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100

____________are cold-blooded vertebrates.

Amphibians


100

Animals are classified into groups based on their

_______________.

characteristics.

100

Miss Becker baked a dozen chocolate chip cookies. She also made 10 sugar cookies. Miss Becker ate 1 cookie and her son ate 2 cookies. How many cookies does Miss Becker have now?

12+10=22

1+2=3

22-3= 19

19 cookies 

100

Q: If you throw a blue stone into the Red Sea, what will it become?



A: Wet.

200

_______ are vertebrates that live in water.  

Most ______have slippery scales, breath

through gills, and lay eggs.

Fish

200

Give me an example of 2 desert animals and 2  animals from the savannah. 

....

200

Hudson and Ivy have some stuffed animals. Hudson has 8 dogs, 11 cats, and 2 monkeys. Ivy has 12 monkeys and 8 elephants. Who had more stuffed animals?

8+11+2=21

12+8=20


21>20

200

Q: What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?


A: A towel.

300

____________are cold-blooded vertebrates and 

they have dry scaly skin. 

Reptiles

300

Classify animals into a group and tell us why you grouped them. 

.....

300

Vanessa, Carl, and Brook are celebrating their birthdays. Vanessa is 27 years old. Carl is 14 years younger than Vanessa. Brooke is 2 years older than Carl. How old is Brooke?

27-14=13

13+2=15

Brook is 15 years old 

300

You will buy me to eat but never eat me. What am I?

A plate. 

400

_______ and _________ are warm blooded animals. 

birds and mammals 
400

A characteristic passed on to a living thing

from its parents is _____________. 

A trait 

400

Oscar has a dime, a nickel, and a penny. Isaac has 2 quarters, a nickel, and 3 pennies. How much more money does Isaac have than Oscar?

10+5+1=16

25+25+5+1+1+1=

50+5+3=58

58-16=42

42 cents

400

Q: How do oceans say hello to each other?


A: They wave!

500

List all 5 vertebrate groups. 

1. fish

2.mammal

3.reptile

4.amphibian 

5. bird 

500

What is the difference between how mammals give birth and how reptiles give birth? 

Mammals give live births and reptiles lay eggs. 

500

Cecily has 377 pennies, 36 nickels, and 16 dimes, and 12 quarters. How many coins does she have in all?

377 + 36 + 16 + 12 = 441

500

Q: Mr. Blue lives in the blue house, Mr. Yellow lives in the yellow house, and Mr. Black lives in the black house. Who lives in the white house?


A: The President.

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