Metamorphosis
Mata teachers & staff
Stuff in our neighborhood
Name that sport
Use your MATH skills
100
There are two different words for the temporary home that a flying insect like a moth or a butterfly wraps itself up in... Either one of those two words will be good enough.
What is CHRYSALIS or COCOON?
100
She is the teacher Jordan used to have as a homeroom teacher.
Who is MRS. GUNNER?
100
It's the drugstore at the corner of Bissonnet and Dairy Ashford.
What is WALGREENS?
100
You hit a fuzzy ball over a net with a racket... And in this game, love means nothing.
What is TENNIS?
100
If you bought $17 worth of stuff and paid with a $20 bill, this is how much change you would get back.
What is THREE DOLLARS ($3)?
200
There are four stages in metamorphosis for a butterfly. The second stage is called this.
What is LARVA? (Remember ELPA!)
200
There are three Mata staff with this last name.
What is THOMPSON (two "misters" and a "ms.")
200
DAILY DOUBLE: It's also on the corner of Dairy Ashford and Bissonnet, and you can get earbuds there... or a set of speakers... or a phone... or a set of batteries. Basically anything electronic that is made for your entertainment.
What is RADIO SHACK?
200
Don't respond until you've heard ALL of this: This sport involves bats and ball and bases and pitchers - BUT it's not baseball. Girls usually play it. They pitch underhanded and the ball is bigger than a baseball.
What is SOFTBALL?
200
Perla found 16 seashells, Gaby found 13 seashells, and Natalia found 40 seashells. This is how many seashells the girls found altogether.
What is 69?
300
When a tadpole is still in the water all the time... It has no legs yet, and it breathes with these.
What are GILLS?
300
DAILY DOUBLE: This is an elective teacher who has three syllables in her last name. (There are two elective teachers with three syllables in their last name - you only need to name one.)
Who is MRS. ERDELJAC or MRS. MESECHER?
300
It's at the corner of Kirkwood and Bissonnet, and you can get fajitas, burritos and other Tex-Mex food items there.
What is TACO CABANA?
300
This is like baseball and softball but they play it a lot in India and some other countries. Its name is also the name of an insect that makes noise by rubbing its legs together.
What is CRICKET?
300
Last Thursday, Oscar guessed that the low temperature was 47 degrees. The actual low temperature was 53 degrees. This is the number of degrees off Oscar was on his guess.
What is 6 (SIX)?
400
At the end of the change from a tadpole to a frog, the creature grows legs and loses this.
What is the TAIL?
400
This 5th-grade teacher's last name rhymes with STILL.
Who is MR. HILL?
400
Like Taco Cabana, it's at the corner of Kirkwood and Bissonnet, and you can get wiper blades there... or antifreeze... or Fix-a-Flat... Or motor oil. Pretty much anything for your car. HINT: They're READY to serve you.
What is ADVANCE AUTO PARTS?
400
You play this sport with clubs and small white ball. You play on a grass-covered "course" and hit the ball into a hole using as few shots as you can.
What is GOLF?
400
There are 16 games in the National Football League season. The Texans have won 6 games and lost 6 games. This is how many games they have left.
What is 4 (FOUR)?
500
There are four stages in the growth of a butterfly. This is the third stage.
What is PUPA? (Remember ELPA!)
500
This teacher's last name rhymes with GIRL.
Who is MRS. PEARL?
500
It's right by the Advance Auto Parts, and carhops work there.
What is SONIC?
500
You play this sport on a felt-covered table, and use a long stick called a cue to make the white ball hit the others... and roll into one of six pockets around the edge of the table.
What is BILLIARDS (or POOL)?
500
The Houston Astros will play 162 baseball games during the 2015 season. This is how many games they will win if they win exactly half of the games. (And lose the other half, obviously.)
What is 81?
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