Math
Decompose 4/5 two different ways.
1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5
or
1/5 + 4/5
Answers will vary.
"April ate apples all afternoon" is an example of what?
Alliteration
Name the three types of rocks.
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
What is an immigrant?
What is the name of Ms. Burt's cat?
Gary (aka GaryCat)
What is the LCM of 3/6 and 2/8?
24
This uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation
What is Figurative Language?
What is the name of the scale used to classify the hardness of rocks?
MOH's scale
There are 5 regions of the United States. They are: The Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, and West.
What month is Ms. Burt getting married?
October
Name the three parts of a division equation.
Dividend, divisor, quotient
What is another word for the lesson at the end of a fable?
The moral
Name the two types of trees we studied earlier this year.
Conifer and Deciduous
Ms. Burt had sibilings of two of our classmates. Name the two classmates whose sibilings Ms. Burt had.
Gavin and Jacob
How many miligrams are in a gram? How many grams are in a kilogram?
1,000
1,000
This famous author was born in Springfield, MA
Name at least three causes of weathering/erosion.
Water, wind, ice, heat
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from what country?
France
When is Ms. Burt's birthday? (Month and day)
August 27
In American money, which coin shows Thomas Jefferson?
The nickel
Name all of the read alouds we have read so far this year.
Escaping the Giant Wave, Gregor the Overlander, Belly Up, Goodbye Vietnam, Tuck Everlasting, Afternoon of the Elves, Matilda (The Water Horse)
What force keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?
Gravity
What year did Ellis Island open?
1892
How many cows does Ms. Burt have on her farm?
Seven