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How do you divide fractions?
Keep, Change, Flip
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A quality of something or someone
Trait
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Describe what happens during a lunar eclipse
During a lunar eclipse the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon and blocks the sun’s rays from hitting the moon.
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What is a civilization?
A civilization is a group of people that has the characteristics of GRAPES.
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Which vocab word means "Someone who commits illegal acts often"?
Delinquent
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How do you find the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of two numbers?
Example:
Find the LCM of 6 and 8
To find the LCM, list the multiple of each number by skip counting, until you find the smallest number that is in both lists.
6, 12, 18, 24, 30
8, 16, 24, 32
LCM = 24
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To put something at risk or in danger.
Jeopardize
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What are the 5 things ALL organisms need to be considered a living thing?
Made of cells
Uses energy
Responds to surroundings
Grows and develops
Reproduces
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What is GRAPES and what does each letter stand for?
GRAPES is an acronym we use to help us remember the six features of civilizations.
GRAPES stands for:
Geography
Religion
Achievement
Politics
Economics
Social Structures.
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What does ROGUE mean?
A person who is dishonest.
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How do you find the area of a triangle?
1st: Multiply the base x height
2nd: Divide by 2
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What does RELENTLESS mean?
To keep going no matter what.
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What is gravity?
An invisible force that pulls ALL objects towards each other
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What religion did Ancient Mesopotamians practice?
They practiced a religion based on polytheism which is the belief in multiple gods.
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1) How do we simplify fractions?
2) How can you simplify 
1) Divide the numerator(top) and denominator(bottom) by the same number (common divisor).
2) Divide 6 and 15 by 3 which is a common factor.
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How can you quickly find 10% of any number?
What is 10% of 76?
What is 10% of 8?
Just move the decimal point one place to the left (or divide by 10)
10% of 76 is 7.6
10% of 8 is .8
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What does CONCEPTUALIZE mean?
To make an idea of something in your head
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What is a fossil and what can they tell us about Earth’s past?
Fossils are remains/traces of past plants and animals that give evidence about the different plants and animals that existed long ago and how Earth has changed over time.
400
What does nomadic mean?
Nomadic means moving from place to place instead of living in one place.
400
What are the four things people look for in a place that is good to settle in?
The four things they would look for are:
1) Access to fresh water
2) Good soil
3) Natural barriers
4) Good weather
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What is a unit rate?
What does the word per mean in this situation:
“8 lamps cost $40. What is the cost per lamp?”
“Uni” means 1, so a unit rate is always a rate out of 1.
2. PER means “for every 1.”
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What does FIERCE mean?
Extremely strong or wild.
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Describe the following steps of the Engineering Design Process:
• Research
• Design
•Prototype.
Research - gather information to develop ideas.
Design - take the ideas from research and make them into a drawing.
Prototype - take the drawing and make a physical model
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Explain the three roles of a Pharaoh.
Political leader- they would make laws and lead the government
Military leader- they would lead the army
God- they would lead the religion and were considered a god on earth.
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What does the Law of Superposition tell us about the ages of the rock layers and fossils in sedimentary rocks?
The Law of Superposition explains that because sedimentary rocks are formed by each layer being created on top of the last layer, the oldest rock layers and fossils are on the bottom and the younger rock layers and fossils are on the top.