Math
What shape has no sides or corners?
A circle.
What continent is Ancient Mesopotamia on?
Asia
What huge river helped Ancient Egyptians begin a civilization?
The Nile River
What is the name for a creature that eats other creatures?
A predator
What 'magic' letter changes a short vowel into its long vowel sound?
Magic e
What is the name for the part of a pattern that repeats itself?
The unit
What two rivers made it possible for people in Mesopotamia to begin a civilization?
The Tigris and the Euphrates
What form of writing did the Ancient Egyptians use?
Hieroglyphics
What is a tide?
The movement of water in the ocean.
What is a noun?
A person, a place, a thing, or an animal.
What number comes next in this pattern: 1 4 7 ___
10
What was the form of writing used in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
Why were the pyramids built?
Pharaohs had them built for themselves to show how important they were.
What is a danger that animals in a tide pool face?
Being harmed by people, being eaten, drying out
Which word is a VERB:
Run House SDJA Friend
Run
What equations are part of the Fact Family for the numbers: 2, 3, and 5?
2+3=5
3+2=5
5-2=3
5-3=2
Why was Mesopotamia called 'the cradle of civilization?'
What color was the Great Pyramid originally, before sandstorms and time wore it away?
White
Why do different types of birds have different shaped beaks?
Their beaks are shaped for the types of foods they eat.
What is the PAST TENSE of the verb jump?
Jumped
One strategy for adding two numbers together quickly is called:
Counting on
How did Mesopotamians use the water from the rivers to help them farm?
They discovered a way to dig canals so they could move water from the river to areas far away.
The Great Sphynx was a statue with the head of a man and the body of a...?
Lion
Why might a predator need to be camouflaged?
To sneak up on its prey.
True or False: Fables are true stories.
False