Brain Starters
Problem- solving Sleuths
Wildlife Conservation
Animation
Chemistry
100

In Thinking Talents, we think of many, varied and _______________ ideas.

Unusual

100

Name one world problem.

Pollution, littering, hunger, homelessness, illness, war, etc.

100

What is wildlife?

Life that isn't dependent on humans for survival

100

Name 2 examples of animation.

Cartoons, flip books, claymation, computer animation

100

What is chemistry?

The science of matter.

200

What is the maximum number of times that you can subtract 5 from 25?

One

200

How do you add a picture to a Google slide presentation?

Click insert - then image - then where you want to receive your image (web, camera, etc.) choose the picture and click insert.

200

Name two things that polar bears need in their natural environment.

Food, shelter, water, cold temperatures.

200

What is animation?

A simulation of movement created by a series of pictures.

200

What is matter?

The substance that all things are made of.

300

Three times a number increased by 1 is 25.  What is the number?

8

300

What is the name of the book we read during this unit?

The Butter Battle

300

What are owl pellets?

Owl regurgitation from the gizzard of an owl.  It consists of fur, feathers and bones that owls are unable to chew, due to lack of teeth.

300

What is it called when you change a fairy tale by adding or changing details.

A fractured fairy tale.

300

How is the periodic table organized?

By the periodic number, from least to greatest.

400

Who said, "Half finished work proves to be a labor lost"?

Abraham Lincoln

400

Name one problem-solving strategy we learned about in this unit.

1. Challenging assumptions

2.  Breaking big problems down into smaller ones.

3.  Changing your perspective

4.  Ask others.

400

Name the 5 major biomes.

Forests, grasslands, tundra, aquatic and deserts.

400

What is a storyboard?

A planning document outlining the parts of a story with pictures and a few words.

400

Why did Alfred Nobel create the Nobel prizes?

He wanted to change the way people remembered him from inventor of dynamite to the creator of awards for contributions in the fields of science.

500

What are the titles of the two categories listed on brainstarters each week?

Thinking Talents and Math Mania

500

What is a sleuth?

A person who investigates a crime or mystery.

500

Name two types of symbiotic relationships.

Parasitism, Commensalism and mutualism

500

How do you create a movie using the Stopmotion app?

Open the app and begin a new project.  Then take pictures, edit and add details.  Then add a title and credits and complete the movie.

500

Who discovered the element Radium?

Marie Curie and her husband.