ELA
What big problem do the mice face at the beginning of the play?
Elephants stomping through their village
What is a mixed number?
A mixed number is a whole number with a fraction
What big event happened in California in 1848?
The Gold Rush!
What is the breakdown of solid materials into very small particles by water, air, and natural events
Weathering
What is Mrs. Amundson's sons' name? (Bonus point if you know his middle name)
Turner (James)
In Scene 2, Kumar believes the other elephants won’t listen to him because he’s ______.
too small
Karen has 3 1/4 feet of ribbon. She uses 1 3/4 feet to wrap gifts. How much feet of ribbon does Karen have left?
1 3/4
Someone who digs in the ground for minerals and metals like gold.
The gradual wearing down by wind, water, air, and natural events
Erosion
How many dogs does Mrs. Amundson have and what breed?
2 golden retrievers
In the sentence “In the distance is an ornate building with a large dome,” ornate means very ______.
Decorated, fancy...
How do you write 3 4/8 as a fraction greater than 1?
8/8 + 8/8 + 8/8 + 4/8 = 28/4
Who first discovered gold in California and where?
John Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's fort.
Mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus (plant and animal remains)
Soil
What are Mrs. Amundson's favorite pro sports teams? (baseball, football, and basketball)
Dodgers, Broncos, and Lakers
Explain the difference of Uma and Mohan in the way they want to approach the elephants.
Uma is polite and wants to reason with the elephants. Mohan wants to seek revenge and is demanding.
Jamie runs 3 2/3 miles on Monday and 1 2/3 miles on Tuesday. Jamie says the total distance she runs on Monday and Tuesday is between 4 and 5 miles. Is she correct? Explain.
No. She added the whole numbers to get 3+1=4. but, she underestimated the sum of 2/3+2/3. 2/3+ 2/3=4/3 or 1 1/3. 4 +1 1/3 is 5 1/3. So, the total distance Jamie runs on Monday and Tuesday is between 5 and 6 miles, not between 4 and 5 miles.
Who were the 49'ers and why were they called that?
49'ers refers to the people who came to California seeking gold. They were given that name because they came in the year 1849.
All the plants found in a particular area
Vegetation
What is Mrs. Amundson's favorite genre of books?
Fantasy
What is a possible theme of this story?
When you speak kindly and show compassion, problems are more easily solved. or...
Just because you are small doesn't mean you can't do big things.
Mollie is training for a race. She will swim, bike, and run during the race. One week, she swims 1 2/4 miles and bikes 22 3/4 miles. She also runs during the week. The total distance she swims, bikes, and runs during the week is 30 2/4 miles. How far does she run during the week? Show your work.
Mollie runs 6 1/4 miles
In what part of California was most of the gold found, or in other words, where was the "Mother Lode"?
Central to Northern California, area east of Sacramento and San Francisco.
Sand or small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and deposited on the land or at the bottom of a body of water
Sediments
Where did Mrs. Amundson go to college?
Cal State LA