Vocabulary
Word Study
Standard of the Week
Nature's Patchwork Quilt story
Random
100

Many kinds of plants and animals in one place

Biodiversity 

100

The word Don't is a combination of what two words?

Do Not

100

What does the P in PIE stand for?

Persuade

100

What grassland habitat is discussed in the story?

Prairie

100

What type of text structure is being used?

Jonny fell and hurt himself because his shoe laces were untied.

Cause and Effect

200

Changing in order to survive 

Adaptations

200

The word You're is a combination of what two words?

You are

200

What does the I in PIE stand for?

Inform

200

Zooplankton eat phytoplankton, krill eat zooplankton, sardines eat krill.

This is an example of:

The food chain

200

Great white sharks are one of the most dangerous animals in the world. They have 3 rows of teeth, each growing back when it falls out. Sharks can smell blood from a mile away. Great white sharks can grow large in size and if you come across one in the ocean you could be in danger.

What is the author's purpose?

Inform

300

To hide in plain sight

Camouflage

300
Combine CAN NOT, how do you spell the contraction?

Can't

300

What does the E in PIE stand for?

Entertain

300

Why do animals fly to warmer places when it starts to get cold outside?

To survive - a survival mechanism 

300

What could I possibly be comparing with this sentence?

The room was so big it could contain more than a million Earths.

How big the room is - the size

400

living things that depend on each other as food

Food Chain

400

Which two words can be take from this sentence can be combined to create on word? (Contraction)

When we are on our way I will call you.

We are - we're

400

What are 3 types of text structures discussed this week?

Compare and contrast, Problem and Solution, Cause and Effect, Sequence/ Chorological, Description 

400

What happens to wild animals when people began to take over their homes? 

They become domesticated

400

Which sentence talks about ALL the planets?

Every planet moves around the sun. The closest to the Sun is Venus. The furthers is Pluto. As of right now, Earth is to only planet with confirmed life. 

Every planet moves around the sun

500

relying on each other

Interdependence

500

What word or words from this sentence are contractions?

That's it I'm so done with this!

That's - That is

I'm - I am

500

What type of text structure is used in this paragraph?

The tiger was huge, he was full of strips, the zoologist said the tiger can weigh up to 500 pounds. We saw the tiger running fast in his cage. The tiger bared his giant teeth and swiped at us with his large paws.

Description

500

What do environmentalist do?

They protect habitats

500

What is the author's purpose?

Wearing your seatbelt should be mandatory. Seatbelts can save a life. If you do not wear a seatbelt you could get a pricey ticket. Some people think you shouldn't wear a seatbelt because it is boring, but I think you should. 

Persuade