Reading/Writing
What genre of literature did we read this week?
Poetry
How would you write this as a mathematical expression:
Five doubled minus ten
5 x 2 - 10
Name an example of an abiotic factor in an ecosystem
spell the word that is something we can do with plastics, cans, glass, etc. instead of throwing them away
recycle
Who is the current leader of our country? (The head of the executive branch of our government.)
President Donald Trump
What 2 animals were described in the poems this week?
crocodile and spider
Put this mathematical expression into words:
(9+3) * 4
Nine plus (or increased by) 3 then multiplied by 4
What are producers in an ecosystem?
plants--something that makes it own food
spell the word that is a big wave that can destroy land and towns
typhoon
The head of the Judicial Branch is made of the ________ ____________ Justices.
Supreme Court
The groupings of lines in a poem are called _________.
a. lines
b. rhymes
c. stanzas
d. paragraphs
c. stanzas
In this algebraic expression, what is the coefficient, variable, and constant:
5r + 6
coefficient: 5
variable: r
constant: 6
What many levels of consumers did we include in our ecosystem factors?
3
(primary, secondary, and tertiary)
spell the word for what some animals do in the winter (travel south to warmer areas)
migrate
Who was the first president of our country?
President George Washington
Our poems this week used figurative language to describe the animals. Which language device did the author use?
a. alliteration
b. personification
c. onomatopeia
b. personification
p - 38 = 12 or 12 + p = 38
12 + p = 38
What are decomposers in an ecosystem?
break down dead organic matter
(microorganisms like: bacteria, insects (slugs, earthworms, etc.), and fungi (like mushrooms)
hibernate
For each team member, if you could meet any athlete (past or present), who would you like to meet and why?
answers vary
Similes compare two things using the words "like" or "as". (Example: He waddled like a penguin.)
Can your team come up with 2 similes?
answers vary, but must compare two things using "like" or "as"
Nicole buys 8 cases of pop. She now has 96 cans of pop. Which equation will tells us how many cans of pop (p) are in each case?
p * 8 = 96 or 8 * 96 = p
p * 8 = 96 or it can be written like 8p = 96
Name 3 different types of ecosystems you could choose to research
rivers, lakes, streams, oceans, ponds, coastal
deserts, grasslands, forests, mountains, tundra
porcupine
For each team member, who is a person from history you'd like to meet, if you could, and why?
answers vary