Words from Definitions
Research Skills
What's Wrong Here?
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Miscellaneous
100

One of the 5 W's, this word describes the thing or event that happens.

What is...What?

100

Name any of the ways to check that a website is reliable. 

The lock on the browser, the domain, links to other reliable websites, clear and well-written information, etc...

100

Article: "There was like some stuff that happened, or whatever..."

What are literally any of the 5 W's?

100

Re-Write this in your own words:

Bullying is an extraordinarily important topic facing students, parents, families, and schools.

Teacher Discretion...
100

The name of the suspicious website we looked at together as a class.

What is EnergyCite?

200

A statement or piece of writing about a person, place, thing, or event that is PROVEN to be true.

What is Fact?

200

Something you can read for information or entertainment, which is made of paper.

What is a book?

200

Article Snippet:

"I think that schools are too strict. In my opinion, we should let students decide what classes they want to take."

The author is including an opinion!

200

Write a hook for the goose video that we watched in class.

Hook.

200

The TOTAL number of cups that was in our Cup Stacking activity.

What is seven?

300

This type of writing, like many other types of writing, has you writing in 5-7 sentence chunks. What are these 5-7 sentence chunks called?

What is a paragraph?

300

Websites with these domains are generally more reliable than .COM websites.

What are .GOV and/or .EDU?

300
Geothermal energy is when you pump literal magma, or lava, into the heating vents and electrical outlets of your house.

This is a FALSE CLAIM!

300

Write a sentence that uses the 5 W's.

Sentences which answer WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and WHY.

300

The role-playing game that both Mr.MacNeill and Mr.Boyce are obsessed with.

Hint: It involves rolling dice and fiery beasts.

What is Dungeons and Dragons?

400

What a person needs in order to show that their fact or statement is true.

What is proof/evidence/etc...

400

When finding information, it's important to change it using your own words to avoid _______________.

What is plagiarism? 

400

Article Snippet from a 6th Grader:

"A galaxy is a gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter.[1][2] The word galaxy is derived from the Greek galaxias (γαλαξίας), literally "milky", a reference to the Milky Way. Galaxies range in size from dwarfs with just a few hundred million (108) stars to giants with one hundred trillion (1014) stars,[3] each orbiting its galaxy's center of mass."

PLAGIARISM!!!!!!!

400

2 out of the 5 W's from this video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XgTlmPWPLs

Teacher Discretion.

400

Write down three characters that appear in the boardgame/movie of Clue!

Professor Plum, Ms. Scarlet, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, Colonel Mustard, Mrs. White, Wadsworth (The Butler), Yvette (Maid), and Mr. Boddy!
500

A statement or piece or writing about a person, place, thing, or event that is incorrect or just plain wrong.

What is a false claim?

500

Find a valid, reputable website that answers the following question:

"How big is the sun?"


You have 3 minutes, Go!

Teacher Discretion...

500

No one thought that Ethan could make the jump; it was just too high. All the same, he was determined to astound us. No matter what.

And he did.

There are sentence fragments!

500

Do you think we should have mask breaks in schools?

Write your groups opinion and back it up with two ideas, facts, etc...

Teacher Discretion.

500

Name two things in Mr. Boyce's treasure chest!

Great works, dice, a slinky, and a fidget toy!