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Social Studies Review Answers

Fill in the Blanks:

Council of Ministers, Senate, laws, president, departments, capital, Risaralda, judicial, Chamber, welfare, taxes, constitution, human rights, democracy, flag, economy, land

1. Colombia's government is a democracy and a welfare state.
2. The capital of Colombia is Bogota de Santa Fe.
3. Colombia is divided into 32 departments.
4. Pereira is the capital of the department Risaralda.
1. Colombia has three branches of government. The executive branch includes the President and vice-president.
5. The executive branch gets advice from the Council of Ministers.
6. The legislative branch makes laws.
2. There are two parts of the legislative branch, the Chamber and the Senate.
3. The judicial branch is the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is a group of judges who make sure that laws are fair.
4. A document called a constitution explains how Colombia's government works. It also protects human rights.
5. Human rights are things that every one should have, life a safe home, clean water, and an education.
6. To pay for things, like education, the government collects taxes on income, property, and purchases.
7. Governments choose a system of how the money and businesses will work in a country. This is called an economy.
8. A country needs to have LAND to exist because otherwise it would only be an idea.
9. A flag is a symbol of a country. The colors represent the country.

Write the word that matches each definition below.
Example: 1. I'll give you a mango if you give me a banana
Answer 1. barter and trade economy
2. The place on the map that shows what things are, like capital cities> Map Key
3. A religion that believes in more than one god: polytheistic
4. A religion that believes in only one god: monotheistic
5. What all of the first four civilizations were built near: Rivers
6. The system of money a country uses, like Colombia's peso: currency
7. Shows direction on a map: compass rose
8. Shows distance on a map: map scale
9. A person who makes maps: cartographer
10. A native Indian culture that was conquered by Hernan Cortes. It's capital city is where Mexico City is today.: Aztecs
11. When one person has all the power in the country: Dictator
12. A country that has representatives, like Ancient Rome: republic
13. People own businesses, and the government only bothers the businesses if something bad happens.: capitalism
14. People vote directly on laws. This is what Ancient Greece had.: democracy
15. Knights or kings own huge farms and poor people work on the farms. The knights take care of the poor people. This is the type of economy they had in the Middle Ages.: feudalism
16. No government or laws: anarchy
17. A person who conquered lands controlled by other cultures, like Francisco Pizarro: conquistador
18. A native Indian culture that was in Mexico before the Aztecs: Maya
19. King or queens rule. This is the type of government they had in the middle ages.: monarchy
20. A native Indian culture that built Machu Pichu and controlled modern day Peru and most of the western part of South America.: Incas
21. A disease (or plague) that killed around half of the people in Europe during the middle ages: Black Death
22. Cities and towns built in the Americas by Europeans who were trying to settle the land. An example would be Lima or Cartagena: Colony
23. A place where people live together and support themselves with agriculture. They share a common language and laws, and they try to develop new technology.: civilization
24. China and Cuba are examples of this system. The government controls all the money, businesses, and natural resources. Everyone is supposed to have the same amount of money.: communism

Answer these questions:
1. What is an election and why do we have them? An election is when people vote for someone to represent them in the government. We have them so we have leaders and people who will work for us in the government.
2. Who can vote in Colombia? People who are 18 are older and are citizens
3. How do countries, governments, laws, constitutions, and taxes help protect human rights?
Countries protect human rights by having governments that make and enforce laws that protect human rights. Constitutions promise which rights people have, and taxes help pay for things for people.
4. Why do people use maps?
To find direction or to see something in the world
5. Draw a compass rose.

6. What were the first four ancient civilizations? Describe them.
Mesopotamia: near the Tigris and Euphrates, invented math, writing, and the wheel
Ancient Egypt: near the Nile, invented papyrus, had many gods, built pyramids
Indus River Valley: Near the Indus River in India, built many cities, invented zero
Yellow River Valley: now in China, and had emperors and dynasties
7. What were the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Famous sites near ancient Greece that Herodontus thought were important things for people to see, like the Pyramids of Giza and the Lighthouse of Alexandria
8. How do Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome impact the world today? (What did they do or create that we use?)
They created republics and democracies, which are still systems of government we use. Ancient Rome's language because Spanish, French, and Italian. They invented and built many famous architectural structures. The Romans controlled Europe and helped bring those places together. They built roads and water viaducts in Europe. The Greek philosophers, scientists, and writers are still considered important today.
9. What happened after the Roman Empire collapsed? The Middle Ages
10. Why did Europeans want to go to Asia? For silk and spices
11. Why did Columbus sail west from Europe? He thought he could get to Asia faster that way.
12. Why did Europeans want to conquer the Americas? God, Gold, and Glory
13. Why were Europeans able to take control of the Americas? disease, better metals, better weapons
14. Tell me about one explorer. What did he find? Where was he from? Answers will be different for each student.
15. Tell me about one colony. Where was it? Who lived there? Why was it created?
Answers will be different for each student.

