Science
Ice melting is a _______ change.
Physical
What is Amy's relationship with Matt?
They are siblings.
Is this Literary or Informational, how do you know?
"I wanted to show you some of the drawings I made of the first little bones found in the gully."
Literary
We aren't learning any information about a new topic
About a character, helps the plot
Who stole the fossil?
Julian
Amy
Matt
Julian
Daria
Felix
Kristal
Burning wood is a _______ change.
Chemical
Who is Dr. Forester and what is her job?
She is in charge of the camp and she is a paleontologist.
Is this Literary or Informational, how do you know?
"Solutions are formed when one substance is mixed into another and dissolves. It might look like the sugar disappears, but it really just turns into particles so small you can't see them in the liquid."
Informational
Giving information about solutions
They will have plaster on their shoes.
Who did Dr. Forester blame in the end for stealing the fossils?
The squirrels
Name 2 physical properties of a cat.
ex:
- soft - orange
- fluffy - smells like stink breath
- 10 pounds
What is Amy afraid of?
What does Amy love?
Snakes
Mysteries/being a detective
Is this Literary or Informational, how do you know?
"Julian hung his head and said ' I didn't mean to take them, really. Everything just went wrong.'"
Literary
Focus on entertaining, characters, literary plot
Why do they think the thief will return the fossils?
Because Dr. Forester is going to the sheriff so the thief will be scared.
So, what is she studying?
Paleontology
Chemistry
When you make a mixture of water and sugar, the sugar dissolves. What could be done to separate that mixture?
Put the mixture in an open container and let it sit in the sun, the water will evaporate ad the sugar will be left in the container.
Who had a lock on their backpack and what was hiding in it?
Felix
Snacks
Is this Literary or Informational, how do you know?
"That ringing sound- scientists call it resonance- is a property of metals. Being shiny is another. So is being malleable and ductile, which means you can hammer metals into shapes and stretch them out into long, thin wires."
Informational
It is teaching us about the qualities of a metal
No character plot
Why is ice melting a physical change?
It is reversible
It is still water, just in a different form, but it is still H20
- Location
- Time of year
- Environment
- Badlands of Montana
- Summer
- Dry, hot, barren
One way carbon dioxide enters the air, what is the other way Tess talked about?
Something dies and the chemical changes that are part of decomposition return carbon to the air.
Daria seemed a little bit suspicious, but we know it wasn't her who stole the fossil. Why was she sus, what was she actually doing?
She was finding signal so she could call her mom.
Is this Literary or Informational, how do you know?
"Amy slipped out of camp while the others werer busy making lunchers and packing up the excavation gear. She circled the cluster of tents at a distance, scanning the ground in open areas and dry gullies wide enough for a vehicle to drive along."
Literary- focusing on a character, literary plot- we are learning about a character.
It can't be undone
Something new is created
Heat is released
What is the name of the story?