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A real diary entry or letter written by a soldier during the Civil War is an example of this kind of firsthand history source.
What is a primary source?
Before the Civil War, the North and South split apart and argued over slavery and laws. This dangerous regional split is called what?
What is sectionalism?
When a light wave hits a shiny mirror and bounces straight back at your face, it is called a what?
What is a reflection?
Lines that run side-by-side like a perfect set of train tracks and will never, ever cross or touch each other.
What are parallel lines?
Jesus gave us a brand-new rule when he said, "Love one another as I have loved you." What do we call this rule?
What is the New Law of Love (or the Greatest Commandment)?
In Tuck Everlasting, Winnie has to think about whether she should keep a giant secret. Writing a paper to convince a reader to agree with your opinion is called this kind of writing.
What is persuasive writing?
The very first cannon shots of the American Civil War were fired right here in South Carolina at this famous ocean fort.
What is Fort Sumter?
When light passes into water and bends, making a straw look bent or broken in your glass, this bending is called what?
What is refraction?
An angle that measures exactly 90 degrees and looks like a perfect square corner is called a what?
What is a right angle?
Kind actions that help care for people's physical bodies—like feeding the hungry, giving clothes to the poor, and visiting the sick.
What are the Corporal Works of Mercy?
Charlotte's Web and Because of Winn-Dixie are both stories about how animals and humans help each other feel less lonely. The big lesson or main idea of a book is called the what?
What is the theme?
The time period right after the Civil War when the United States had to fix up the broken South and rewrite parts of the Constitution.
What is Reconstruction?
This is the big scientific name for the whole family of light waves, which includes regular visible light, X-rays, and ultraviolet rays.
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
If you can draw a straight line down the middle of a shape and fold it so both sides match up perfectly, that shape has line what?
What is line symmetry?
Kind actions that help care for people's hearts and minds—like comforting a sad classmate or forgiving someone who was mean to you.
What are the Spiritual Works of Mercy?
Saying "Winn-Dixie is a dog" is a fact, but saying "Winn-Dixie is the absolute best character in the world" is an example of an what?
What is an opinion?
This geographic region of South Carolina is famous for its beautiful rolling hills, waterfalls, and sitting right at the base of the mountains.
What is the Piedmont region?
This clear, curved window at the front of your eye acts like a built-in camera lens to focus light so things look sharp.
What is the lens?
Find the total distance around the outside edge of a rectangular sandbox that is 8 feet long and 5 feet wide.
What is 26 feet? (Calculated by adding 8+8+5+5).
This beautiful Catholic term describes the giant holy family of all God's people, including the saints in heaven and all of us on earth.
What is the Communion of Saints?
Make a bigger, complex sentence by joining these two short sentences together using the connector word "because": "Evan was mad." "Jessie set up a rival lemonade stand."
What is "Evan was mad because Jessie set up a rival lemonade stand?"
This major Native American group lived in the mountains and hills of South Carolina when European explorers first arrived.
Who are the Cherokee?
This special nerve acts like an electrical highway, carrying the picture messages from the back of your eye straight to your brain.
What is the optic nerve?
Calculate the total flat space inside a square reading rug if one of its side measurements is exactly 7 yards long.
What is 49 square yards? (Calculated by multiplying 7×7).
This is the name for the official leadership structure of the Catholic Church, which includes the Pope, the Bishops, and our local pastors.
What is the Church hierarchy?