Make 2 timelines.

1. One should show the periods in history we learned about: The Middle Ages, The Colonies, The Age of Discovery, The First Four Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Greece, the conquistadors, and Ancient Rome. No years.
Cro Magnon, The First Four Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, The Middle Ages, the Age of Discovery, the conquistadors, Colonies

2. Make a time line of exploration. Include Marco Polo, the Vikings, Bartholomew Dias, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Sir Francis Drake, and Ferdinand Magellan on your time line. You do not need to include years.
Vikings, Marco Polo, Bartholomew Dias, Columbus, Cabot, Magellan, and Drake.

Social Studies Review

Fill in the Blanks:

Council of Ministers, Senate, laws, president, departments, capital, Risaralda, judicial, Chamber, welfare, taxes, constitution, human rights, democracy, flag, economy, land

1. Colombia's government is a ______________________________ and a ______________________ state.
2. The __________________________ of Colombia is Bogota de Santa Fe.
3. Colombia is divided into 32 _____________________________________.
4. Pereira is the capital of the department _____________________________.
1. Colombia has three branches of government. The executive branch includes the ___________________ and vice-president.
5. The executive branch gets advice from the ______________________________.
6. The legislative branch makes _________________________________.
2. There are two parts of the legislative branch, the __________________ and the ___________________.
3. The ____________________________ branch is the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is a group of judges who make sure that laws are fair.
4. A document called a __________________________________ explains how Colombia's government works. It also protects human rights.
5. _____________________________ are things that every one should have, life a safe home, clean water, and an education.
6. To pay for things, like education, the government collects _______________________ on income, property, and purchases.
7. Governments choose a system of how the money and businesses will work in a country. This is called an ___________________________.
8. A country needs to have ______________________________ to exist because otherwise it would only be an idea.
9. A _________________________ is a symbol of a country. The colors represent the country.

Write the word that matches each definition below.
Example: 1. I'll give you a mango if you give me a banana
Answer 1. barter and trade economy
2. The place on the map that shows what things are, like capital cities
3. A religion that believes in more than one god
4. A religion that believes in only one god
5. What all of the first four civilizations were built near
6. The system of money a country uses, like Colombia's peso
7. Shows direction on a map
8. Shows distance on a map
9. A person who makes maps
10. A native Indian culture that was conquered by Hernan Cortes. It's capital city is where Mexico City is today.
11. When one person has all the power in the country
12. A country that has representatives, like Ancient Rome
13. People own businesses, and the government only bothers the businesses if something bad happens.
14. People vote directly on laws. This is what Ancient Greece had.
15. Knights or kings own huge farms and poor people work on the farms. The knights take care of the poor people. This is the type of economy they had in the Middle Ages.
16. No government or laws
17. A person who conquered lands controlled by other cultures, like Francisco Pizarro
18. A native Indian culture that was in Mexico before the Aztecs
19. King or queens rule. This is the type of government they had in the middle ages.
20. A native Indian culture that built Machu Pichu and controlled modern day Peru and most of the western part of South America.
21. A disease (or plague) that killed around half of the people in Europe during the middle ages
22. Cities and towns built in the Americas by Europeans who were trying to settle the land. An example would be Lima or Cartagena
23. A place where people live together and support themselves with agriculture. They share a common language and laws, and they try to develop new technology.
24. China and Cuba are examples of this system. The government controls all the money, businesses, and natural resources. Everyone is supposed to have the same amount of money.

Answer these questions:
1. What is an election and why do we have them?
2. Who can vote in Colombia?
3. How do countries, governments, laws, constitutions, and taxes help protect human rights?
4. Why do people use maps?
5. Draw a compass rose.
6. What were the first four ancient civilizations? Describe them.
7. What were the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
8. How do Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome impact the world today? (What did they do or create that we use?)
9. What happened after the Roman Empire collapsed?
10. Why did Europeans want to go to Asia?
11. Why did Columbus sail west from Europe?
12. Why did Europeans want to conquer the Americas?
13. Why were Europeans able to take control of the Americas?
14. Tell me about one explorer. What did he find? Where was he from?
15. Tell me about one colony. Where was it? Who lived there? Why was it created?

