Astronomy
EDM Grade 6
Social Studies
Patricia Polacco
Author Study
100

The _____ is the center of our solar system. 

sun

100

The IQR stands for... 

interquartile range

100
The 5 oceans are... 

Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian and Southern

100

10 books written by Patricia Polacco are.. 

accept correct answers

100

author that wrote Milkweed, Maniac Magee, Loser,..

Jerry Spinelli

200

The sun has ____ (how many) layers.

six.

200

The mean of this data set is... 

45, 60, 32, 49, 51, 68

50.8

200

The Southernmost continent is...

Antarctica

200

A common theme in Polacco books is... 

bullying, family, tradition, friendship,... 

200

author who wrote mostly about saving the environment as a common theme

Carl Hiaasen

300

The layers of the sun are____.

Core, Radiation Zone, Convection Zone, Photosphere, Chromosphere, Corona

300

3/5 is equivalent to this percent

60%

300

Capital of Pennsylvania is... 

Harrisburg

300

Which character touched the hand, that touched the hand, that shook the hand of Abraham Lincoln? 

Pink 

300

Patricia Polacco has lived in what states?

Michigan, California,...

400

This planet has been de-classified from planet to dwarf planet?

Pluto

400

75 is 50% of this number?

What is 150

400

The 5 themes of geography are...

Location, movement, place, human environment-interaction and region

400

Name two teachers that have influenced Patricia's life

Mr. Falker, Miss Chew ... accept correct answers

400

Name something important you learned from reading Patricia Polacco stories.

accept reasonable answers

500

The name of our galaxy.  

Milky Way

500

3.1415926...is an example of this kind of number

what is irrational?

500

Name 5 landforms

mountain, plateau, peninsula, island, volcano,...

500

Name a fear that Patricia overcame with the help of mentors in her life

fear of reading aloud, public speaking, stage fright,... 

500

Which author wrote books about Joey Pigza?

Jack Gantos