Grammar/Social Studies
Who was/were the first Europeans to visit North America?
If a bear weighs 589 pounds and a tiger weighs 477 pounds, how much do they weigh all together?
1,066 pounds
Together, all the living and nonliving things in a place make up a(n) _____________.
Ecosystem
What year did Christopher Columbus sail to try to find a better route to Asia?
1492
Identify the 10 nouns in the poem:
The airplane flies high in the sky. The streets and towns are tiny. Fields like patchwork quilts go by. Rivers and lakes are shiny. Could that be a truck down there?It looks so small from up in the air!
1. airplane, 2. sky, 3. streets, 4. towns, 5. fields, 6. quilts, 7. rivers, 8. lakes, 9. truck, 10. air
To find the sum of 687 and 145, how many times do you regroup? Explain.
Zebras, giraffes, trees, and grasses together make up a(n) _______________.
Community
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on from England?
Mayflower
Correct the mistakes. Underline the nouns, and identify whether they are common or proper nouns:
1. jupiter, saturn, and other Planets can be studied.
2. The first Man on the moon was Neil armstrong.
1. Jupiter, Saturn, and other planets can be studied
P noun: Jupiter & Saturn, C noun: planets
2. The first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong
P noun: Neil Armstrong, C noun: man, moon
From Long Beach to Mexico the distance is 834 miles. If a cargo ship travels from Long beach to Mexico and back to Long Beach, how far does it travel?
1,668 miles
Write at least 2 examples of nonliving things animals depend on to stay alive?
Rocks, soil, water, and air
Why did Spain send soldiers and priests to California and other places?
The King of Spain was worried England would take all the land in the West
Why did the Pilgrims sail to Plymouth?
To build a colony where they could live and worship freely
The distance from Hawaii to California is 514 miles. The distance from Chicago to New York is 378 miles. How much greater is the distance from Hawaii to California than from Chicago to New York?
136 miles
Living things get ________, water, and ____________ from their habitat.
Food
Shelter
What rich resources did French explorer Samuel de Champlain find that helped convince him and other settlers from France to live in North America?
Fish and beaver
What did explorers (Spanish and French) hope to find when they sailed to the Americas?
Riches and a trade route to Asia
598 + 7 + 479 + 57 + 201 + 789 + 1,654 + 8
3,793
Name 3 examples of habitats found on a pond ecosystem and 3 examples of populations found on a pond ecosystem.
Habitats: The banks, water's edge, shallow water, deep water
Populations: Dragonfly, algae, Great Blue Heron, raccoons, lily pads, frogs, turtle, etc
Give 2 examples of how the Wampanoag Indians helped the Pilgrims adapt to their new home. What happened during the next fall?
1. Taught the Pilgrims to fish and hunt deer and Turkey
2. Showed the Pilgrims how to plant beans, corn, and pumpkins
- Thanksgiving