Math
Reading/Writing
Spelling
Science
Government
100
What is this 3-D shape called?
cube
100
What type (genre) of literature did we start this week?
mystery
100
spell the word for how you make coffee
brew
100
Name at least two types of renewable energy
wind, solar, hydropower, tidal and wave energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy
100
How many branches does our government have?
3
200
What part of this shape is shaded? (edge, face, or vertex)
face
200
What type of writing uses specific details to help the reader imagine they are there?
descriptive writing
200
Which spelling is correct?
cashoo
shampoo
canoo
shampoo
200
What/where can an example of hydropower be found?
a dam, like the Hoover dam
old mills
200
What type of government does the United States have?
Representative Democracy (elected officials)
300
How can you find the volume of an irregular 3-D shape like this one?
count the cubes (make sure to account for the ones you cannot see)
300
What are the 5 senses used to create details in descriptive writing? (list all 5 in any order to earn points)
sight, sound, smell, taste, touch
300
spell the word that is something you can take to the store with you to buy the item listed at a cheaper price
coupon
300
When humans drill for oil, is the oil a renewable or nonrenewable energy source? Why or Why not?
nonrenewable
While we do not know how big the source is within the earth, once we run out, it is gone. We do not have a way to replace it. etc.
300
Who is in the Executive Branch? (name at least 2)
President, Vice President, Presidential Cabinet, and Heads of Independent Companies
400
count the cubes
or length x width x height -2 missing cubes
3 x 2 x 4=24 24-2=22
22 cubic units
400
What was the "puzzle" to solve in our story this week, "The Case of the Missing Melody"?
the musical instruments went missing before the performance
400
spell the word for what may appear on your skin (bluish color) if you bump into or fall
bruise
400
What are some ways humans can protect our resources from the earth?
use renewable energy, clean up trash, recycle, plant more trees when we cut down trees, etc.
400
What is one job of the Legislative Branch?
make laws, vote on laws, approve treaties, control federal money
500
What is the volume of this object?
count the cubes
or
length x width x height -9 cubes
4 x 3 x 3=36 36-9=27
27 cubic units
500
Is the following example persuasive writing or descriptive writing?
The wind howled through the trees rustling the golden leaves letting me know that fall had arrived.
descriptive
500
Which is spelled correctly?
accuzation
accusation
accewsation
accusation
500
Why is it important for humans to protect the Earth's systems (hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and geosphere)?
to have clean resources for us and generations of people after us, to have enough resources, etc.
500
Why do we have the representative democracy 3 branch system here in the U.S.?
It's a system of checks and balances so that no one person or branch has too much power.