Esperanza Rising
Nutrient Cycles
Morpheme Magic
Human Body
Ancient Rome & Greece
100

This is the name of the town Esperanza first lived in.

What is Aguas Calientes?

100

This cycle includes mountains, rivers, streams, and the ocean.

What is the water cycle?

100

This prefix means to do again.

What is 're'?

100

Another word for brain cell

What is a neuron?
100

These were the divisions of Ancient Greece, divided by politics, culture, and geography.

What are city-states?

200

These are the names of Esperanza's nasty uncles.

Who are Tio Luis and Tio Marco?

200

Plants use this process to convert carbon dioxide and sunlight into energy.

What is photosynthesis?

200
This suffix means to do in present tense.

What is 'ing'?

200

The _______ system is the communication center for your body.

What is the nervous system?

200

This geographical feature divided each city-state.

What are mountains?

300

Abuelita went into their burning house to grab this.

What is her crochet?
300

A collection of living things AND their environment.

What is ecosystem?

300

This suffix is sometimes used to described ones profession.

What is 'ist'?

300

There are this many pairs of nerves in the human body that connect to the central nervous system.

What is 34 pairs?

300

This is the geographical location where Greek gods and goddesses 'live'

What is Mt. Olympus?
400

This women said "I am poor, but I am rich."

Who is Carmen?

400

A process whereby energy passes along a chain of living things.

What is a food chain?

400

This root word is found in the word transportation.

What is 'port'?

400

These types of nerves are responsible for breathing, your heart pumping, and digesting.

What are autonomic nerves?

400

This Greek city-state valued the arts over military

What is Athens?

500

Esperanza fed the babies this food which made her have to change their diapers over and over.

What is plums?

500

During the nitrogen cycle, this process happens when an animal dies and decays.


What is ammonification?

500

These suffixes mean the same thing as the suffix 's' (looking for three answers)

What is 'es' 'ies' and 'eys'

500

This part of the brain oversees breathing, blood circulation, digestion, and sleep.

What is the brain stem?

500

This Ancient Greek people existed between  1600-1200 BCE

Who is the Mycenaeans?