Vocabulary
weak and delicate
frail
waterfall
cascade
Which anniversary is the U.S. celebrating this year?
250 (semiquincentennial)
Which type of shark has wide-set eyes that gives them a full circle of sight, allowing them to see above and below them at all times.
Hammerhead sharks
Who is the author of Call It Courage?
Armstrong Perry
being alone, lacking the company of others
solitary
teasing by keeping something in sight but out of reach
tantalizing
During our "virtual" field trip across the United States which places did we "visit?"
Statue of Liberty, NYC
Washington, DC
Mississippi River
Grand Canyon
California
True or false, Dolphins and porpoise have diffences?
If yes, name 2 differences.
Dolphins have elongated beaks while porpoises are more rounded
Porpoises are shy where dolphins are more social
Dolphin dorsal fins are more curved
Who is the main character and what is he overcoming?
Mafatu and his fear of the ocean
unjustly harsh
oppressive
brief, violent storm
squall
What is the name of the stone found by the British that helped translate hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
What is negatively impacting the survival of Polar Bears? How?
Climate Change
Climate change causes the arctic ice to melt which they need for travel, breeding and hunting.
What is the setting of Call it Courage?
French Polynesia
prevent or stop
thwart
turned from liquid to solid
congealed
What happened in history on July 20, 1969?
(hint, space )
The NASA Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle landed on the Moon, and astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the lunar surface.
Female monarchs only lay eggs on which plant?
Milkweed
What are some of the obstacles Mafatu must overcome during the book Call It Courage?
fear of the ocean
fighting off a shark
fighting off a wild boar
hostile invaders
shame from being teased
plump
stout
volcanic sulfur
Brimstone
Angry over taxes without representation, "No taxation without representation", a group of colonists boarded three ships and dumped 342 chests into Boston Harbor. What was in the chests and what is this known as?
The Boston Tea Party
Mexico
What are the 2 gods Mafatu relies on?
Moana, the Sea God
Maui, god of the Fishermen