Name 3 main characters in the podcast
Example: Mars Patel, Caddie, JP, Toothpick, Oliver Pruitt
What is a narrative and what does it need?
A narrative is a type of writing that tells a story with characters, a setting, and a plot.
What are our benchmark angles?
Half right angle, right angle, straight angle
What are the four forces of flight?
Lift, Drag, Weight, Thrust
What was the main character's name of A Wrinkle in Time?
Meg Murry
Who was the speaker at the assembly and why was it held?
Oliver Pruitt
For the gift test
What does Ms. Sears say when you are descriptive writing?
Show, don't tell me!
Give me an equivalent ratio to 5:15
What is Bernoulli's Principle?
Air travelling slower creates more pressure and faster moving air creates less pressure
What does FORI stand for?
Fluency-Oriented Reading Instruction
What is Oliver Pruitt's catchphrase?
"To the stars"
How do we build suspense in a mystery?
Examples:
What is 25% of 56?
14
What is an air taxi?
A small commercial aircraft that provides on-demand short-range passenger transport.
What did Ms. Sears go to university for?
Math
Name two of the kids's gifts.
Caddie - Read people's minds
JP - Invincibility
Toothpick - Smarts
Who were the two characters in the mini mystery we read together?
Mia and Jake
What is a right angle? An obtuse angle? An acute angle?
Exactly 90 degrees
An angle between 90 and 180 degrees
An angle between 0 and 90 degrees
What is propulsion?
Propulsion is the act of moving or pushing an object forward.
What is Ms. Sears's ideal ice cream sundae topping?
Peanut butter cups
On the ferry, JP was not happy when the police officer called her by the wrong name. What is JP's real name?
Juniper
What kind of characters are there in a mystery?
Detective
Victim
Suspects
Red Herring
Sidekick
How do I find 75% of a value?
Find 50%, divide that number by 2, then add it to the 50%
Who are the Wright Brothers?
Orville and Wilbur Wright invented and flew the first successful airplane in 1903.
Who invented marshmallow farming?
The Spooner Family