Social Studies
Science
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Writing
Math
100
Name two types of farming techniques used by the ancient civilizations of the Maya, Inca, or Aztec.
Chinampa farming- floating gardens
Slash and burn- burn down forests and use ashes as fertilizer for the farm land
Terrace farming- building stair like land into the side of mountains
100
What is a substance that every living organism needs and it can not be produced? What we have has always been here, and will always be here.
THEN, what is this substance in the three states of matter?
WATER
Liquid-water
Solid-ICE
Gas- Water vapor
100
Which two books did we read this year that dealt with the themes of loss and grief?
MAKE THE CONNECTION!
"The Poet's Dog" centered around Teddy dealing with his grief in losing Sylvan. "The Science of Breakable Things" dealt with Natalie's grief in losing the relationship she had with her mother.
100
Name 5 conjunctions.
and, but, or, so, because
100
What is the value of each digit in the following number?
8, 930, 205
eight million
nine hundred thousand
thirty thousand
two hundred
five
200
Why did Native Americans want to live in the same area for many many years (even migratory tribes)?
The land was tied to their ancestors.
200
What is the difference between dissolving and evaporating?
Dissolving mixes a solid into a liquid and it appears to disappear but really the particles are just mixed into the liquid.
Evaporating is when a liquid is removed and the solid particles are left behind. The liquid becomes a gas.
200
Name all five nonfiction text structures.
(Remember all nonfiction is informative.)
Chronological
Descriptive
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
Sequential
200
Name all the prepositional phrases in the following sentence:
When the day ended, I climbed into my bed to dream of hot pizza.
When the day ended
into my bed
to dream
of hot pizza
200
What is the value of each digit in the following number?
23.7891
Twenty
three
seven tenths
eight hundreths
nine thousandths
one ten thousandth
300
What are these lines on the globe called?
Latitude lines
300
What is a detrivore?
An organism that feeds on dead matter or organisms.
300
This year we read about some incredibly perseverant characters. Over-coming great obstacles was a common theme in our read-aloud text. Name two characters who were perseverant, and what they overcame.
Coraline- Other Mother trapping her in other world.
Brian- Surviving in the wilderness.
Rifka- Being left alone in another country overcoming ringworm not speaking the language.
Natalie- Fighting through her own wave of negative feelings and depression that was a result of her mother's depression changing the dynamics of their household.
300
Name all the adjectives in this sentence:
Giant squiggly hairy spiders make sweet snuggly pets.
giant
squiggly
hairy
sweet
snuggly
300
Label the parts of the division problem:
400
Define the word grievance and where the colonists grievances were listed?
Grievance- formal complaint
The colonists listed their grievances in the Declaration of Independence.
400
What is it called with weather and other natural factors have caused the earth to become loose in a certain area?
And what are two ways you can solve this issue?
EROSION
-plant trees or other plants whose roots can hold the earth in place
-build a barrier out of bricks or rocks
- lay mulch or straw to keep soil shaded and moist
-concrete or other path building material
400
When analyzing a text there are six literary elements we look at. What are they?
HINT- one is the resolution
Characters
Setting
Beginning
Problem
Climax
Resolution
400
What is the difference between an adverb and an adjective?
The green heavy plant grew heartily in the dense soil.
An adverb is a word to describe a verb and an adjective is a word to describe a noun.
400
Put the prefixes of the metric system in order. 
kilo, hecto, deka, BASE, deci, centi, milli
500
Which of the three branches of government interprets the laws and constitution?
The judicial branch
500
What is the organism called that resides at the top of the trophic pyramid?
Tertiary Consumer
500
What is the definition of quixotic?
Then use it in a sentence that does not include Don Quixote.
Exceedingly idealistic unrealistic and impractical.
Example sentence:
His quixotic ideas made him think it was a good idea to jump off the bridge and think he would survive.
500
Label the words in the following in the sentence:
(5/6 gets the points)
I rode Katie's yellow bike fast.
I- pronoun
rode- verb
Katie- proper noun
yellow- adjective
bike- noun
fast- adverb
500
9(4-2)3-32x2
parenthesis- 4-2= 2
exponents- 2x2x2=8
multiply/divide- 9x8= 72, 32x2= 64
add(none)
subtract- 72-64= 8
ANSWER- 8