Deductions
Time and Money
Grammar
Mesopotamia or Egypt
Earliest Americans
Inheriting Traits
Fossils
Social Thinking
100
All polar regions have a cold climate.
The Tundra is a polar region.
So...
The Tundra has a cold climate.
100
Finish these statements.
1 hour = ___ minutes
Half hour = ___ minutes
Quarter hour = ___ minutes
Hour and a half = ____ minutes
60
30
15
90
100
Statements end with a _____ but questions end with a ____.
Period
Question Mark
100
Mesopotamia is on the continent of ____, but Egypt is on the continent of ____.
Only ____ is still a country today. The other one is now called ____.
Asia
Africa
Egypt
Iraq
100
The very first humans came from the continent of ______, but the first Americans traveled from the continent of _______.
Africa
Asia
100
A ____ is how an organism looks.
One example that a fish has is _____.
Trait
Scales, Gills, Fins, Being blue
(Or any other fish trait)
100
Most organisms ____ become fossils because _____.
Do Not
They are eaten by other animals
100
My friend did really well on our most recent test, and comes over to show me. When I look at their paper, I notice their questions are a lot easier than mine.
How should I respond?
- Say, "That's not that impressive. Your test was super easy. Look how hard mine was."
- Say, "Awesome! Nice work" and don't mention anything about the questions.
- Say, "Nice job. Maybe next time you'll get to try a test that's actually hard."
- Say, "Awesome! Nice work" and don't mention anything about the questions.
200
No mastodons are still alive today.
Marcus is a mastodon.
So...
Marcus is not alive today.
200
Name each coin and say how much it is worth.
Penny - 1 cent
Nickel - 5 cents
Dime - 10 cents
Quarter - 25 cents
200
A verb that means to describe with your senses is ____.
The noun form is ____.
The adjective form is ____.
Observe
Observation
Observable
200
For religion, Mesopotamia and Egypt both believed in _____.
But only the Mesopotamians built temples called ____.
Many gods
Ziggurats
200
The first people to live in North America arrived near ______. Why did they keep traveling?
Alaska
They needed to find more food.
200
A ______ is what an organism does.
One example for a fish is ____.
Behavior
Swimming, eating other fish, breathing oxygen, sleeping, jumping (Or any other fish behavior)
200
Give two examples of soft parts of an organism, and two examples of hard parts.
Organs, Skin, Fur
Bones, Teeth, Claws
200
A student says, "Did you hear about what Derek did last period? He tore apart the office. It was so funny!"
What should I respond?
"That's gossip" or "I think you should mind your own business." or "That doesn't sound funny. Let's talk about something else."
300
Some Native Americans were nomadic.
The Inuit were Native Americans.
So...
Maybe the Inuit were nomadic.
300
Your van will be waiting outside your house at 7:25.
You need 45 minutes to go from asleep to totally ready for school.
What time should you set your alarm for?
6:40
300
Fix this sentence. There are 3 errors.
how many planets rotate around the Sun
Capital H, revolve not rotate, question mark
How many planets revolve around the Sun?
300
To irrigate their crops, the Egyptians went to the ____ River, while the Mesopotamians used the ___ and ___ rivers.
Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
300
During the Ice Age, people traveled from Asia to North America by _____.
We can't do this today because ____.
Instead, to travel from Asia to North America, people need to ____.
Crossing the Land Bridge, Beringia
It is covered by water.
Taking a plane or boat
300
You can inherit your parent's _______, but not your parent's ________.
Traits
Behaviors
300
It is hard to study ancient organisms because _______, so instead we learn about them by ______
Time machines aren't real; they lived in prehistory; we can't observe them directly
Observing Fossils and making inferences
300
The teacher is demonstrating a math problem on the board. I think I already know how to do this.
I should be ______ because ______.
- There may be something new or different.
- It is disrespectful to be looking at other things while the teacher is teaching.
- The teacher might ask me a question and I don't want to delay the class by needing to figure out what they are talking about.
400
All Tropical regions have a warm climate.
New England is a temperate region.
So...
Nothing!
400
At the bake sale, you are buying two cookies for $0.75 each.
You only have a $5 bill in your wallet.
How much change do you get back?
0.75 + 0.75 = 1.50
5 - 1.50 = $3.50
400
Fix all the errors in this sentence.
Sum examples of planets are mercury.
Some examples of planets are Mercury, Neptune, and Mars.
One example of a planet is Mercury.
400
To record trade, the Mesopotamians used the language of _____, while the Egyptians used _____.
The most famous poem written by the Mesopotamians was ______.
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
The Epic of Gilgamesh
400
The Earliest Americans used to hunt mastodon and musk ox.
Why don't we still have Mastodons in America?
- Climate change caused their food supply to die out, so they starved.
- Humans over-hunted the mastodon faster than they could reproduce.
400
Describe the difference between a biological parents and a care-taking parent.
Your biological parents gave birth to you, but your care-taking parents raised you.
For some people, they are the same and for others they are different.
400
In mud or sand, the soft parts ______, but in ice or amber the soft parts _____.
Decompose
Are Preserved
400
I ask my classmate how he did on the Social Studies test and he says, "I'm keeping that private."
Continuing to ask would be ____ because ____.
Annoying or Unexpected
- He may not have done well and feel embarrassed
- He may have done awesome and not want to brag
- It is rude to keep asking after someone has told you, "No."
500
_______
A wetu is a type of hut.
So, a wetu provided shelter.
All huts provide shelter.
500
You are meeting 2 friends for lunch. You decide to get a pizza, which costs $12, to split. How much do you each pay?
It is crowded inside the restaurant. You order at 4:45, and the clerk tells you to come back in half an hour to get your pizza. What time should you pick up your pizza?
$4 each
5:15
500
Combine these sentences with "which."
Solar panels make electricity from sunlight.
Solar panels are built on Oak Hill's roof.
Solar panels, which make electricity from sunlight, are built on Oak Hill's roof.
OR
Solar panels, which are built on Oak Hill's roof, make electricity from sunlight.
500
When we study objects created by humans from long ago, we call them ____, but when we study the remains of organisms that died long ago, we call them ____.
We can study the bodies of Egypt's pharaohs even though they died thousands of years ago because ____.
Artifacts
Fossils
They preserved the bodies as mummies.
500
The people who crossed Beringia had many differences from modern Americans. For example:
- They met their need for ____ by ______.
- They met their need for ____ by ______.
They met their need for food by hunting animals and gathering berries instead of farming or grocery shopping.
They met their need for shelter by moving from place to place instead of building a permanent house.
500
A biological parent from long ago is called an ______.
Two sets of organisms with a common one may develop different traits over time because _________.
Ancestor
They live in different habitats
500
You want to study the size and shape of a lizard's heart.
Do you want a mud fossil or an amber fossil?
An amber fossil because then the heart would be preserved
500
A student is having a hard time in the office next door.
What are the best TWO options:
1) Go and watch the student to see what is happening.
2) Keep my focus on my work.
3) Tell everyone else about the upset student so that everyone knows what is happening.
4) Listen to exactly what the teacher tells me, even if I need to change my routine.
5) Complain about how distracting the student next door is.
2) Keep my focus on my work.
4) Listen to exactly what the teacher tells me, even if I need to change my routine.