Math
Mrs. Schoorens makes lemonade using 1 cup of water and 3 tablespoons of lemonade powder. How many tablespoons of powder will she need for 8 cups of water?
8 x 3 = 24 tablespoons
This is the name for the warrior class in Japan that lasted until 1868.
What is samurai?
Give one example of an autotroph.
What is [any kind of plant]?
Another word for main character.
What is protagonist?
This was the top of the social hierarchy in feudal Japan, even though they held no real power.
What is emperor?
Yandel is making brownies for our support class (thanks Yandel!). He uses 2 eggs for every 3 cups of flour in the batter. How many cups of flour will he need if he uses 6 eggs?
3 x 3 = 9 cups of flour
The ritual form of suicide a dishonored or captured samurai would commit.
What is sepukku?
Give one example of a heterotroph.
What is [any consumer]?
This word stands for the ending of a story.
What is resolution?
The base omni- means this.
What is all?
Ayden wants to make a bracelet for his grandma. What a nice kid! For every 1 blue bead, he uses 3 purple beads (1:3). How many purple beads will he need if he uses 4 blue beads?
4 x 3 = 12 blue beads
A succession of people from the same family who control the politics or government of a country or region.
What is a dynasty?
The removal of one species from an ecosystem can impact the populations of other species, either making the population go up or go down. This is known as what?
Trophic cascade
A story that is not giving information or explaining something is called this. Hint: begins with an n
What is a narrative?
The base carni- means this.
What is flesh (or meat)?
Mr. Schoorens drives a bright green Prius. Yes, it's mid. But! It's great on gas. He can drive 350 miles and use just 7 gallons of gas. How many miles per 1 gallon does his Prius use?
350 / 7 = 50 miles per gallon
Define a Ronin.
What is a samurai who has lost their master or daimyo?
This part of the earth has the most biodiversity.
What is near the equator?
What is the cause in this sentence:
Lily got an A on her quiz because she studied for 2 hours the night before.
What is she studied for 2 hours the night before?
This Chinese philosopher's ideas and values influenced the Bushido and the Samurai way of life.
Who is Confucius?
Back in 2017, Mr. Schoorens and I drove with our 2 kids down to Disney World. Don't worry, we didn't leave Evangeline behind, she wasn't born yet. We drove 1,278 miles in 18 hours. How fast were we driving (how many miles per hour)?
1,278 / 18 = 71 miles per hour on average
This is the code of ethics or morals developed by the Japanese Samurai.
What is Bushido?
Define biodiversity.
What is the variety of living things in a given place?
What is the effect in this sentence:
Lily got an A on her quiz because she studied for 2 hours the night before.
Lily got an A on her quiz
What is an apex predator in our ecosystem?
Humans, bears, wolves, etc.