Remember, Remember
True or False:
The food you eat can reflect your culture and your identity.
True.
The food you eat can tell a lot about who you are and where you came from.
A miner slips on loose rocks but catches himself before falling. Which part of the brain helps with balance and coordination?
The Cerebellum
What is the value of the digit 6 in the number below?
1,896,203
6,000
What are the 5 elements of a narrative story plot?
1. Introduction
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
Our classroom desk goose became somewhat of an international celebrity this year. During his visits to and from 4th-5th grade, this goose learned cursive in Hawaii, attended fashion week in New York City and even met the love of his life in Paris. What is the name of this well-traveled goose?
Gob the Goose
During our inventions unit, we used the Design Thinking Process as a guide for inventing our own prototypes. What is the first step in the Design Thinking Process?
Empathize
A miner carefully decides where to dig next after studying a map of the mine. Which lobe of the brain helps with planning and decision-making?
The frontal lobe
What is the equation used to find the area of a rectangle?
Area = length x width
Which Latin root word means "to carry"?
A. aud
B. ject
C. port
D. script
C. port
transport / import / teleport / portable / porter
When driving in the van with Nicole, this is what you announce when you see a cow.
"Cows I win!"
Tent camping in Conifer was a highlight of the year for many of us. The students prepared and cooked all of our meals. What did we have for breakfast in the morning?
French Toast and Sausage
A miner hears the creaking of the tunnel walls deep underground and suddenly feels afraid. Which part of the brain is connected to fear and emotions?
Amygdala
Taylor Swift ate 3 slices of Blackjack pizza before her show in Denver. After his big game, Lebron James ate 4 times as many slices as Taylor Swift.
How many slices of Blackjack pizza did Lebron James eat?
3 x 4 = 12
Lebron ate 12 slices
Name the figure of speech that is used below:
Brixton jumped away from the Gaga Ball like a cat avoiding a vacuum cleaner.
Similie
Finish this lyric from "I'm Just a Bill".
"I'm just a bill, yes, I'm only a bill
And I'm sitting here on ________ ________."
Capitol Hill
During our Food & Culture unit, students were encouraged to bring in a food that told part of their story or had a special memory attached to it. Name TWO of the foods that we got to try.
The miner could hear the river rushing beside him as he looked carefully into his pan hoping for a shimmer of gold.
Which TWO lobes of the brain helped him process what he heard and saw?
Temporal lobe (process sound)
Occipital lobe (processes vison)
2 liters = ______ milliliters
2 liters = 2,000 milliliters
We are currently reading Rump by Liesl Shurtliff as our class read aloud. The story is based upon an original, well-known folktale about a mysterious little man who spins straw into gold.
Spell the name of the original folktale.
Rumpelstiltskin
Rump/el/stilt/skin
During a multiplication bingo game, Gus expanded everyone’s vocabulary by introducing the class to a new favorite word: ‘HOGWASH!’ Before long, the entire class was shouting it. What is a synonym of hogwash?
- Nonsense
- Rubbish
- Foolishness
- Garbage
- Silliness
- Baloney
During our Government unit, we talked a lot about how a bill becomes a law. We learned that a good law should have these four qualities. What is ONE of the four qualities of a good law?
Clear & Understandable – People know what to do.
Fair & Just – Treats everyone equally.
Enforceable – The government can make sure people follow it.
Useful & Necessary – Helps solve a real problem.
A wise miner working in a crowded Colorado mining camp noticed that different miners had different strengths. Some were excellent at spotting tiny flakes of gold, while others were great at building, planning, or solving problems underground. What is the term we use that celebrates how brains can work differently from one another?
Neurodiversity
What do all of these fractions have in common?
They are all equal to 3/5.
Having your hands in this position while typing will minimize travel time to each key and maximize the amount of words you can type per minute.
Home Row
In one of the biggest plot twists of 4th grade, we had to retake a math test because the originals disappeared. The very next day, Molly found the original tests tucked away somewhere in the building. Where were the tests found?
The Orchard Center (next door)