Make 2 timelines.

1. One should show the periods in history we learned about: The Middle Ages, The Colonies, The Age of Discovery, The First Four Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Greece, the conquistadors, and Ancient Rome. No years.

2. Make a time line of exploration. Include Marco Polo, the Vikings, Bartholomew Dias, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Sir Francis Drake, and Ferdinand Magellan on your time line. You do not need to include years.

Know Maps:
You need to know all the continents and oceans, the countries, oceans, and the Equator in South America, and all the countries in North and Central America. You also need to be able to use maps.

Study using these maps: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3Gs8USRVEoYYzNmZDMzZTctOGFkYy00MWEwLWE4NTUtNTkwMzU0ODAzNzdm&hl=en&authkey=CNjnpIQK

You also need to know map skills. Here are maps to help you: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3Gs8USRVEoYZjY1OWNmNmYtMGU3OS00NDUzLWE4ZmItOTI3NWRjNTE3NTE1&hl=en&authkey=CNPd3agB

You can also use these old blog posts:
http://hoyengradoquinto.blogspot.com/2010/09/grid-map-regular-map-draw-map.html
http://hoyengradoquinto.blogspot.com/2010/06/all-about-economic-systems.html
http://hoyengradoquinto.blogspot.com/2010/06/social-studies-final-study-guide.html

DO NOT FORGET YOUR SOCIAL STUDIES POWER POINT PRESENTATION OVER A COLONY!!!!

L.A. Review Answers

Here is a link to a blogpost with the story time line: http://hoyengradoquinto.blogspot.com/2010/09/reading-comprehension-review.html

This is a Venn Diagram:


The plot is what happens in the story, or the action of the story.
The conflict is the problem of the story.
The climax is the part of the story where the conflict is the worst, or most stressful point.
The resolution is the end of the story when the conflict is solved.
Characters are the people in the story.
The protagonist is the main character.
The antagonist is the person fighting the main character.
The narrator is the person telling the story.

A rhyme is like "I have a bat, you have a cat", or words that have the same sound (so bat and cat).

1. e
2. f
3. j
4. a
5. l
6. c (or conflict)
7. f
8. d
9. i
10. k

1. simile
2. metaphor
3. metaphor
4. simile
5. simile
6. simile
7. simile
8. metaphor
9. metaphor
10. simile

Punctuation answers:
1. "Miss Melody," said Sofia, "can you help me with this math homework?"
2. On November 15, 2010, I am going to Bogota, Colombia.
3. Wow! I just won a million dollars! I think I will go to Dubai.
4. Do you know where London is?
5. I want to go to Disney World, Universal Studios, and Seaworld in December.

Here are the answers to the spelling fill in the blank.
1.The time after the Middle Ages is called the Age of Discovery because many people were finding new places.
2. My brother and sister are my siblings.
3.I am learning English because it is good to speak another language.
4. Every Christmas we decorate a Christmas tree because it is a tradition.
5. Van Gogh was a painter.
6.The author of Matilda is Roald Dahl.
7.My mother is an architect, which means she designs buildings.
8. Some people believe that when you die you become a ghost.
9. They're my best friends.
10. That is their dog.
Luis Miguel plays guitar and piano. He is a musician.
11. Pollution is caused when we throw trash on the ground, put smoke in the air, or put chemicals in our rivers.
12. "HELP!" yelled Juan Luis.
13. Halloween is a holiday on October 31st.
14. When I write stories or poems I need to use my imagination and be creative.
15.Water is a valuable and renewable resource.
16.Rome and Greece were ancient civilizations.
17.There are many children in Little School.
18. I have many chores, like cleaning my room, doing my homework, and washing the dishes.
19.Mystery and realistic fiction are my favorite genres.
20.Vegetables and fruit are very nutritious.
21. Buses and trains are forms of transportation.
22.In P.E. we exercise because it is good for our bodies and our heart.
23.A person who likes to climb mountains is very adventurous.
24. In the United States, people CARVE pumpkins with scary faces for Halloween.
25.Our solar system is only one small part of the universe.

