GEOMETRY
SPELLING
NOVEL STUDY
STRUCTURES
ANCIENT EGYPT
100
What do you call a prism that has 6 identical faces?
cube
100
What is this called? Spell it.
father
100
The story of The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me is told by a little boy. Name the main character in our novel.
Billy
100
Name some materials that are used to build homes in Egypt.
brick, concrete, glass, wood, metal, etc.
100
In ancient Egypt, people ate ______ every day.
bread
200
Which prism has two square bases and 4 rectangular faces?
rectangular prism
200
What is this called?Spell it.
telephone
200
What sort of store was The Grubber?
a sweet-shop or candy store
200
What is the form and function of a football?
Form: sphere, leather or vinyl, medium size
Function: rolls, can be kicked, bounces, must be inflated to work properly
200
What did ancient Egyptians use to travel with?
camels, horses, boats
300
What do you call an object with a square base, 4 triangular faces and an apex?
square-based pyramid
300
What is this person doing? Spell it.
laugh/laughing
300
Name 3 items that came crashing out of the house onto the street after the house was sold.
bathtub, lavatory pan, bird cage, 4-poster bed, sewing machine
300
Name 3 natural structures and 3 man-made structures.
man-made: apartment building, bicycle, running shoes, pencil, water bottle, carpet
Natural: tree, mountain, sand, nest, dam, bee hive
300
Describe the houses that ancient Egyptians built.
mud brick, tiny slit windows, thick walls, painted white, flat roof with roof vents
400
How many faces, edges and vertices does a pentagonal prism have?
2 pentagonal faces, 5 rectangular faces, 15 edges and 10 vertices
400
What is this called? Spell it.
elephant
400
What is the name of the big mansion where the Duke lives?
The Hampshire House.
400
What is the definition of function?
Function is a structure's purpose or ability to do something.
400
The Nile Delta was very important for ancient Egyptians. Why was it so important?
fertile land for growing crops, access to the Mediterranean Sea for trade by boat, fishing, source of silt, clay, many fruits and vegetables, grains, wheat and flax for making linen
500
How many faces, edges and vertices does an octagonal prism have?
2 octagonal faces, 8 rectangular faces, 24 edges and 16 vertices
500
What is this called? Spell it.
photograph
500
What special foods does each animal eat?
The pelican eats salmon, the giraffe eats the pink and purple flowers of the tinkle-tinkle tree and the monkey eats walnuts.
500
A structure is an object that can hold a load and that has a specific _______, _______ and _______.
size, shape and purpose
500
Who was the most important person in ancient Egypt and what were his/her responsibilities?
Pharaoh: made laws, gave punishments, led the army, was the spiritual leader, collected taxes, was treated like a god.