Using context clues what does elect mean:The students will vote tomorrow to elect a class president.
To choose or decide
Hidden Figures
True or False: Mercury is the hottest planet
False, Venus is the hottest.
What is Venus's twin planet? and why is it called this?
Earth, because they have lots of similarities like their size, layers, volcanoes.
How long is 1 earth day?
One earth day is 24 hours
What is the main idea of a story?
What the author wants us to learn from the passage.
What were the four women in the book really good at?
88 Earth days
What element did Venus have in the past?
Water
Explain what a leap year is
A leap year occurs every 4 years when an extra day is added to the calendar.
What is one our read aloud norms?
1. Catching a silent bubble.
2. Eyes on me
3. Stay in your seat
Who was the first astronaut to go into space?
John Glenn
True or False: Mercury can be seen with a naked eye? 50 bonus points if you can tell me what a naked eye means?
True
How many layers does Venus have? bonus 200 if you can name the layers?
4 layers. Solid inner core, liquid outer core, mantle, crust
What is the force that pulls things toward one another that Earth has and space does not have?
Gravity
What is the main idea of the story? Peter's parents bought a new carpet for the living room. Now, he has to take his shoes off when he enters the house. He is also not allowed to eat or drink in the living room any more. Peter's furry dog isn't allowed to play ball in there either. When his parents got the new carpet, there were lots of new rules.
The main idea of this paragraph is that Peter's parents made new rules so the new carpet stays clean.
What were the names of TWO of the women from the story?
180
The air pressure on Venus feels like...
90x greater than Earth's atmosphere or like being 1 mile underwater.
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
What was the main idea of Hidden Figures?
The main idea of Hidden Figures is that with hard work anything is possible
During the 1940's what was the job of computers?
Computers were actual people like the people in our book whose job was to do math.
What is the name of the space probe that flew by Mercurcy?
The MESSENGER
What is the name of the probe that lasted 2 hours on Venua?
Venera 13 probe
What are the four layers of the earth?