Come to Your Senses
What are the 5 senses?
sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell
In the short read Who's a Hero?, we learned about some of the qualities that make someone a hero.
Name ONE quality from the text that makes someone a hero.
A hero is someone who CARES, show CONFIDENCE, is DETERMINED, and shows COURAGE.
Name ONE wonder mentioned in the short text Seven Natural Wonders.
Grand Canyon, Paricutín, Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Aurora Borealis, Victoria Falls, Mount Everest, or Great Barrier Reef
In the short text To Your Health! we learned the 5 main food groups, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Name ONE of those food groups.
protein, grain, vegetable, fruit, diary
How will you be a Global Guardian?
answers will vary
In the text Blind Ambition we learned about Matthew Cooper, a boy who is blind.
Who is Twyla?
His dog.
In the fairy tale Prince Charming Misplaces His Bride, we met Prince Frederic and Ella.
Name ONE thing that Prince Frederic liked to do.
We learned about two fish that live in the Mariana Trench while reading the informational text Mariana Trench.
Name ONE of the fish we learned about.
flashlight fish or anglerfish
In the informational text Eco-Friendly Food, they spoke about food miles.
What are food miles?
The distance your food has to travel to get to you.
(The farther away your food is produced, the worse for the environment.)
In the graphic novel Luz Sees the Light, what do Luz and her neighborhood create?
a community park/garden
In The Science Behind Sight we learned about how eyes work.
Why are eyelids important?
"Eyelids can close quickly to protect your eyes. When an eyelid blinks, it washes the surface of the eye with tears."
In the narrative nonfiction text Smokejumpers to the Rescue! we learned about smokejumpers.
How long does a smokejumpers supply box last for?
Three days
In the informational text Weird and Wondrous Rocks, we learned about Eternal Flame Falls, New York.
Why are hikers told to carry barbecue lighters?
To relight the flame in case it goes out.
In the video Kids Rock Nutrition in the Kitchen, they children learned to make two dishes.
Name ONE of the items the children learned to make.
Chicken/fish and vegetable packets or fruit parfait
In the realistic fiction story On Sea Turtle Patrol, how do Callie and Gram help the sea turtles?
They, along with other volunteers, help create a safe path for the sea turtles back to the water.
In the video Animal Senses we learned about animals and their senses.
True or False:
"It's through their senses that animals survive."
True
In the myth Perseus and the Fall of Medusa, what does Medusa have instead of hair on her head?
snakes
In the poetry collection Nature's Wonders: Poetry About Our Amazing Earth, which poem is written as a shape poem?
Mount Everest
In the informational text Bug Bites we learned about the interesting way people eat bugs.
What do both beef and bugs have a lot of that helps build strong muscles?
protein
In the informational text How Can We Reduce Household Waste? we learned about different types of waste.
Name ONE type of household waste.
1. paper, plastic, metal, and glass
2. food waste and yard waste
3. cleaning products
4. e-waste, or electronic waste
In the historical fiction text Game of Silence we met an Ojibwe girl, named Omakayas ,who lives with her family on Lake Superior in 1850.
Why were the children trying to be so quiet?
"So the adults can discuss what is happening to their people."
In this module we also read the narrative nonfiction The Battle of the Alamo.
Which current state did this battle take place in?
Texas
In the literary nonfiction text Grand Canyon: A Trail Through Time, what "took almost six million years to carve the Canyon"?
the Colorado River
In the realistic fiction story Now You're Cooking, we met Martina Deanda.
Why was Martina so nervous?
She was in a cooking competition against Joey Cardenas, whose mother owned the best Mexican restaurant in town.
In the biography Seeds of Change we learned about the amazing Wangari Maathai.
What does The Green Belt Movement, that she created, work to do?
"organizing women in rural Kenya to plant trees, combat deforestation, restore their main sources of fuel for cooking, generate income, and stop soil erosion"