Deductions
All flooding rivers make land more fertile.
The Tigris was a flooding river.
So...
The Tigris made the land more fertile.
Statements end with a _____ but questions end with a ________.
Period
Question Mark
How many cents are in $1.00?
100 cents
A round model of the Earth is called a ______, and it is in the shape of a ______.
Globe
Sphere
The E in GRAPES stands for _______, and Mesopotamia's was based on _______.
Economy
Trade
All living things are called ______, and two examples are _____.
Organisms
Plants, Animals, (any other organism)
What does classify mean?
Give an example of classification.
Divide into groups
Earth's components are classified into spheres; Earth's organisms are classified into producers, consumers, and decomposers. (Other classifications also fine).
At the end of the day, it is important to put my computer _______ because ___________.
On the charger
It will be charged for the next day
No ancient civilizations had electricity.
Mesopotamia was an ancient civilization.
So...
Mesopotamia didn't have electricity.
All sentences start with ________.
A Capital letter
25, 50, 75, 1 dollar
People who wander from place to place are called _____. They meet their need for food by _____.
Nomads
Hunting animals and gathering wild berries, nuts, and seeds
The A in GRAPES stands for ________, and the most important one in Mesopotamia was the _____ because _________.
Achievements
Wheel
It made trade faster
To decide if something is an organism, ask if it needs
_____, _____, ______, and ______.
The need that means "to stay safe" is ____.
Food, Water, Shelter, Air
Shelter
Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers are classified based on how they meet their need for ____.
For example, a ______ meets its need for ______ by ______.
Food
A producer meets its need for food by making food from sunlight.
A consumer meets its need for food by eating.
A decomposer meets its need for food by breaking down dead organisms.
I've made an annoying sound a few times, and my classmate asks me to stop.
Continuing to make the noise is _____ because ______.
4 - Annoying
Because:
- It can distract people.
- It shows disrespect not to stop when people ask.
- The teacher may need to get involved.
Some monarchies are ruled by queens.
Mesopotamia was a monarchy.
So...
Maybe Mesopotamia was ruled by a queen.
What is wrong with this sentence?
The civilization of mesopotamia was ruled by a king
It needs a capital M and a period.
The civilization of Mesopotamia was ruled by a king.
Name two different ways to make $0.40 with coins.
1 Quarter + 1 Nickel + 1 Dime
4 Dimes
8 Nickels
40 Pennies
(Any combination that adds to $0.40)
The United States has these boundaries:
The country of _____ to the North and _____ to the South
The ____ Ocean to the East and the ____ Ocean to the West
Canada
Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
The R in GRAPES stands for ________, and the Mesopotamian one was _______, meaning they believed in _______.
The building they used for this was a _______.
Religion
Polytheistic
Many gods
Ziggurat
To decide if something is an organism, ask if it has the life cycle: _____, _____, _____, and _____.
The step that means "Make Babies" is _______.
Be Born, Grow, Reproduce, and Die.
Reproduce
Name the three classifications of organisms, and identify an example of each one.
Producers - any plant
Consumers - Any animal
Decomposers - Bacteria or Fungi
Someone is reading aloud a sentence from the slide.
I should be _____ because ________.
Listening and reading along on my own slide
Otherwise, I may not learn the information, or I may repeat what they said which will annoy my classmates and make it take longer for us to finish.
All civilizations have a government.
The Mesopotamian religion was polytheistic.
So...
What is wrong with this sentence?
did the mesopotamian people ride bicycles
It needs a capital D, capital M, and a question mark.
Did the Mesopotamian people ride bicycles?
If you buy three items with different prices, which operation should you use to find the total price?
Add Subtract Multiply Divide
Add
Most early civilizations were located near ______ because ________.
Rivers
The water was used for farming
The P in GRAPES stands for __________, and Mesopotamia's was a ________, which means ______.
The bravest one was _______, whose story is the world's oldest ______.
Politics
Monarchy
Rule by a King
Gilgamesh
Poem
Organisms meet their needs in their _______.
For example, a ______ meets its need for ______ in the _______ by _______.
Habitats
(A giraffe meets its need for food in the grassland by eating leaves.)
(A shark meets its need for air in the ocean by breathing through its gills)
(Any other example)
Why do scientists classify Earth's organisms into producers, consumers, and decomposers?
To make the biosphere easier to study
The teacher is demonstrating a math problem on the board. I think I already know how to do this.
I should be ______ because ______.
Looking at the board
- There may be something new or different.
- It is disrespectful to be looking at other things while the teacher is teaching.
- The teacher might ask me a question and I don't want to delay the class by needing to figure out what they are talking about.
Some economies are based on trade.
Mesopotamia had an economy.
So...
Maybe the Mesopotamian economy was based on trade.
Fix this sentence.
The social classes in Mesopotamia were kings priests scribes farmers slaves.
It needs commas and the word "and"
The social classes in Mesopotamia were kings, priests, scribes, farmers, and slaves.
You buy a popcorn for $6.
You give the clerk a 10-dollar bill.
How much change will you get back?
$10 - $6 = $4
Mesopotamia was located in the F_____ C______.
The word F_____ means ____________.
The word C_____ means ____________.
Fertile Crescent
Fertile - good for growing crops
Crescent - shaped like a curve
The S in Grapes stands for ______.
Describe how fertile land allowed this characteristic to develop. Use the word "Specialization" in your answer.
When the land was fertile, people were able to grow crops, which gave them more food. Since the civilization's need for food was met, people could specialize in other jobs. Some people became artisans, some became merchants, and some became scribes.
Organisms reproduce in different ways. Name 3.
- Plants reproduce by making seeds
- Mammals reproduce by giving birth.
- Other animals reproduce by laying eggs.
- Single-celled organisms reproduce by dividing in half.
Two differences between plants and animals are:
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Plants breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. Animals breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.
Plants make food from sunlight, but animals eat food.
Plants make seeds, but animals give birth or lay eggs.
Plants are stuck in one place, but animals can travel.
Little conflicts happen all the time in middle school.
Give an example of a conflict adults need to know about and an example students can solve themselves.
Students can solve:
- Disagree about how to play a game, disagree about who gets what seat, disagree about whether to trade-in for basketball or computer time, someone called a student a rude name or gave a mean look.
Adults need to be involved:
- Someone was injured.
- Someone threatened to hurt someone else
- Someone got sick