This is the fun acronym we started with to learn the steps of the Scientific Method. (Here are the letters in order: QPRHEAtC)
What is Quick Peter Rabbit Has Eaten All the Carrots.
100
How many MAIN spheres are there?
What is 4.
100
This comes first in the cycle of wearing away and building up Earth's surface.
What is weathering.
100
This is the word that describes that minerals are non-living (they do not come from organisms).
What is inorganic.
100
This is where you can find your graded work.
What is the red crate on the supply table (long rectangle table).
200
When writing this, you must be sure to include every step so that Gina The Alien is able to make a PB&J sandwich (and also so other scientists can test your experiments).
What is a procedure.
200
This is the sphere where all of Earth's living things are found.
What is the biosphere.
200
What is the fun acronym/dance that we use to remember the order of weathering, erosion, and deposition?
What is Break It, Take It, Make It (thanks Joe)!
200
This used to be the hardest mineral (a 10 on the Moh's scale) until lonsdaleite was discovered.
What are diamonds.
200
This is what happens when you show a positive social skill and Gina notices! (There are two possible answers...)
What is she gives us extra stars or she cries.
300
This is the guess that you can design your experiment from. It typically takes the form: "If ________, then ___________________."
What is a hypothesis.
300
This is the sphere where all of Earth's non-living things, including the crust, are found.
What is the geosphere.
300
This is the carrying of sediments from one location to another once they are broken down (weathered).
What is erosion.
300
This is when a mineral breaks apart in a jagged manner with lots of crumbles.
What is fracture.
300
This is Kelly's favorite sport to coach.
What is basketball.
400
This is what you should always do before forming a hypothesis to make sure someone else hasn't already done the same experiment before! (Letter: R)
What is research.
400
These are the two spheres where all of Earth's water and gases can be found.
What are the hydrosphere and atmosphere.
400
This is the stage where sediments are dropped and can form new landforms. (Hint: the last step.)
What is deposition.
400
This is the name of scale to measure a mineral's hardness.
What is the Moh's scale.
400
This is Gina's diabetic cat's name.
What is Baby. (meow!)
500
In the beginning of the year, we did an experiment to build the tallest tower out of what two materials?
What are uncooked spaghetti and marshmallows.
500
In this sphere, you can find satellites.
What is the atmosphere.
500
This is a common landform made through the process of weathering, erosion, and deposition. It is usually a triangle shape and forms where a river or stream meets a larger body of water.
What is a delta.
500
This property of minerals describes whether a mineral is metallic or non-metallic.
What is luster.
500
This is what we need to do as a class to earn an end of the month Social Thinking Party.
What is each person can only have 1 out of class during each Social Thinking class.