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What were pluto and Eris called after they were no longer called planets?
Dwarf Planets.
What are 3 features of the Myth genre?
Explanations of natural occurences
Non-human characters
Designed to teach about a culture
What are 3 things that you need to sustain your life?
What is the definition of sustain?
Answers will vary.
To keep going or keep alive.
What is the name of the outside shell of the pupa that gets unwound and turned into silk in "The Science of Silk"?
The cocoon
How long can one filament from a single cocoon be when it is unwound from "The Science of Silk"?
3000 ft.
The tool has a microscope that superimposed two images, one on top of the other.
Two things on top of the other.
What genre is "The Science of Silk" and what are 3 features of this genre?
Expository text:
Explains a subject
Uses images and captions
Contains diagrams, maps, etc.
What ULTIMATELY happen to the boy in thunder helper?
And what is the definition of ultimately
He saves the village from the enemy and is called "Menewa" or "Great Warrior"
Lastly/Finally
What year was Pluto discovered in? And what year was Eris discovered?
Pluto in 1930 and Eris in 2003.
What are the names of the two slaves who come to stay on the farm in "Journey to Freedom"?
Nellis and Emma.
What year did the ability to make silk leave China and go to Korea?
200 B.C.
(From the diagram on page 341)
What genre is "Journey to Freedom" and what are 3 features of this genre?
Historical Fiction:
Real historical setting
Realistic characters
Dialect
Letters
When was the last time you were in a somber mood?
Answers will vary.
What is the main problem and solution in the story "Tunder Helper"?
The boy had to choose to help Thunder or the Tie-Snake. He chose to help Thunder and was given super powers.
What is the setting of the story "Thunder Helper"?
It is set in what is now Florida, Alabama and Georgia, U.S.A.
What is an inefficient way to get to school?
Walk, crawl, walk backwards, etc.
What type of genre that we have learned about would be the best to write a story about the titanic? Explain.
Historical Fiction or Expository Text
Explanation will vary.
Who is the most OBLIVIOUS student in the class? and what is the definition of oblivious?
Answers will vary.
To not be aware of what is going on around you.
In "Journey to Freedom" what plant did Abi pick with the medicinal herbs to make it taste better?
Mint.
What is the scientific name of the moth used to produce silk in "The Science of Silk"?
Bombyx Mori.
Why can Emma not leave the house to collect the medicinal herbs in "Jourey to Freedom"?
Because she is an excaped slave and the slave catchers would take her.
If you wre going to write a story about How strange Jason is, what genre would you use? and why?
Answers will vary.
What is something that you would like to have a surplus of?
What is the definition of surplus?
Answers vary
More than is needed.
What is the name of the machine that Clyde Tombaugh first used in the 1920's to discover pluto?
The blink comparator.
What is the name of the area beyond Neptune where Pluto and Eris can be found? How far from the sun does this area go?
It is called the Kuiper Belt and it stretches 9.3 billion miles away from the sun.