What is one change that you have made to your stories?
answers vary
100
Juan has 80 cents. What coins could he have?
80 pennies, 8 dimes, etc.
100
Who did Bartolome de las Casas describe as behaving like beasts and lions?
The Spanish. BONUS!!!! How did he describe the Native Americans?
100
What is one of the myths they are testing in Mythbusters?
Can bug bombs explode a house? Does talking to plants affect their growth? Is it possible to find a needle in a haystack? BONUS!!!! Who is Scottie? (A) The man (B) The blonde lady (C) The red-haired lady
100
Yesterday, lots of people were late to school because of the traffic on which street? (hint it is the name of a high school in Hayward)
Tennyson. BONUS!!!! On rainy days, where are you supposed to go after dressing out for P.E.?
200
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Give an example of a noun.
answers vary.
200
Wanda is adding (-3) + 8 using a number line. Which number will she start at and what direction will she go?
She'll start at -3 and move to the right. BONUS!!!! What is -3 +8?
200
What is a conquistador?
A Spanish soldier who conquered land in the Americas. BONUS!!!! What country are conquistadors from?
200
How much stuff something has in a certain amount of space is called ______________. (A) Volume (B) Mass (C) Density (D) Kilograms
(C) Density. BONUS!!!! You know something will be dense if it has a __________ mass and a ____________ volume.
200
Which football team is in first place in the AFC Western Division?
The Oakland Raiders. BONUS!!!! If the Raiders don't get a new stadium in Oakland, they might be moving to _______________. (hint: it is known for gambling)
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!!! When you go to the library next week, will you be checking out books?
No. BONUS!!!! Why not?
300
How do you change subtraction problems like 3 - (-4) ?
You change it to adding the opposite; it would be 3 + 4. BONUS!!!! Solve: 3 - (-4) = ______
300
Name one type of Spanish town in America and what it was used for?
Answers vary.
300
Density is mass _______________volume. (A) Plus (B) Multiplied by (C) Divided by (D) Minus
(C) Divided by. BONUS! A stapler has a mass of 40 g and a volume of 20 mL. What is its volume?
300
Who did the Giants lose to in the playoffs? (A) The Dodgers (B) The Nationals (C) The Cubs (D) The Pirates
(C) The Cubs. BONUS!!!! The last time the Giants lost a series in the playoffs was in what year? hint: some of you were born that year
400
What was one thing that people didn't understand/follow in your story and how did you fix it?
Answers vary.
400
Which number is smaller -23 OR -50?
-50. BONUS!!!! Explain how you know.
400
Why did so many Native Americans die after the Spanish arrived in the Americas?
The Spanish killed them, they died of diseases, they were starved and overworked as slaves, etc. BONUS!!!! What did the Spanish want from the Native Americans?
400
Name something that has a low density.
An empty box, an inflated balloon, etc.
400
Without looking, name something that you can find in the back of the classroom.
Door, computers, trash can, recycling bin, etc.. BONUS!!!! Who was absent yesterday because of a Doctor's appointment?
500
What did we do during Language Arts yesterday?
We did the History paper that we couldn't do earlier.
500
Barbara is buying something that costs $5.56. What bills/coins can she use to pay that exact amount?
a $5 bill, two quarters, a nickel, and 6 pennies, etc.
500
How did what the Spanish were doing in the Americas affect people in Africa?
The Spanish killed a lot of Native American slaves so they got people in Africa to be slaves in the Americas.
500
Tom is looking at a big box. He thinks the box has a big density because its so big. What does he need to do to know if he's right or wrong?
He needs to find its mass, pick it up weigh it. BONUS!!!!! If the box has a very small mass, is Tom right or wrong?
500
The only extra day off you have from school this month is a teacher workday. What is one holiday you have off next month?
Thanksgiving, Veterans Day. BONUS!!!! How many days off do you have for Thanksgiving?