Sports Rules (basketball or volleyball)
How many points are awarded for a free throw in basketball?
1
Many answers
In the context of what we have been learning about, what does "GMO" stand for?
Genetically Modified Organism
Corn
What are the three different author's purposes
Persuade/Convince
Inform
Entertain
True or false: you are allowed to touch the net when blocking or spiking a ball in volleyball.
False
Name an island
Many answers
What type of farm do we call huge farms that feed cows corn and/or use pesticides to spray crops? These farms ship their food all over the country.
Industrial Farms
an Omnivore
Information that is different and opposing, or that contradicts other information is called
Conflicting/Conflicting Information
How many players are on each side of the court (per team) in a standard game of official volleyball?
6
In what direction does the sun rise and set?
Rise in East and sets in west
True or false: High fructose corn syrup is a naturally occurring substance that is healthy for human consumption.
False
This is a place where local produce is sold fresh directly from the source. It is said to provide healthy food and it helps to support community.
A farmers market.
What is the first sentence of a paragraph in an informational text that explains what the rest of the paragraph is going to be about called?
Topic Sentence
What are the two lines at each end of the basketball court called? These lines only run underneath each basket.
Baselines
Which state is further west: Kentucky or Nebraska
In the video "reading labels" Nadine Harris suggests that we should read labels before buying food. In what way are ingredients ordered on food labels?
In order of how much of that item is in the food.
In the afterward of the Omnivore's Dilemma, what does Michael Pollan say we can "vote with..."?
Our fork
What are the 4 different Author's Motives?
Social
Political
Environmental
This is a rule in both volleyball and basketball.
In volleyball this is when a player holds the ball against their body or palm for more than a moment.
In basketball, this is when a player dribbles the ball and then puts their hand under it, causing the ball to stop moving.
Carry/carrying
Name one US state that shares a direct border with Texas
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico
Other than corn, what is the second major crop that is grown in the US and involved in many processed foods? (This was discussed in the Omnivore's Dilemma)
Soybeans
The distance our food travels from farm to supermarket is called...
Food Miles
The quality of being trusted and believed in
Credible/credibility