Math
How far would you have to walk to go around a square with 10 foot long sides?
What is the genre that has suspects, detectives, and red herrings?
Mystery books
What is the species of turtle that was head-started at Country School this year?
The Blanding's Turtle was head-started at Country School.
What genre of writing tells a story?
Narrative writing tells a story
Which buses line up in cafeteria?
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and CCW.
What is the difference between odd numbers and even numbers?
Even numbers can be split in half without a fraction. Even numbers can be counted to by 2s.
Odd numbers can not be split in half without a fraction.
Odd numbers can not be counted to by 2s.
Name two text features of nonfiction books.
Photographs, diagrams, captions, text boxes, glossaries, topic and subtopic headings, bold words, table of contents, index are some of these features.
What is the top shell of a turtle called?
The carapace is the top shell.
The plastron is the lower shell.
What genre of writing can make people change their mind?
Persuasive writing has reasons and examples to change people's minds.
What grade had classrooms underneath the third grade wing?
Kindergarten
What are three fractions that are equivalent to 1/2?
Some answers include:
2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12...any fraction where the numerator is half of the denominator.
What are three types of books in the fiction genre?
Mysteries, realistic fiction, animal fantasies, historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy/adventure are some answers.
What force slows down moving objects?
Friction slows moving objects.
Name two strategies for organizing nonfiction information.
compare/contrast
types or kinds
most important to least important
topic and subtopic (also called wholes and parts)
sequential order
What was the last hot lunch served in the Country cafeteria on March 11th?
Chicken Drumsticks
Seasoned Fries
Orange Smiles
Goldfish Crackers
Name four units used to measure length.
inches, feet, yards, miles, centimeters, meters, kilometers are some of the correct answers
What is "revving up" your mind?
Before you read, you examine the title, the cover, the table of contents, and other parts of the book to get your mind ready to read.
What is it called when a magnetic forces pushes away?
Repel or repulsion
Give an example of each type of word:
a noun, a verb, an adjective, and a proper noun.
Nouns are people, places, things, and ideas. (You can put the word "the" in front of them.
Verbs show a noun's action.
Adjectives describe nouns, by their color, shape, size, condition.
Proper nouns are names of people, places, and things.
What type of musical band came to perform in the Country cafeteria at lunch?
A mariachi band
Name five multiplication sentences whose products are between 20 and 50.
Examples include:
3 x 7 = 21, 2 x 11 = 22, 3 x 8 = 24, 4 x 6 = 24
5 x 5 = 25, 3 x 9 = 27, 4 x 7 = 28, and many more.
What words can help you organize a summary of a fiction book?
Somebody...
Wanted...
But...
So...
How is weather different than climate?
Weather describes what happens at a certain time, like today, yesterday, or tomorrow morning.
Climate describes weather over a long period of time, like a year, decade, or century.
What is a thesis?
Name each value that is represented by the word C. A. R. E. S.
Compassion
Adventure
Respect
Effort
Safety