Reading Comprehension Final

Here is the link to the story you need to read: STORY FOR READING COMPREHENSION FINAL

Here is the link to the poems you need to read: Three Poems

Reading Comprehension Final

Your reading comprehension exam has 4 parts. It is on Tuesday.

PLEASE CHECK HERE ON MONDAY, I WILL HAVE THE ANSWERS AND THE STORIES AND POEMS YOU NEED TO READ!!!

The first part is reading a story and answering the questions. There are four short answer questions and 7 multiple choice questions. You will need to make a story time line, explain the plot, describe the characters, and compare two characters using a Venn Diagram. Then you will have to answer multiple choice questions about the story to see if you understood it.
You should know what these words mean: story time line, plot, conflict, climax, resolution, characters, protagonist, antagonist, and narrator.

The second part of the final you have to read three poems and answer multiple choice questions.
You need to know what a rhyme is.

You will then have to write a short paragraph about the poems.

The next part of your final is matching. There are 10 words.
a. fiction
b. simile
c. plot
d. character
e. author
f. setting
i. nonfiction
j. metaphor
k. rhyme
l. poem

Try to match them here:

1._____________ The person who writes a story or essay.
2._____________ Where and when a story takes place
3._____________ Her eyes are stars.
4._____________ A story that isn't true with characters and plot.
5._____________ Writing that describes something using short lines instead of paragraphs, and usually has rhymes and rhythm.
6._____________ The main problem of a story.
7._____________ The girl's face looked like an orange.
8._____________ Someone in a story
9._____________ Writing that is true, like an article in a newspaper.
10._____________ Two words that end in the same sound, like “book” and “look”

The last part of your final is recognizing metaphors and similies. Remember, metaphors say someone IS something, and similies say they are like something.

Try labeling these as metaphors or similes.
1. Her hair was as soft as a kitten.
2. My mother is a witch.
3. My father is a growling dog.
4. My dog is as boring as an old man.
5. My teacher is like a howling monkey.
6. The runner was as fast as a cheetah.
7. My grandmother´s face looks like dried fruit.
8. School is prison.
9. Math is like torture.
10. Potatoes are like eating dead cockroaches.

Spelling and Punctuation Final

Your spelling and punctuation final has three parts. It is on Tuesday.

Part 1 is 10 sentences that you need to correct. Please remember that in English we NEVER put a puncutation symbol like a question mark or exclamation point at the beginning of a sentence, only the end. If you put it at the beginning I will mark it wrong. That is only a Spanish form.

Here is a link to your previous punctuation quiz to help you study:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3Gs8USRVEoYMGU2ZmJjMmUtZTIyZC00NGIxLTkwMjAtYmVhZDUzZTg2MzY2&hl=en&authkey=CL3RwqML

I will put the answers up on Monday. (No school!)

The next part of the final is spelling. You need to memorize 50 words.

Here are the spelling words you need to study:
screamed
whispered
asked
suddenly
photosynthesis
cartography
satisfaction
ecosystem
children
climate
after
yelled
author
genre
transportation
imagination
adventurous
nutritious
exercise
universe
they're
there
their
language
resource
chores
pollution
siblings
Explorer
civilization
Discovery
simile
metaphor
tradition
Writer
Literature
Painter
Musician
Architect
Photographer
Halloween
ghost
pumpkin
witch
vampire
costume
haunted
spooky
protagonist
antagonist

The last part of your final is fill-in-the-blank. 15 questions, using 1 of the 50 words from your spelling list.

Here is a practice exercise. Answers posted on Monday.
1.The time after the Middle Ages is called the Age of _____________________________ because many people were finding new places.
2. My brother and sister are my ____________________.
3.I am learning English because it is good to speak another ___________________________.
4. Every Christmas we decorate a Christmas tree because it is a __________________.
5. Van Gogh was a ___________________________.
6.The ____________________________ of Matilda is Roald Dahl.
7.My mother is an _______________________________, which means she designs buildings.
8. Some people believe that when you die you become a ______________________.
9. _______________________ my best friends.
10. That is ________________________ dog.
Luis Miguel plays guitar and piano. He is a ______________________________.
11.______________________________ is caused when we throw trash on the ground, put smoke in the air, or put chemicals in our rivers.
12. "HELP!" ________________________ Juan Luis.
13.______________________________ is a holiday on October 31st.
14. When I write stories or poems I need to use my __________________________ and be creative.
15.Water is a valuable and renewable _____________________________________.
16.Rome and Greece were ancient ______________________________.
17.There are many _____________________________ in Little School.
18. I have many _______________________ like cleaning my room, doing my homework, and washing the dishes.
19.Mystery and realistic fiction are my favorite ________________________.
20.Vegetables and fruit are very _____________________________________.
21. Buses and trains are forms of ________________________________.
22.In P.E. we _______________________________ because it is good for our bodies and our heart.
23.A person who likes to climb mountains is very ___________________________________.
24. In the United States, people care ______________________________ with scary faces for Halloween.
25.Our solar system is only one small part of the _________________________________.

