MATH MINUTES
FANCY FEATHERS
ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY
EXPLORERS
DECIMALS
100
Solve the problem: 3/4 x 2/9
What is 6/36 or 1/6.
100
The name of this bird that is only as big as a person's thumb.
What is a pygmy parrot.
100
The name of the ocean that the St. Lawrence Seaway links the Great Lakes to.
What is the Atlantic Ocean.
100
The name of the explorer who was charged with abusing his crew and disobeying King Charles's orders.
Who is Sebastian Cabot.
100
Out of this group this decimal is the smallest: 0.09, 0.090, 0.0092, 0.009
What is 0.009
200
Solve this decimal problem: 18.24 x 100
What is 1,824.
200
The name of the bird that might not have flashy feathers but it is considered a master architect because it doesn't build regular nests. It builds bird mansions.
What is the bowerbird.
200
The St. Lawrence Seaway lies between these two countries.
What is Canada and the United States.
200
The two names of the Indians that the Conquistadors conquered in South America.
Who are the Incas and the Aztecs.
200
Write as a decimal: Fifty-four thousandths
What is 0.054
300
Subtract: 13.15 - 4.235
What is 8.915
300
The ribbon-tailed astrapia is known as the only bird that has the longest of this feature.
What is the longest tail feathers.
300
The name of the port city that is located on Lake Michigan.
What is Chicago.
300
This was the reason that the Conquistadors were able to successfully conquer the South American Indians.
What is the Conquistadors had armor to protect themselves and steel blades, crossbows, and guns. Whereas the Indians only had light clothing and weapons made from wood and stone.
300
Riley has only 1.30 room in her 200 cm. garden to plant her favorite flowers, African daisies and roses. How many centimeters of her garden can she use?
What is 134 centimeters.
400
The sum of these two fractions: 3/4 + 3/8
What is 9/8 or 1 1/8.
400
This vocabulary word from "Fancy Feathers" that means a category of living things that are similar to one another.
What is species.
400
This port city lies between Lake Erie and Lake Huron.
What is Detroit, Michigan.
400
Ferdinand Magellan and his crew were known as the first people to accomplish this difficult feat during their voyage.
What is circumnavigate the globe.
400
Read this decimal aloud: 23.0048
What is twenty-three and forty-eight ten thousandths.
500
Write 3 and 4/5 as an improper fraction.
What is 19/5
500
The definition of the vocabulary word, "endemic."
What is animals or plants that are found in only one area.
500
These are two human-made structures that help ships navigate through the St. Lawrence Seaway.
What is canals and locks.
500
Ferdinand Magellan's voyage route proved something beyond all doubt about the earth.
What is the earth is round.
500
Write this decimal as thousandths: 12.8
What is 12.800
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