Historical Themes
Historical Skills
Lat/Long
Easter Island
Classroom
100

Which Social Studies theme studies how past events impact our world?

History

100

Which Social Studies skill finds the author and purpose of the article?

Sourcing

100
Which lines are parallel and go across the Earth horizontally?

Latitude 

100

What is the name of the giant stone heads located on Easter Island?

Moai

100

What is your Social Studies teacher's name?

Mrs. Brooks

200

Which Social Studies theme studies the Earth and the relationship between people and their environments?

Geography

200

What Social Studies skill looks at many different perspectives to the same event?

Multiple Perspectives 

200

Which lines are not parallel, touch at the North and South Poles, and go across the Earth vertically?

Longitude

200
How does oral tradition say the Moai moved around the island?
The statues "walked" to their spots
200

What do we use everyday in this class?

Notebooks

300

Which Social Studies theme studies what is happening in our world today?

Current Events

300

Which Social Studies skill is understanding what else is happening at that time in the past?

Context

300

What is the important latitude line at 0* that cuts the Earth into North and South hemispheres

Equator

300

What was one reason why the natives' population of Easter Island drastically decreased?

Lack of resources, Cannibalism, Civil War, Starvation, No more trees, Diseases, 

300

How many pets does Mrs. Brooks have?

4: 3 cats and a dog

400

Which Social Studies theme studies how a society uses its limited resources?

Economics

400

What Social Studies skill finds specific information from an article by reading?

Close Reading

400

What is the important longitude line at 0* that cuts the Earth into East and West hemispheres?

Prime Meridian

400

What are the archeologists theories on how the moai were moved around the island?

Groups of people would rock the statue from side to side, roll the statues lying down on poles, or drag it on its back

400

What is Mrs. Brooks' daughter's name?

Daisie

500

Which Social Studies theme studies the government and the rights/responsibilities of its citizens?

Civics

500

What Social Studies skill uses many sources to figure out if a statement is true or false?

Cross-Checking or Corroboration

500

What is the coordinate of the #1 on the map provided by Mrs. Brooks?

41*N, 98*W

500

What is the native name of "Easter Island"?

Rapa Nui

500

What is the 7th grade administrator's name?

Mr. Rogge