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New York State
Map Skills
Science
Writing
Potpourri
100
Albany
What is the capital of New York?
100
This explains what the symbols on a map mean.
What is the key?
100
A wedge.
What is a simple machine?
100
This word is always capitalized.
What is I?
100
Meaning of "It's raining cats and dogs."
What is it is pouring?
200
Waterfalls visited by people from all over the world.
What is Niagara Falls?
200
This shows the directions.
What is a compass rose?
200
An environment where plants and animals live.
What is a habitat?
200
Every sentence must start with one of these.
What is a capital letter?
200
The country to the north of the United States.
What is Canada?
300
A manmade water way between Albany and Buffalo.
What is the Erie Canal?
300
The symbol for a capital city.
What is a star?
300
Eagle→snake→mouse→cricket→grass→sun
What is a food chain?
300
The big idea of a story.
What is the main idea?
300
Learning standards that help all students be successful in school.
What is the Common Core?
400
Our state's nickname.
What is the Empire State?
400
This type of map shows mountains and valleys.
What is a physical map?
400
The name for sound waves moving back and forth.
What is vibration?
400
The ending of a story, paragraph, or essay.
What is the conclusion?
400
A mixture of cornstarch and water.
What is Ooblek?
500
Person who gave our state its nickname.
Who is George Washington?
500
A person who studies or makes maps.
What is a cartographer?
500
Points that must touch in order to make a complete circuit.
What are terminals?
500
Periods, question marks, commas, and exclamation marks.
What is punctuation?
500
Taking context clues and your background knowledge and putting them together to understand.
What is inferencing? (Inferring)