Oh, Oregon!
Fab Vocab
Stories we have read
Informative Writing
Classroom Contents
100
Lewis and Clark rode this river in canoes, all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Astoria was founded next to it.
What is the Columbia River?
100
This is like the seed from a fungus or other plant with no flowers.
What is a spore?
100
This little dog was abandoned by humans, but learned how to survive on his own. He eats leftover hotdog scraps, drinks spilled lemonade and even has a warm gorilla belly for a bed.
Who is Bob?
100
Which of these assignments would use informative writing?
A play about dogs?
A report about dogs?
A painting of a dog?
What is a report about dogs?
100
The vowels are this color in the classroom.
What is red?
200
Located between Portland and Eugene, this is the capital of our state.
What is Salem?
200
This word means to hold something inside.
What is contain?
200
This is the largest organ in the human body.
What is the skin?
200
This is the name for informative writing about someone else's life.
What is a biography?
200
There are this many students allowed in the classroom when the teacher is not present.
What is 0?
300
Mt. Hood and Mt. Bachelor are a part of this range, which is the largest in Oregon.
What is the cascade range? I’ll get direct back
300
This is a scientific test that you do to try answer a question.
What is an experiment?
300
This was the name of the first baby to appear on US money. His mother, Sacagawea, was extremely valuable to the Corps of Discovery.
Who was Jean Baptiste? or Pomp?
300
In informative writing, the thing that you are mainly writing about is this. It's what you are telling us about a topic.
What is the main idea?
300
If we mixed Whitney's group, with Gavin's group, we would get this color.
What is purple?
400
Oregon is bordered by these 4 states. 
What are Washington, Idaho, Nevada and California?
400
BEAN BONUS!!!
The word environment means this.
What are the surroundings that a plant, animal or other organism lives in.
400
BEAN BONUS!!!
What is imprinted?
400
Which of these books would contain informative writing?
Captain Underpants!
The Magic Finger
I am Sacagawea
What is I Am Sacagawea?
400
There are this many, tall skinny, Oregon parks posters in the room.
What is 5?
500
These are the state animal, fish and rock.
What are a beaver, a Chinook Salmon and a thunder egg?
500
This word describes air with a lot of moisture in it.
What is humid?
500
This is the system that supports your body. The muscular system attaches to it. With out it you would be a pile of mush.
What is the skeletal system?
500
This is the reason or purpose for writing informative writing.
What is to inform or teach other people about something?
500
This is the exact time for our dismissal.
What is 2:53?