Juan de Onate was an explorer who traveled in Texas. Did he explore ALL of Texas, ONLY in Texas, or a very SMALL part of Texas?
What is a very small part of Texas.
100
Many people went to California to search for gold. Once they found gold, thieves often tried to steal it. How would forming a community help solve this problem?
Provide shelter to new members. Make laws and protect each other. Build schools, hospitals, and stores. Help each other find more gold.
What is make laws and protect each other.
100
If I were in one place and I was to travel up and to the right, which cardinal direction would I be going?
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
What is Northeast.
100
Name one way you could be a good citizen.
What is follow laws, help others such as elderly, be kind, etc.
100
Which years are in the past?
1607
2015
1792
2013
What is 1607 and 1792.
200
Which statement is true?
Juan de Onate lived in the past.
Onate was born in Africa.
Onate explored in Mexico.
Onate studied English in school.
What is Onate lived in the past.
200
People living in communities need to communicate news and events with each other. What's one way that people within a community can do this?
Build a public pool. Create a local newspaper. Have parades on holidays. Show movies at the local theater.
What is create a local newspaper.
200
What does a scale (1 inch=200 miles) on a map show?
That you've traveled a long distance today.
How to calculate the distance between two places.
The distance between Texas and New York.
How to get where you want to go.
What is how to calculate the distance between two places.
200
What is an important quality for someone such as the mayor to have?
dishonesty
truthfulness
deceptiveness
disloyal
What is truthfulness.
200
Andrea was born, went to kindergarten, played soccer, went to middle school, and went to high school. What did Andrea do between Kindergarten and Middle School?
What is played soccer.
300
How did Juan de Onate help to create new communities in America?
He built missions in parts of New Mexico.
He brought people from Spain to America.
He built schools in Texas and New Mexico.
He fought people already living in America.
What is he built missions in parts of New Mexico.
300
James puts on his coat, hat, and gloves before going outside on a very cold day. This is an example of ___________.
showing what he needs
modifying the environment
meeting his need for shelter
adapting to the environment
What is adapting to the environment.
300
What are symbols used for on a map?
Abbreviations for a name.
Something that makes the map look cute.
Something that tells what direction we are going.
Something used to represent a real object.
What is something used to represent a real object.
300
A good citizen believes it is important to help others in the community. A good citizen thinks it is important to treat others fairly and to _____________________.
make his own rules.
follow community laws.
follow whatever his friends tell him.
What is follow community laws.
300
Mom got her driver's license 10 years ago, so she has been driving for a.......
century
timeline
month
decade
What is decade.
400
Born in France, fought in the American Revolution, helped to design Washington, DC. Who am I?
Benjamin Franklin
Pierre-Charles L'Enfant
Juan de Onate
George Washington
Who is Pierre-Charles L'Enfant
400
Which problem likely occurs when a hurricane strikes a community located near the ocean?
The ground splits open.
The crops dry up.
The people have heat strokes.
The buildings and streets flood.
What is the buildings and streets flood.
400
What on a map helps you to find what direction you are going?
What is a compass/compass rose.
400
If an earthquake hit your community, which local citizens could provide help to people in trouble? Name at least three groups of people and explain how each group could help.
What is police, fireman, medical personnel, etc.
400
Why is it important to follow rules at home, school, and in the community?
What is to keep you safe, to keep you out of trouble, to protect you and others around you, etc.
500
Who was not a founding father?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Barack Obama
Thomas Jefferson
Who is Barack Obama
500
Maria wants to volunteer her time. What is ONE way that she can help her community?
Play at the city park.
Do homework with a friend.
Help collect canned food for the Red Cross.
Play softball with her team.
What is help collect canned food for the Red Cross.
500
Why are maps important?
What is (answers may vary)
500
This important group of people in the community includes doctors, nurses, paramedics, etc.
What is medical personnel.
500
What important document gives us freedom and sets forth a government that allows the majority of the people to elect officials?