickly, while Mike is still swimming steadily. But wait! John is tired and slows down on the way back, swimming at half the speed of Mike. Mike keeps his steady pace and starts catching up to John. In an exciting twist, Mike passes John and wins the race!
Let’s break down what happened. John’s plan seemed smart at first because he was so fast in the beginning. However, slowing down too much on the way back cost him the race. Mike took the same amount of time to swim both ways, while John’s fast start and slow finish took longer overall.
Imagine Mike took one minute to swim to the other side and one minute to swim back, making a total of two minutes. John took only 30 seconds to swim to the other side, but he took two minutes to swim back. That means John took two and a half minutes in total. So, even though John started fast, Mike’s steady pace helped him win!
What an exciting race! It shows that sometimes being steady and consistent can be better than taking big risks. We hope you enjoyed this fun story about Mike and John. Keep learning and having fun!
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Gather your classmates and set up a mock swimming race in the playground. Assign roles to each student, with some acting as Mike and others as John. Use a stopwatch to time each “swimmer” and see who wins. Discuss why the winner’s strategy worked.
Using a toy car or a small ball, simulate the race by rolling it across a flat surface. First, roll it at a steady speed, then try rolling it fast and slowing it down halfway. Measure the time taken for each method and compare the results. What do you notice?
Create your own math problems based on the race. For example, if Mike swims at a speed of 2 meters per second, how long will it take him to swim a 20-meter pool? Share your problems with classmates and solve them together.
In small groups, discuss different strategies that could be used in a race. What are the pros and cons of each? Think about other situations where being steady might be better than being fast. Share your ideas with the class.
Draw a comic strip that illustrates the race between Mike and John. Show their different strategies and the outcome of the race. Use speech bubbles to express their thoughts during the race. Share your comic with the class.
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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[Music] After years of strong competition, Mike and John have made it to the final. The work they have put in will be reflected in the race they need to complete in the least amount of time possible. Mike, the more conservative of the two, will maintain a steady speed down and back. John prefers to take risks; he will go twice as fast as Mike in the first lap and will slow down to half the speed of Mike on the return lap. Who will finish first?
[Applause] Let’s see who will finish first.
[Applause] We quickly see that John is getting ahead, as he is going twice as fast as Mike in the first lap. John has already made it to the other side of the pool, while Mike is about halfway down. John, feeling tired, slows down for the return lap, while Mike maintains a constant speed. Mike is about to catch up to John. What an exciting moment! It looks like Mike is passing John just when it seemed like all was lost. He wins! Oh, Mike has won! Incredible! What an exciting race! Just when it seemed like it was all lost for Mike, he made a spectacular comeback, passing John. But how is this possible?
[Music] Let’s analyze the race. John’s strategy wasn’t as effective as it seemed. He went really fast in the first lap, but then his speed was too slow on the return, which cost him the race. On the way down, Mike took time X, and on the way back, he took the same time. Let’s say X plus X equals 2X. On the other hand, John took 0.5X on the way down but took X on the way back. Therefore, 0.5X plus 2X equals 2.5X.
Let’s look at it with numbers. Imagine Mike took one minute on the way down and one minute on the way back, totaling two minutes. Great! Now let’s look at what John did. John took 30 seconds, half the time of Mike, on the way down, but on the way back, he took twice as long as Mike—two minutes. That totals two and a half minutes.
What a race today, friends! I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Let’s go back to our main studio. Until next time!
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Race – A competition to see who can move the fastest from one point to another – In our science class, we had a race to see which toy car could travel down the ramp the fastest.
Swim – To move through water by making movements with your arms and legs – We learned how to calculate the speed of a fish by measuring how far it can swim in a certain amount of time.
Speed – The distance an object travels in a certain amount of time – The speed of the bicycle was measured by how far it traveled in one hour.
Steady – Not changing or fluctuating; constant – The car moved at a steady speed of 60 kilometers per hour on the highway.
Fast – Moving or capable of moving at high speed – The cheetah is known for being the fastest land animal, reaching speeds up to 75 miles per hour.
Time – A measure of the duration of events and the intervals between them – We used a stopwatch to measure the time it took for the ball to roll down the hill.
Total – The complete amount or sum of parts – After adding up all the angles in the triangle, we found the total to be 180 degrees.
Minute – A unit of time equal to 60 seconds – It took us exactly one minute to solve the math puzzle in class.
Side – A line segment that forms part of the boundary of a two-dimensional shape – Each side of the square is equal in length, measuring 4 centimeters.
Risk – The chance of something going wrong or causing harm – In our science experiment, we discussed the risk of spilling the chemicals and how to handle them safely.
