Math
Reading from This Week
Vocabulary
Science
Trivia
100

Estimate the product (a product is the answer to a multiplication problem). 


73.8 x 42.9 

2,800 (or another reasonable answer) 

100

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm


What illness do the children have? 

chicken pox

100

To ______ is to cut or carve a drawing into a surface such as wood or metal. 

etch

100

How many days does it take the moon to complete a full revolution around Earth?

A. 28 days

B. 29 1/2 days

C. 30 days 

D. 31 days 

The moon completes a passage around Earth every 29 1/2 days.

100

Which ocean is off the California coast?

Pacific Ocean 
200

Rita solved the order of operations problem below and got this answer. Is she correct? 

                     

                     15 - 10 ÷ 2 x 2 = 20


No. The correct answer is 5. 
200

How old was Vincent Van Gogh when he died? 

A. 67

B. 86

C. 37 

D. 56

37 years old 

200

An image that is shown back, as from a mirror.

reflection

200

When the Southern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, what season would it be in that hemisphere?

winter 

200

What is the #1 fast food chain in the U.S. based on sales? 

1. McDonald's 

2. Starbucks

3. Chick-fil-A

4. Taco Bell

5. Burger King 

300

Give two tips for making sure you get your answer correct when you are multiplying decimals by hand. (No calculator answer will be accepted for this question.)

Answers may vary. 

300

What do you call the information that is written beneath an image? 

caption

300

This is the process in math where you round the numbers, and then find an answer using mental math.

estimate/estimating/estimation

300

The point when the Earth has 12 hours of sunlight and 12 hours of darkness is called a(n) ________________.

A. solstice

B. revolution

C. equator

D. equinox

D. equinox

300

What is the name of Billie Eilish's latest song? 

"Therefore I Am"

400

How do you know where to put the decimal after you multiply two numbers together? 

You count the number of digits after any decimals in the entire problem. Then you start from the end of the number and move the decimal to the left the same number of decimal places.

400

Where does the Mellow's mother say that the children's parents are? 

They are visiting Beijing. 

400

A(n) is an invisible line about which an object rotates, or spins. 

A. axis

B. orbit

C. tilt

D. revolution

A. axis

400

Name the two hemispheres discussed in this week's science assignment. 

Northern and Southern

400

Who won the college football championship in 2021? Who did they beat? 

On January 11, 2021, the Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes with a final score of 52-24. 


500

If you are multiplying 34.2 x 13.6, how many rows of numbers will you have to add together at the end? How many decimal places will you have to move to find the final answer? 

There will be 3 rows of numbers to add.

You will move the decimal over 2 places.

500

What is the Mellow's name? 

Anthony Horsepool-Worthingham

500

This is the the name of the shell ornament that Tendai wears around his neck that connects him to the ancestors. 

ndoro

500

What are the scientific names for spring and fall?

Spring = vernal equinox

Fall = autumnal equinox

500

Name the 7 elementary schools in the Mishawaka school district.

Battell, Beiger, Emmons, Hums, Liberty, LaSalle, Twin Branch