Science
The Water Cycle
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
Place value names
Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands, hundred-thousands, millions
Tell me about Spanish Armada
In1588, King Phillip of Spain sought to conquer England for Catholicism, but England defeated the Spanish Armada with their smaller, faster ships.
More Africa
Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia
Linking Verbs
Am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been
Geologic Eras
Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
Place value names decimals
Tenths, hundredths, thousandths, ten-thousandths, hundred-thousandths
Exploration of North America
Cabot of England and Cartier of France were each sent to find a faster route to India. Queen Elizabeth commissioned Sir Walter Raleigh to settle the new world.
More Middle East: Turkey….
Istanbul, Cyprus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia.
Verb properties
Person, number, tense, voice, mood
Types of ocean floors
Continental Shelf, abyssal plains, mountain ranges, ridges
Absolute value
The absolute value of a number measures how far a number is from zero on the number line, and it is never negative.
Henry VII
Henry VII usurped the authority of the Pope and declared the Supreme Head of the Church of England so that he could divorce.
More Middle East: Bahrain
Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia
Tenses of verbs
Tense refers to the time in which the verb’s action takes place. There are three simple times: Past, Present, Future
Tides
Low/ebb, high/flood, high spring, neap
Ratio & Proportion
A RATIO is a comparison of two values; a PROPORTION is a statement that says that two ratios are equal.
Martin Luther and the Reformation
Martin Luther protested corruption in the Catholic Church. Gutenberg’s printing press changed the world forever, making Bibles and Luther’s Ninety-five Theses available to all.
Middle East: Lebanon…
Israel, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Iran
Voice of verbs
A verbs voice is the relationship between the verb and the subject. There are two voices: Active and Passive
Ocean zones
Photic, bathyl, abyssal
Three types of averages
The three types of averages are MEAN, MEDIAN, and MODE.
Conquistadors
The Spanish and Portuguese conquistadors were ruthless soldiers who sought to conquer the New World.
Highest Peaks
Everest (Asia), Aconcagua (S. America), McKinley (N. America), Kilimanjaro (Africa), Elbrus (Europe), Kosciuszko ( Australia), Vinson Massif (Antarctica)
Mood of verbs
“Mood” means the manner in which a verb expresses its action, being, or existence and there are three moods in English: indicative, imperative, subjunctive.