Sequencing
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100

Explain the order of the seasons of the year and the weather that happens during each.

Winter (cold, snow), Spring (warm, rain, sun, wind), Summer (hot, sunny), Fall (windy, cool, cloudy), Winter (cold, snow)

100
What does bamboozle mean?

to trick

100

Put this sentence in the correct order:

Do juice? lemonade orange or do prefer want you you 

Do you want lemonade, or do you prefer orange juice?

or 

Do you prefer lemonade, or do you want orange juice?

100

In the 1870s, two inventors, Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell, both designed devices that could transmit sound electrically (the telephone). Both men rushed their designs to the patent offices within hours of each other. Alexander Graham Bell won the race and patented the telephone first. What was the men's jobs?

Inventors

100

Coral reefs are underwater places where thousands of different types of animal and plants live. Often mistaken as rocks or plants, coral is actual limestone, made up of the skeletons of tiny, spineless animals called coral polyp. Most coral reefs are in tropical waters. 

What does the word tropical mean? 

A. warm climate B. two-legged C. desert animals

warm climate

200

Describe how to make a smore.

Buy ingredients, build a fire, find a roasting stick, put the marshmallow on one end and roast it over the fire, break the graham cracker and chocolate into small chunks, make a sandwich of all 3 items, then eat!

200

What does annual mean?

happening every year

200

Make a sentence about eating cake using the word although.

Lots of options! 

Ex: Although it is no ones birthday, I am eating cake for dessert.

200

Hair is made of protein call keratin. Hair and nails are made of the same stuff as a cat's fur and claws. Each hair starts out as a follicle in your skin. As the hair grows the new cells push older cells up and out of your skin. These older cells harden into hair. What are hairs made of?

Protein

200

A desert is an area where little or no life exists beacuse of a lack of water. Scientists estimate that about 1/5 of the earth's land surface is desert. Deserts can be found on every continent, except Europe. 

What does estimate mean?

A. draw a picture B. listen to C. judge to size of something

judge to size of something

300

It is morning and Sophie is making breakfast. She pours cereal into her bowl. Then she pours milk on top. Oh no! She knocks the bowl off the table. Milk and cereal spill onto the floor. Her mom helps her clean up the mess. What were the four things Sophie did?

1.Pour cereal

2. Pour milk

3. Spill cereal

4. Clean it up

300

What does fragile mean?

easily breakable

300

Connect this sentences without using 'and': I go to the doctors. I go to the store. 

Ex: Before I go to the doctors, I go to the store.

300

Volcanoes sit on giant chambers of hot liquid rock. Hot magma flows through and breaks the top layer of the Earth's crust. As magma cools and hardens, it forms the main body of the volcano called the cone. How is a volcano formed?

Cooled and hardened magma after flowing through and breaking the top layer of the Earth's crust.

300

The cheetah is a large, fast, spotted cat from the plains of Africa. In short sprints, the cheetah can reach speeds of sixty miles per hour. That's why it is called the fastest animal on land. Today, the cheetah is an endangered animal because they have been over-hunted and their habitats have been destroyed. 

What does endangered mean?

A. to be in danger B. scared animal C. put in a cage

to be in danger

400

Describe how you make a pb+j sandwich.

First buy all the ingredients, grab two piece of bread, open the pb and use a knife to spread an even layer on piece of bread, open the jelly and spread an even layer on the other piece, put both pieces together jelly side to pb side, cut or eat whole.

400

What does disposing mean?

getting rid of

400

Order this sentence correctly:

boots but his Karl on, small. they too tried were

Karl tried his boots on, but they were too small.

400

About ten percent of the population is left-handed. Some people are equally comfortable using their left or right hand- they are called ambidextrous. The right side of the brain controls the muscles on the left side of the body and the left side of the brain controls the muscles on the right side of the body. 

What side of the brain controls the right side of the body?

The left side of the brain

400

Scientist have determined that there are two reasons geese fly in a V-shape formation when they migrate. first it helps them save energy by reducing the force of wind. Second it help keep track of every bird in the group. 

What does the word formation mean? 

A. sound to call other birds B. bag of feathers C. shape of something

shape of something

500

Describe the order of grades and different schools one goes to from preschool to 12th grade.

pre-k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - elementary school

6,7,8 - middle school 

9,10,11,12 - high school

500

What is an activist?

a person who supports a change in politics

500

Make a sentence about growing up using the word since.

Lots of options! 

Ex: Since I was a baby I have been growing taller.

500

Darker colors absorb light, while lighter colors reflect it. Light is made of wavelengths that have radiant (heat) energy in them. Since darker colors absorb more wavelengths than lighter colors, they get hotter. 

What color shirt would absorb the most heat on a sunny day?

A black shirt

500

Mars, probably more than any of our solar system neighbors, has had a very large impact on our culture. Throughout history, the appearance of Mars in the sky, with its somewhat ominous red color, has been interpreted as an omen that something was about to happen. 

What does omen mean?

A. something you do after it's dark B. a sign or warning of a future event C. a large star seen in the eastern sky

a sign or warning of a future event

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