Fun Facts
The animal from which wool is obtained?
Sheep
The color of stripes that there are the most of on the American flag.
red
This scientific instrument makes small things look larger.
microscope
The month that Thanksgiving occurs in.
November
The tallest mountain in the world.
Mt. Everest
The president's face that is on the American penny.
Abraham Lincoln
In traveling north, this direction would be on your right.
east
Earth's path around the sun is called this.
orbit
The two U.S. presidents for which we celebrate birthdays for in February.
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
The tallest living thing in the world (you can see one in the state of Washington).
giant redwood tree
This is another name for the season of fall.
Autumn
The capital of Hawaii is called this.
Honolulu
The colored part of a human's eye is called this.
iris
This holiday is celebrated on the first Monday in September.
Labor Day
The largest continent (not country).
Asia
This bird is our school mascot
Eagle
This famous mountain has the faces of four past presidents carved on it.
Mt. Rushmore
This would be caused if the earth's crust moves suddenly along a fault.
earthquake
This is the reason that we celebrate 'Memorial Day'.
To honor those Americans who gave up their lives for their country
The world's largest snake.
Anaconda
The art of Japanese paper folding is called this.
Origami
The five 'Great Lakes' are : Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and _____________________.
Lake Erie
These types of animals eat only plants.
herbivores
This is the month that we celebrate MLK
January
The world's fastest sea animal.
killer whale