Teacher Knowledge
How many years have I taught at LMS?
2 years!
This document, signed in 1776, declared the American colonies’ independence from Britain.
Declaration of Independence
Define the Law of Superposition?
The oldest rock layers are at the bottom and the youngest rock layers are at the top.
A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make a larger batch using 9 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar will you need?
What is 6 cups of sugar?
This term refers to the time and place in which a story occurs.
What is the Setting?
Where is my room going to be next year?
B1034
This imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
Global climate change is being attributed to the atmospheric increase in what two gasses produced by human activities?
Methane and Carbon Dioxide
Maria is 3 years older than twice her brother’s age. If her brother is 5 years old, how old is Maria?
What is 13 years old?
In a story, this type of character changes over time, often due to events or conflicts.
What is a dynamic character?
Marking Up The Text
This is the system that ensures no branch of government becomes too powerful.
What type of weather usually comes with a cold front?
Storms and Rain
A triangle has side lengths of 7 cm, 10 cm, and 12 cm. What is the perimeter of the triangle?
What is 29 cm?
If an author writes an article to try to get the reader to adopt a certain opinion, their purpose is to do this.
What is persuade?
What is the name of Mr. Thom's fiance?
Heidi
This ancient civilization developed the first known system of writing called cuneiform. (6th Grade)
What is Mesopotamia?
What two objects cause the tides?
Sun and Moon
A number cube (1 to 6) is rolled once. What is the probability of rolling an even number?
What is 3 out of 6 or 1/2?
Identify the part of speech for the Italic word: She quickly ran to the store.
What is an adverb?
Name 2 other teachers on another team?
Answers vary
This term describes when people and businesses focus on producing a few goods or services rather than making everything they need.
What is specialization?
What is the daytime temperature of Mercury? Closest planet to the sun
800 Degrees F
The temperature at midnight was -3°F. By 8 a.m., it had dropped another 10 degrees. What was the temperature at 8 a.m.?
What is -13°F?
This is the sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?