Animal Science
Which animal can turn its head almost fully around?
Owl
True or False: Erosion from water gradually creates canyons
True
What is setting in a story? Name 1 story and its setting.
Where a story takes place. Ex: Harry Potter takes place in Hogwarts
True or False: Digestion starts with chewing
True!
The study of weather and climate is called _______
Meteorology.
Fun fact! This comes from the Greek word that means "discussion of high things"
Name one place on Earth that has a HUGE variety of animals (biodiversity)
Bonus! Name a place on Earth that has very little biodiversity
Ex. Africa, the Amazon Rainforest
Name the 4 hemispheres
North, South, East, West
A person who writes for the newspaper is called a: _______
Journalist
Where are the smallest bone in your body located?
The ears!
Because it takes 365.25 days to orbit the sun, the calendar now has _______
Leap year
Name 4 species of animal (ex. mammal)
Ex: Mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, crustacean, bird
These places have opposite seasons. August would be their winter, and February their summer
Make 3 sentences about our classroom. One with a noun, one with a verb, and one with an adjective
Ex. We are in a classroom
We are playing a game
It's a fun game
The _____ system is what helps fight off infections
The Immune system
An example of the word used in another context:
"I'm immune to your jokes."
Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution on the ______ Islands
Galapagos Islands near Ecuador, South America
How would an ecosystem look if it lost its predators?
What protects our Earth from meteors every day?
The atmosphere
Name 3 literary devices
Ex: Similie, metaphor, allusion, personification, symbolism...
What 2 organs help filter things in your body?
Kidneys and Liver
If we have a table of contents, content creators, and the contents of this email, what does content mean?
The things included in something
What is 1 interesting animal fact you know?
Ex. Dolphins and other animals have language and names for one another
What is the longest river and the tallest mountain in the world?
Name 3 classic American literature books. OR, what makes a book a classic?
Ex: Alice in Wonderland, the Catcher in the Rye, to Kill a Mockingbird, Little Women, the Great Gatspy, Of Mice and Men...
Your fingers and toes are called _____
Digits
(and in Espanol, los dedos)
What is the only energy we can see to the naked eye?
Light