Deductions
Time and Money
Grammar
North American Regions
Early Explorers
Weather Factors
Solar System
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 ____, and commands end with a _________.
Period
Question Mark
Exclamation Point
100
New England has a _____ climate, which means we have ___ seasons. Name them.
Temperate
4
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
100
The 3 Gs of exploration are: ____, ____, and ____.
Pick 1 to explain why it was important.
Gold, God, Glory
Gold - very valuable, used to trade
God - wanted to spread Christianity
Glory - wanted to earn respect and power for their home country
100
List the 5 weather factors.
Choose 1 and explain what it means.
Temperature, Precipitation, Humidity, Air Pressure, and Wind
Temperature - how hot or cold something is
Precipitation - water falling from the sky
Humidity - amount of water vapor in the air
Air Pressure - weight of air pushing down
Wind - moving air
100
The Sun appears to rise in the ____ and set in the ____.
We say appears because ____.
East, West
It is actually the Earth that is moving.
100
Tattling or Reporting:
"John wrote a swear in the chat during Tech!"
Tattling
200
Maritime air masses form over the ocean.
The Air Mass that blew over California is maritime.
So...
The Air Mass that blew over California formed over the Ocean.
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 say what will happen is ____.
The noun form is ____.
The adjective form is ____.
Predict
Prediction
Predictable
200
Which region would most likely be warmer in the summer?
The South or New England or Midwest
Why?
The South
It is closer to the Equator so it gets more direct sunlight.
200
To circumnavigate means _________.
The first explorer to do it was ______.
Travel all the way around something
Ferdinand Magellan
200
In the United States, we measure temperature using degrees _____.
Scientists, and most other people in the world, measure temperature using degrees _____.
The tool everyone uses to measure temperature is a _____.
Fahrenheit
Celsius
Thermometer
200
It is ____ when our part of Earth tilts towards the Sun, but ____ when our part of Earth faces towards the Sun.
Summer
Day
200
It's the end of the day and the bell has rung for school dismissal.
Why is it still important to walk in the halls?
You don't want to knock someone over.
People may be carrying objects and you don't want them to drop them.
School rules still apply even after school.
You can get a minus for running in the halls.
300
Some mountain tops have snow all year round.
Mt. Denali is an Alaskan mountain.
So...
Maybe Mt. Denali has snow all year round.
300
Your van will pick you up from play practice at 3:55.
Your van ride is 30 minutes long.
You tell a friend you will meet them on the Roblox server at 4:15. Are you going to be on time?
No, you will be 10 minutes late.
300
Fix this sentence. There are 3 errors.
will there be laps if the climate is rainy today
Capital W, weather not climate, question mark
Will there be laps if the weather is rainy today?
300
The Inuit lived in the ______, which has a _____ climate because ________.
Tundra
Cold
It is close to the poles; it never gets direct sunlight
300
When we tell about early exploration from the Europeans point of view, we talk about their bravery in exploring, their exciting new discoveries, and the amazing new trade items they brought back to Europe.
How would the story change if we told it from the Native Americans point of view?
They lost their land, died from disease and attack, and were forced into slavery.
300
A place where two air masses meet is called a _____.
These are interesting to scientists because ______.
Front
Precipitation happens there.
300
The Earth takes _____ to revolve around ____, but takes _____ to rotate around _____.
Because it's so big
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
No Tropical regions have a cold climate.
New England is a temperate region.
So...
Nothing!
400
At the bake sale, you are buying two doughnuts for $1.75 each.
You only have a $5 bill in your wallet.
How much change do you get back?
1.75 + 1.75 = 3.50
5 - 3.50 = $1.50
400
Fix all the errors in this sentence.
One example of a whether factor is temperature, wind, humidity, precipitation, and air pressure.
Some examples of weather factors are temperature, wind, humidity, precipitation, and air pressure.
One example of a weather factor is temperature.
400
The ______ region is hot and dry, so it grows _____ instead of trees.
The Native Americans who lived here were called the ____. They couldn't use trees to make their shelter, so instead they ____.
Southwest
Cacti
Pueblo
Made homes out of dry mud bricks
400
The first European to travel to North America was ____.
But America was named after ______ instead.
When he landed here, Columbus thought ________, but this explorer realized ________.
Lief Erickson (the Vikings)
Amerigo Vespucci
He was in the West Indies; he was in a new, unknown place
400
The three steps of the water cycle are: ____, ____, ____.
Describe what happens at each step.
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation.
Evaporation - Sun shines on the ocean and the water heats up, spreads out, and rises.
Condensation - Water hits the cold atmosphere, cools down, and packs together to form clouds.
Precipitation - Cooling water is pulled back to Earth's surface by gravity.
400
Earth's axis is tilted at ___ degrees, which explains why we have _____.
23.5
Seasons
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
_______
Air Mass X is a continental air mass.
So, Air Mass X has low humidity.
Continental air masses have low humidity.
500
You have a date at the movies.
You will buy the tickets for $7 each.
Your date will buy a popcorn for $6, a Redvines for $4, and a soda for $3.
Who is paying more?
You get dropped off at the theater at 4:15, and the movie is an hour and a half. When should your parents pick you up?
You pay 14 and your date pays 13. You pay more by $1.
Your parents should come at 5:45.
500
Combine these sentences with "which."
Humidity means the amount of water vapor.
Water vapor is the gas state of water.
Humidity means the amount of water vapor, which is the gas state of water.
500
Oranges grow best in the peninsula state of _______, because it has a _________ climate.
Once grown, these oranges could be shipped across these bordering bodies of water ______ or _______.
Florida
Tropical
Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico
500
Three main countries were involved in early exploration of North America. Name the countries and say where they explored.
French - Canada and the Midwest
England - Atlantic coast
Spain - Mexico and the Southern US
500
A continental polar air mass will be ____ and ____.
A maritime tropical air mass will be ____ and ____.
When these two air masses meet, what will happen?
Cold and Dry
Warm and Wet
The tropical air mass will rise, the polar air mass will sink, and rain will fall.
500
When your part of Earth gets the most direct sunlight, what season is it?
Name a place where there is a different season at that time.
Summer
Any place in the Southern Hemisphere, it will be winter
500
Little conflicts happen all the time in middle school.
Give an example of a conflict adults need to know about and an example students can solve themselves.
Students can solve:
- Disagree about how to play a game, disagree about who gets what seat, disagree about whether to trade-in for basketball or computer time, someone called a student a rude name or gave a mean look.
Adults need to be involved:
- Someone was injured.
- Someone threatened to hurt someone else
- Someone got sick
- It's disrespectful to the teacher and the students who did arrive on time.
- It will earn an X and my parents will be notified.