Animals
A furry rodent with big teeth that looks like a mouse, but bigger
rat
the basic unit of life, with a membrane and a nuclues
a cell
He sailed across the Atlantic and "discovered" America
Christopher Columbus
used to measure a line
ruler
A staple in China, it comes in short grains or long grains, white or brown
rice
I am considered dangerous with big claws; I can be called brown, black, grizzly or polar
bear
two of the three things that a plant needs to make it's own food
sunlight, water, carbon dioxide
Rosa Parks
Actually made from wood pulp, students use this every day to write notes, take quizes, etc
paper
Basic comfort food: all you need to make it is cheese, bread and a frying pan or oven
grilled cheese
If you don't know this animal, you may have your head in the sand
ostrich
The force that pulls an object down to Earth
gravity
great wall of China
If I have trouble with adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing, I might need to use this
calculator
a salad made with Romaine lettuce, big croutons and sprinkled with Parmesean cheese and a dressing that is the name of the salad
Ceaser salad
this is a type of insect that flies thousands of miles to migrate; it's name makes you think of royalty
monarch butterfly
The planet that is called "the red planet"
Mars
The war between England and the land that would become The United States
American Revolution
Preschoolers use these to put their ideas on paper (drawn)
crayons
A chicken that is roasted (usually behind glass so you can see it) as it turns around and around
rotisserie chicken
Also called a "raven", this bird will eat anything and is often called a thief
crow
the name of the process where water turns from a liquid into a gas
evaporation
Early humans lived in this kind of society
hunter-gatherer society
used to correct mistakes
eraser
By law, this list has to be included on all packaged food so you are aware of what is in your food
nutritional label