Geography
Continents and Oceans (wk1)
- North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
- Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean
Tell me about Charlemagne (wk1)
In 800, during the medieval period, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor of Europe.
What are some parts of the food chain? (wk4)
Producer, Consumer, Decomposer
What is a Pronoun (wk2) and Pronoun Order (wk3)?
A pronoun replaces a noun in order to avoid repetition. // First person, second person, third person
Metric Measurements?
10 millimeters = 1 cm, 100 centimeters = 1 meter, 1000 meters = 1 kilometer
Tell me about William the Conqueror (wk2)
In 1054, the church spilt into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. William the Conqueror defeated King Harold of England in 1066 and started feudalism.
Science: (i) Names of some US Space Missions? (wk13); (ii) Some bodies in our solar system? (wk12); (iii) Phases of the moon? (wk11)
Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Shuttle // Asteroids, Meteoroids, Meteorites, Comets // New, Crescent, Quarter, Gibbous, Full
Tell me about the Crusades (wk3)
Tell me about the French Revolution (wk11)
Richard the Lion-Hearted, son of Eleanor of Aquitaine, fought the Turks for Jerusalem during the time of the Crusades, from 1095 to 1291. //
In 1789, the French Revolution began when citizens stormed the Bastille and fought for the Declaration of the Rights of Man. Later, during the Reign of Terror, aristocrats' heads were removed by the guillotine.
What are 3 types of consumers? (wk3)
Herbivore. Carnivore. Omnivore.
Tell me about the Hundred Years' War (wk5)
Tell me about the Reformation (wk7)
During the Hundred Years' War, Joan of Arc and King Charles VII led the French to defeat the English at the siege of Orléans. In the late 1340s, fleas on rats carried the plague, which killed one out of three Europeans. //
In 1517, Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation by printing the Ninety-Five Theses that made Pope Leo X excommunicate him. Later, John Calvin joined the Reformation.
How do animals react to environmental change? (wk6)
What are the names of the planets? (wk10)
Adapt, Migrate, Hibernate
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Tell me about the Magna Carta (wk4)
Tell me about the Industrial Revolution (wk13)
English King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215, limiting the king's power. Later, England's King Edward III claimed to be king of France and began the Hundred Years' War in 1337.
Watt’s steam engine, Cartwright’s power loom, and Whitney’s cotton gin spurred the Industrial Revolution that began in the 1760s.
What are some cycles in nature? (wk5)
Names of some US Space Missions? (wk13)
Water cycle, Carbon & Oxygen cycle, Nitrogen cycle
Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Shuttle
Geometry (wks 16-20)?
The area of a rectangle equals L x W. The area of a square equals L of its side squared. The area of a triangle equals one half base x height. The area of a circle equals pi (3.14) x the radius squared. The circumference of a circle equals 2x pi x the radius.