Pop's Bridge
Roberto Clemente
Science
Compound Sentences
Nouns
100

What does the boy call the bridge?

Pop's Bridge

100

Where did the boy grow up?

Puerto Rico

100

What are the three forms of matter we learned about?

The three forms of matter are solids, liquids, and gases.

100

I am hungry, and now I want to eat ice cream.

Compound

conjunction: and

100

Amazon

Proper - place/name

200

What are the high iron men called?

Skywalkers

200

What did the boy want to do?

The boy wanted to be a baseball player

200

Which one has more mass: A 2 cm solid metal ball or a 30 cm balloon filled with air?

A 2cm solid metal ball

200

It is going to be a long day.

Simple

200

shaman

common - person

300

Why are painters important?

Without them the bridge would rust

300

What did the boy hit when he first started playing baseball?

Empty soup cans, not balls

300

What are some properties of matter?

Shape, size, and color

300

We can go to the library this morning.

Simple

300

box

boxes

400

How many men are working on the bridge?

More than a thousand men

400

Why did the boy receive an invitation to play in America?

He played baseball well

400

What are balances, rulers, and measuring cups?

tools for measuring mass

400

This book is good, but that book is better.

Compound

conjunction: but

400

child

children

500

What isn’t a reason people said, the bridge couldn’t be built?

The wind blowing from the river was too strong.

500

What was different in America?

Instead of palm trees, there were lots of smokestacks

500

Describe liquids and their properties.

A liquid has mass and takes up space, flows when you pour it, has no shape of its own; it takes its container’s shape, have different thicknesses and colors.

500

We can buy this, or we can buy that.

Compound

conjunction: or

500

foot

feet