There was 3 ounces of water in a container. After the water froze, there was 4 ounces. Why is this?
water expands when it freezes
1. What ocean is missing from this list of oceans? Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, ______ Arctic.
Southern
1. Who did we learn about that studied giant squid?
Clyde Roper
1. Which is greater, 5/6 or 5/8?
Was the buffalo real or fake at the Durham Museum?
Yes
What does a wind vane do?
(tells what direction the wind is blowing)
2. What is the name of the tool on a map that tells you the 4 directions?
Compass Rose
2. Who were the three astronauts on the Apollo 11 mission? (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins)
(Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins)
2. You have a rectangle with a short side of 6 inches and a long side of 13 inches. What is the perimeter?
38 inches
What was used as a water bottle from the buffalo?
bladder
All crayfish have a carapase. What is the carapase?
hard outer shell
3. When people came to the United States, they had to go through ___________.
Ellis Island
3. Who said that we revolve around the sun, rather than the sun revolving around us?!"
Galileo
3. What is the difference between area and perimeter?
(Area is the space inside a shape, perimeter is the distance around the shape.)
What did the use buffalo horn to store?
gun powder
What is an adaptation?
(any structure or behavior of an organism that allows it to survive in its environment)
4. You can learn about long ago by studying artifacts. What are artifacts?
things people made long ago
4. Name three reasons people might immigrate to the United States.
(Food, Jobs, War, Family, Religion)
Name an equivalent fraction for 2/3.
4/6
Who is the founder of Boystown?
Father Flanagan
A magnet has two sides. What are these sides called and how do they interact with each other?
(poles; the north and south pole attract, north and north or south and south will repel.)
5. What is scarcity?
(The fear of running out of items that we need)
5. Who was someone that inspired Alvin Ailey?
(Katherine Dunham, Lester Horton)
5. When measuring in the United States, we use the customary units. What do all the other countries use?
metric system
Who made quilts for the boys beds?
Father Flanagan's mother and sisters