Moon Phases
Which phase of the moon shows us almost no moon at all?
The new moon
What do we do with a decimal in an addition problem?
Line it up
Why do we have seasons?
Because the Earth is tilted
What student can see Tiamat other than Jeremy?
Mary Lou Hutton
What is the bottom half of a fraction called?
Denominator
Which phase of the moon shows the most amount of the moon?
The Full moon
What do we do with a decimal in a subtraction problem?
Line it up
How many degrees is the Earth tilted?
23
How does Tiamat get out of the house the first time she comes to school?
She goes through the cat door
What do you find when denominators are not the same?
The greatest common factor (GCF)
What is it called when the moon is getting larger?
Waxing
What do we do with a decimal in a dividend?
Move it straight up
How high in the sky is the sun in fall?
High, medium, or low?
Medium
Tiamat sheds a tear at one point in the book. What is that tear made of?
Diamonds
What is the greatest common factor for 3,4,and 6?
12
What is it called when the moon is getting smaller?
Waning
What do we do with a decimal in a divisor?
Move it all the way to the right
Which hemisphere is tilted towards the sun during New Jersey" summer?
The Northern Hemisphere
When Jeremy's dad first gets introduced in the story, what animal is he feeding a vitamin to?
Ferret
What do you do when you multiply a fraction by a whole number?
Put the whole number over 1
How many days in a Lunar Cycle?
29.5
What do we do with the decimal in a dividend if the divisor had a decimal?
Move it however many times we moved the one in the divisor
During our winter which hemisphere is tilted to get the most amount of sun?
Mr. Elives did not want Jeremy to get the egg at first. Why did he change his mind and sell it to Jeremy for a quarter?
He said "It want's you!"
How do I fix the problem of not being able to subtract the numerators when subtracting mixed numbers?
Take one of the whole numbers and change it to the same numerator and denominator as the denominators you already have.