Vocabulary
What do some animals do in winter to keep energy?
Hibernate
What did Mary Anderson invent?
She invented windshield wipers.
What does enormous mean?
Enormous means huge, very big
Where is Hui's family sailing to?
Hui's family is sailing to the USA/ California.
Story 1
Bruno bear's story
How do we call a small piece of something? (Usually gold)
Nugget
What is the biggest canyon in the world?
Grand Canyon is the biggest canyon in the world
What does rescue mean?
Rescue means help someone out.
What did the explorers find in Grand Canyon?
They found cave homes and pottery of Pueblo people/Native Americans
Story 2
Kemp's turtles story
What things help wipe the rainwater off the windshields?
Windshield wipers
What are the symbols of strength in Native American culture?
Circles are symbols of strength in Native American culture
What does calculate mean?
Calculate means to count.
What 3 problems did the girls have when they were cooking naan?
1. The recipe is for 8 people but there are 14 people.
2. The dough kept sticking to their hands.
3. The couldn't divide the dough into 16 equal pieces
Story 3
Hui's story
How do we call the sweet juice in flowers?
What book did the squirrel give Bruno to read?
The squirrel gave Bruno "The Lion and the Mouse"
What does ballot mean?
A ballot is a paper with the names of candidates, where people make their notes.
What does Kids Voting USA teach the kids to do?
It teaches them to choose good leaders
Story 4
2 cooks' story
What tells us what things we need to cook something?
Recipe
What animals helped Fibonacci discover his sequence?
Rabbits helped Fibonacci to discover his sequence.
What does chamber mean?
Chamber is a room.
What 2 things do bees do?
1. Bees produce nectar
2. Bees help flowers grow into fruit
Story 5
Anansi's story