Mixed plate
Which direction does the Earth rotate?
How often should you "get the gist"?
After a text section (e.g. paragraph, column, page)
(Standard algorithm) When we add and there's more than 10, we regroup. What happens if there's not enough to subtract from?
Decompose (borrow from the next place value)
(Individual test! Add pts. for the correct answer from EACH group member) What is this month's life skill?
Kindness and Service
Where do the origin stories of constellations usually come from?
Solve this analogy: LINE is to sentence, like STANZA is to _______________.
paragraph
What are two strategies to subtract decimal fractions?
IF YOU CAN TRICK MS. CHAN, THE WISE, YOU EARN 200 PTS.
Each member write "Happy Holidays" on a piece of paper. Ms. Chan will guess each member's handwriting.
Give an example of a person from our unit that persevered.
answers may vary
When typing an essay, the standard font size is 12. There are many font styles, but what are the two major categories?
Serif and Sans Serif
What two symbols/marks would a rhombus have?
Equal lengths, arrowheads
(You thief! Steal 300 pts. from another group if answered correctly) When do we come back from Winter Break?
Wednesday, January 8
What determines the star's brightness?
True brightness (luminosity) and apparent brightness (distance)
List four figurative languages we have learned so far.
Idiom, simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification
Can a square be a rectangle? Can a rectangle be a square? Why or why not?
A square can be a rectangle because it has all 90° angles. However, a rectangle cannot be a square because it does not have all equal sides.
(You are feeling generous. 400 pts. for your group and another group if answered correctly) What does the acronym T.H.I.N.K. stand for?
Is it... True? Helpful? Inspiring? Necessary? Kind?
List three advantages that the conquistadors had over the Incan and Aztec Empires.
Steel swords, horses, firearm, better military, or disease "invisible weapon"
When answering reading comprehension questions, what is a tip or test-taking skill that may help? Explain.
Reread, process of elimination, restate the question (R.A.C.E.), etc.
Donald measured the angles of his right triangle: 70°, 50°, and 45°. What is wrong with his thinking?
His total angle measurement is 165°, and not the correct total, 180°. Also, right triangles have one 90° angle.
(SWITCH! You can swap your score with any other team, or add 500 pts. if answered correctly) What was an effect/outcome from Christopher Columbus's voyage to the "New World"?
answers may vary