Math
Dr. Schoorens makes lemonade using 1 cup of water and 3 tablespoons of lemonade powder. How many tablespoons of powder will she need for 8 cups of water?
8 x 3 = 24 tablespoons
This is the name for Mongol warrior who led the conquering of China.
What is Chinggis Khan?
Give one example of an autotroph.
What is [any kind of plant]?
Another word for main character.
What is protagonist?
This Mongols came through China from this direction.
What is from the north?
Rocco is making brownies for our support class (thanks Rocco!). He uses 2 eggs for every 3 cups of flour in the batter. How many cups of flour will he need if he uses 6 eggs?
3 x 3 = 9 cups of flour
The Mongol empire had rules that were _____.
What is strict?
Give one example of a heterotroph.
What is [any consumer]?
This word stands for the ending of a story.
What is resolution?
The base omni- means this.
What is all?
Ben wants to make a bracelet for his grandma. What a nice kid! For every 1 blue bead, he uses 3 purple beads (1:3). How many purple beads will he need if he uses 4 blue beads?
4 x 3 = 12 blue beads
A succession of people from the same family who control the politics or government of a country or region.
What is a dynasty?
The removal of one species from an ecosystem can impact the populations of other species, either making the population go up or go down. This is known as what?
Trophic cascade
A story that is not giving information or explaining something is called this. Hint: begins with an n
What is a narrative?
The base carni- means this.
What is flesh (or meat)?
Mr. Schoorens drives a bright green Prius. Yes, it's mid. But! It's great on gas. He can drive 350 miles and use just 7 gallons of gas. How many miles per 1 gallon does his Prius use?
350 / 7 = 50 miles per gallon
This major technological feat was completed under the Ming Dynasty.
What is the Great Wall of China?
This part of the earth has the most biodiversity.
What is near the equator?
What is the cause in this sentence:
Sophia got an A on her quiz because she studied for 2 hours the night before.
What is she studied for 2 hours the night before?
This Chinese philosopher's ideas and values about doing the right thing still influence Chinese culture today.
Who is Confucius?
Back in 2017, Mr. Schoorens and I drove with our 2 kids down to Disney World. Don't worry, we didn't leave Evangeline behind, she wasn't born yet. We drove 1,278 miles in 18 hours. How fast were we driving (how many miles per hour)?
1,278 / 18 = 71 miles per hour on average
This Venetian explorer published a book about the wonders he saw in China, including the palace of Kublai Khan.
Who is Marco Polo?
Define biodiversity.
What is the variety of living things in a given place?
What is the effect in this sentence:
Sophia got an A on her quiz because she studied for 2 hours the night before.
Lily got an A on her quiz
What is an apex predator in our ecosystem?
Humans, bears, wolves, etc.