ELA
Hidden Figures
Mercury
Venus
Earth
100

Using context clues what does elect mean:The students will vote tomorrow to elect a class president. 

To choose or decide

100
What was the title of the book we read yesterday?

Hidden Figures


100

True or False: Mercury is the hottest planet

False, Venus is the hottest. 

100

What is Venus's twin planet? and why is it called this? 

Earth, because they have lots of similarities like their size, layers, volcanoes. 

100

How long is 1 earth day?

One earth day is 24 hours

200

What is the main idea of a story?

What the author wants us to learn from the passage.

200

What were the four women in the book really good at?

Math 
200
How many Earth days is 1 year on Mercury?

88 Earth days

200

What element did Venus have in the past?

Water

200

Explain what a leap year is

A leap year occurs every 4 years when an extra day is added to the calendar. 

300

What is one our read aloud norms?

1. Catching a silent bubble. 

2. Eyes on me 

3. Stay in your seat 

300

Who was the first astronaut to go into space?

John Glenn

300

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 

300

How many layers does Venus have? bonus 200 if you can name the layers?

4 layers. Solid inner core, liquid outer core, mantle, crust 

300

What is the force that pulls things toward one another that Earth has and space does not have?

Gravity 

400

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. 

400

What were the names of TWO of the women from the story?

Dorothy, Mary, Katherine, and Christine
400
Mercury has one sunrise every ______ earth days. (fill in the blank) 

180

400

The air pressure on Venus feels like...

90x greater than Earth's atmosphere or like being 1 mile underwater. 

400

What does NASA stand for?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

500

What was the main idea of Hidden Figures?

The main idea of Hidden Figures is that with hard work anything is possible 

500

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. 

500

What is the name of the space probe that flew by Mercurcy?

The MESSENGER

500

What is the name of the probe that lasted 2 hours on Venua?

Venera 13 probe

500

What are the four layers of the earth?

The solid inner core, the liquid outer core, the mantle, and the crust. 
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