ELA these days!
Spooky Science
Ghosts of our past
Monster Math
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100

Where does The Breadwinner take place? 


Afghanistan

100

Where does gravity pull us to?

Center of the earth



100

A person who is owned and controlled by another person, usually forced to work for free for them.

Enslaved

100

1 divided by 5 is ...?

1/5

100

What type of pet does Ms. Jean have?

Bonus 50 if you know his name!

Dog - Oscar <3

200

What point of view (first person, second person, third person) is The Breadwinner told from?

Third person



200

How many stars are in our solar system?

1, the sun!

200

Making someone or a group of people move from their home

Forced Migration

200

find the product: 

2/3 x 5/9

10/27

200

What sports game did Ms. Barnes sing in in college? Bonus 50 points for the college!

A basketball game! 

Bonus points: UNC!

300

Why does Parvana have to cut her hair and dress up as a boy? 


 Her family needs money and this is the only way she can work without getting caught by the Taliban 

(similar answers also work)

300

How many time zones are there?

4 time zones!

300

The part of the trading system where African people were forced onto ships and brought to the Americas to be enslaved

Middle Passage 

300

Name all the parts of a division problem IN ORDER from first to last!

Dividend divided by the divisor is the quotient 

300

How old was Mr. C's fish when it died?

19 years old!

400

What did Kim plant in the vacant lot in Seedfolks?


Lima beans

400

What type of celestial object is the moon?

A moon!

400

Evidence of any kind that comes from the time being studied. Some of these are first-hand accounts or descriptions written down by people who were there.

Primary Source

400

Find the volume of this rectangular prism: 

L: 6

W: 8

H: 12

Include your units! Or you only get half points

The volume is 576 cubic units

400

This job is what Ms. Mak would be if she wasn't a teacher. 


An actress


500

Compare and contrast what Parvana and Shauzia want for the future.


Parvana wants her life to back to normal/have a normal childhood, while Shauzia wants to make money and leave Afghanistan (i.e. move to France and start over)

500

What is the imaginary line that the Earth spins on called?

The axis!

500

A description of history written later, that relies on primary sources for evidence. Encyclopedias, articles, textbooks and documentary films are examples of secondary sources.

Secondary Source

500

The length of a haunted mansion's garden is 7 1/2 feet by 12 2/3 feet. What's the area of the garden?


(include the correct units of get half credit)

570/6  square feet or 95 square feet 

500

TRUE OR FALSE: Ms. Lampkin is the youngest of 7 children.

TRUE!