Mixed plate
(Individual test! Add pts. for the correct answer from EACH group member) What is a fact? What is an opinion?
(answers may vary)
(Individual test! Add pts. for the correct answer from EACH group member) What is the shortened version of a word called? (e.g. January = Jan., Miss = Ms., Adjective = Adj., Pounds = lbs.)
Abbreviation
(Individual test! Add pts. for the correct answer from EACH group member) What is 816 divided by 6?
136
(Individual test! Add pts. for the correct answer from EACH group member) What is our DOL topic right now?
Amazing food facts
Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans flee England?
They wanted religious freedom
What is the difference between proper noun and common noun?
Proper = more formal, needs to be capitalized. Common = less formal, should be lowercase.
What is the difference between related and unrelated denominators?
Related den. is when one of den. is a multiple for both itself and the other den.; unrelated den. is when both den. need to be changed to their least common multiple
IF YOU CAN TRICK MS. CHAN, THE WISE, YOU EARN 200 PTS.
Each member write the same word or phrase on a piece of paper. Ms. Chan will guess each member's handwriting.
What are the three regions of the 13 colonies? Name one colony per region.
New England Colonies; Middle Colonies; Southern Colonies
Spell this word.
Onomatopoeia
Aside from standard algorithm/long division, what other strategy could you use to divide multi-digit dividends?
(You thief! Steal 300 pts. from another group if answered correctly) What is our class book chain goal for this quarter?
True or False. It's okay to take an online image from Google for our presentation. Explain.
False; you should use an image database, and/or at least give credit to the original source by putting it in the bibliography
What is an alliteration? Give an example.
An idiom is a phrase with repeating beginning sounds. Example: "Out of Order"
Name three common multiples between 2, 3, and 4. What is the LCM?
12, 24, 36... The LCM is 12.
(You are feeling generous. 400 pts. for your group and another group if answered correctly) Which two units are we on right now?
Sustainability and Exhibition
What do you call the area that stores groundwater? Where did that water originally come from?
Aquifer; water came from the rain
What does it mean to use "context clues"?
Look outside of the word or inside of the word to better understand the meaning (e.g. hydrosphere = all the water on earth; "hydro" = water, "sphere" = ball)
Why does Ms. Chan teach us to show our thinking vertically, not horizontally?
It will be more organized, and it makes more sense (mathematically)
(SWITCH! You can swap your score with any other team, or add 500 pts. if answered correctly) When are our Exhibition presentation dates? (daytime and nighttime)
March 11 and March 13