Science
Why do gasses expand?
Gas particles are farther apart and spread out compared to liquids and solids.
During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation. What did this do?
Freed the slaves in the South.
In the novel Tuck Everlasting, this family drank from a spring and became immortal. Who did not?
the Tucks (except the cat)
What is a reciprocal?
When you take a fraction and flip it around (numerator and denominator switch places)
What natural disasater did Mrs. Babb live through this year?
tornado
Earth completes one _____in 365 days.
revolution
Name the three branches of the US government and the role they play.
Executive - approves and enforces laws
Legislative - proposes and votes/creates laws
Judicial - rules if laws are constitutional
Where does the novel Hatchet take place?
Canada
When you add or subtract fractions, what do you need to do first?
Find a common denominator
Ms. Henson attended what school from the ages of pre-school through 12th grade?
Jefferson R-7! :)
name the 8 phases of the moon
new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, half moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waxing crescent
WW1 was fought between the Allied and Central Powers. What was the major event that led to WW1?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
In the book Maniac Magee, why did Maniac leave the Beales home?"
He didn't want to cause them any more problems.
How do you find the volume of a rectangular prism?
Name one of the places Mrs. Lambert has traveled to (outside of the US).
Possible answers include: Mexico, Ireland, France, or Italy
the layer of the earth's atmosphere where the ozone is
stratosphere
Describe one way alliances among countries have helped the world and one way it’s hurt.
Allows for trade, relationships among nations
When countries are at war, it brings in a lot of countries at one time
In the novel Number the Stars, the Rosens escaped to which neutral country?
Sweden
Explain the difference between multiplying and dividing by a power of ten. (What do you do?)
Multiplying- Move the decimal to the right the same number of times as the number of zeros
Dividing-Move the decimal to the left the same number of times as the number of zeros
Which state is Mrs. Olson from?
North Carolina- home of the Tar Heels
Give two examples of decomposers. What do they do?
fungus/bacteria, break down dead things into nutrients
WW2 was fought between the Allies and Axis Powers. What side was the US on and why did they ultimately join the war?
Allies - Pearl Harbor
"But at the same time he had a kind of grace, like a well-handled marionette." What type of figurative language is used in this quote from Tuck Everlasting?
simile
Solve the following equation:
4 x (8+3) - 6 + (12/3) + 10
52
Put the 5th grade teachers in order from the least number of years teaching, to the most number of years teaching. (total-not just here at R-7)
Henson, Babb, Lambert, Olson