Mars Patel
Mystery Narratives
Math
Flight
Random
100

Name 3 main characters in the podcast

Example: Mars Patel, Caddie, JP, Toothpick, Oliver Pruitt

100

What is a narrative and what does it need?

A narrative is a type of writing that tells a story with characters, a setting, and a plot.

100

What are our benchmark angles?

Half right angle, right angle, straight angle

100

What are the four forces of flight?

Lift, Drag, Weight, Thrust

100

What was the main character's name of A Wrinkle in Time?

Meg Murry

200

Who was the speaker at the assembly and why was it held?

Oliver Pruitt

For the gift test


200

What does Ms. Sears say when you are descriptive writing?

Show, don't tell me!

200

Give me an equivalent ratio to 5:15

1:3, 10:30, 15:45
200

What is Bernoulli's Principle?

Air travelling slower creates more pressure and faster moving air creates less pressure

200

What does FORI stand for?

Fluency-Oriented Reading Instruction

300

What is Oliver Pruitt's catchphrase?

"To the stars"

300

How do we build suspense in a mystery?

Examples:

  • Revealing small clues, but not everything at once.
  • Using hints instead of direct explanations.
  • Creating questions—what is that sound? Who left the candle burning? Why is the door unlocked?
  • Using descriptive language
300

What is 25% of 56?

14

300

What is an air taxi?

A small commercial aircraft that provides on-demand short-range passenger transport.

300

What did Ms. Sears go to university for?

Math

400

Name two of the kids's gifts.

Caddie - Read people's minds

JP - Invincibility

Toothpick - Smarts

400

Who were the two characters in the mini mystery we read together?

Mia and Jake

400

What is a right angle? An obtuse angle? An acute angle?

Exactly 90 degrees

An angle between 90 and 180 degrees

An angle between 0 and 90 degrees

400

What is propulsion?

Propulsion is the act of moving or pushing an object forward. 

400

What is Ms. Sears's ideal ice cream sundae topping?

Peanut butter cups

500

On the ferry, JP was not happy when the police officer called her by the wrong name. What is JP's real name?

Juniper

500

What kind of characters are there in a mystery?

Detective

Victim

Suspects

Red Herring

Sidekick

500

How do I find 75% of a value?

Find 50%, divide that number by 2, then add it to the 50%

500

Who are the Wright Brothers?

Orville and Wilbur Wright invented and flew the first successful airplane in 1903.

500

Who invented marshmallow farming?

The Spooner Family