Fourth Term Science Review Answers

1. What is a hypothesis?
An educated guess we make about something we have observed. It is the second step of the scientific method. We can test it with an experiment.
2. What is the scientific method?
A series of steps scientists use to answer questions they have about the world and the universe.
3. The scientific method, in order.
1. Observe and ask questions. 2. Make a hypothesis. 3. Plan an experiment. 4. Do an experiment. 5. Make conclusions about your experiment.
4. What is a moon?
A natural body that revolves around a planet.
5. What is our moon like?
Almost no atmosphere, little gravity, made of aluminum, oxygen, silicone, and iron.
6. Why do we live on Earth and not the moon?
The moon does not have an atmosphere or water, it is cold, and we would not be able to grow food.
7. How are the Earth and the moon the same?
They have craters.
8. How are the Earth and the moon different?
Earth has an atmosphere, more gravity, lots of water, seasons, people, and life.
9. When did astronauts walk on the moon?
1969 to 1972
10. How long does it take the moon to rotate around Earth?
29 and half days
11. What is a moon phase?
the different shapes of the moon that we see from Earth
12. What is the universe?
Everything. Gas, dust, stars, planets, solar systems...
13. What is at the center of our solar system?
our Sun
14. What is gravity?
a force created by objects that holds things down, like planets hold us down, and the Sun holds the planets
15. What is a nebula?
where a star is born, the center of a galaxy, AND usually an old star that collapsed
16. What is the life of a star like?
First it is born in a nebula. It is very hot, very small, and blue or white, when it is a baby. Then it becomes larger and more yellow. It is not as hot. Then it grows and grows into a giant red sun called a red giant. Then, it explodes as a supernova. Supernova can become black holes or nebulas.
17. How old is our sun?
it is a middle aged star, 4.57 billion years old
18. What is light?
a type of radiation energy that is radiation, we can feel it and see it
19. How long does it take light to reach the Earth from the sun?
8 minutes
20. Why should we wear white on a very hot day?
because white things reflect light and keep us cool, but dark things absorb heat from the sun
21. Why can we see things?
because light bounces off of them (reflection)
22. Draw a picture of the solar system with the sun, moon, asteroid belt, and all the planets.


23. What is conservation?
protecting and preserving the environment
24. What is pollution?
contamination of the environment
25. What does it mean to reduce?
use less
26. What does it mean to recycle?
make soemthing new from something old
27. What does it mean to reuse?
use again
28. What are cells?
the building blocks of life
29. What things are made of cells?
animals and plants, so things like juice, food, trees, dogs, cats, us
30. What are the two types of cells?
plant cells and animals cells
31. Why do plant cells have a cell wall but animal cells do not?
because animals have skeletons to give them structure but plant cells do not
32. Draw and label a plant.

33. How do parts of a plant help each other?
The leaves make food during photosynthesis, the stem stores water and food, transports nutrients and water to the leaves, and holds the leaves up to the sunlight. The roots absorb water and nutrients and keep the plant in the ground.
34. Explain all the steps of photosynthesis.
First animals make carbon dioxide. The plant absorbs sunglight, water in the ground, and carbon dioxide from animals. It then goes through the process of transpiration and makes food in the cholorplasts, which are in plant cells inside the leaves. The process of transpiration releases water and oxygen into the air, so people can breathe.
35. Why do plants need photosynthesis?
For food
36. Why do plants need us?
for carbon dioxide
37. Why do we need plants?
for oxygen and food
38. What is an ecosystem?
A place where plants and animals live together and depend on each other
39. Describe one type of ecosystem. (see your book) Answers will be different for each person, but the types of ecosystems are tropical rain forest, decidious forest, desert, grassland, taiga, and tundra.
40. What is a renewable resource?
A resource we can use again and again in a human lifetime, like water, air, wind, or sunlight. Plants and animals are renewable.
41. What is a nonrenewable resource?
A resource we cannot replace in a human lifetime, like coal, natural gas, or oil.
42. What is a fossil fuel?
A resource in the ground that we get because animals and plants absorbed solar energy millions of years ago, and when they died that solar energy became oil, carbon, and natural gas.
43. What is energy?
the ability to change matter
44. What is kinetic energy?
moving energy
45. What is potential energy?
the possibility of energy
46. What is mechanical energy?
kinetic and potential energy
47. What is chemical energy?
energy from a chemical reaction, like fire
48. What is solar energy?
energy from the sun
49. What is heat?
the transfer of thermal energy between objects that are different temperatures
50. What is electricity?
energy from moving electrons
51. What is static electricity?
potential electricity, like lightning
52. What is current electricity?
electricity that flows
53. What happens when heat is transferred through convection?
the heat moves through air or liquid
54. What happens when heat is transferred through conduction?
the heat moves through objects touching each other
55. What four types of energy can electricity become?
heat, light, sound, and mechanical energy
56. Describe an electron. What is it like? What does it do?
It is always moving, it is crazy, it is really fast, and it likes to move to different atoms.
57. Draw and label an atom.
nucleus has protons and neutrons and there is an electron cloud on the outside
58. Draw an electric current.
flowing line
59. What is the difference between an insulator and a conductor?
insulators keep electricity from moving, conductors help it move
60. How can we protect the environment?
Conserve and protect it, conserve natural resources, use renewable resources for energy like wind and sunlight, reuse, reduce, and recycle materials.

Science Exam Review

Science Review Questions:

1. What is a hypothesis?
2. What is the scientific method?
3. The scientific method, in order.
4. What is a moon?
5. What is our moon like?
6. Why do we live on Earth and not the moon?
7. How are the Earth and the moon the same?
8. How are the Earth and the moon different?
9. When did astronauts walk on the moon?
10. How long does it take the moon to rotate around Earth?
11. What is a moon phase?
12. What is the universe?
13. What is at the center of our solar system?
14. What is gravity?
15. What is a nebula?
16. What is the life of a star like?
17. How old is our sun?
18. What is light?
19. How long does it take light to reach the Earth from the sun?
20. Why should we wear white on a very hot day?
21. Why can we see things?
22. Draw a picture of the solar system with the sun, moon, asteroid belt, and all the planets.
23. What is conservation?
24. What is pollution?
25. What does it mean to reduce?
26. What does it mean to recycle?
27. What does it mean to reuse?
28. What are cells?
29. What things are made of cells?
30. What are the two types of cells?
31. Why do plant cells have a cell wall but animal cells do not?
32. Draw and label a plant.
33. How do parts of a plant help each other?
34. Explain all the steps of photosynthesis.
35. Why do plants need photosynthesis?
36. Why do plants need us?
37. Why do we need plants?
38. What is an ecosystem?
39. Describe one type of ecosystem.
40. What is a renewable resource?
41. What is a nonrenewable resource?
42. What is a fossil fuel?
43. What is energy?
44. What is kinetic energy?
45. What is potential energy?
46. What is mechanical energy?
47. What is chemical energy?
48. What is solar energy?
49. What is heat?
50. What is electricity?
51. What is static electricity?
52. What is current electricity?
53. What happens when heat is transferred through convection?
54. What happens when heat is transferred through conduction?
55. What four types of energy can electricity become?
56. Describe an electron. What is it like? What does it do?
57. Draw and label an atom.
58. Draw an electric current.
59. What is the difference between an insulator and a conductor?
60. How can we protect the environment?

Here are the links to documents that will help you:

1st term final exam: https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B3Gs8USRVEoYNTVhZGVhOTItMDc2MS00NWQ1LTkwODQtYWE5ZGM2NzIwMDEy&hl=en&authkey=COnYnfQE

2nd term final exam: https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B3Gs8USRVEoYMTAxMTI4ZDctMzMzNy00MzVmLTgzYTktMjMyNTZjZTNhZmQz&hl=en&authkey=CLvNp44E

3rd term final exam: https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B3Gs8USRVEoYMjI0OTFjNGEtNDYyNy00ZTNjLTk0ZjgtYmFlMGE4YjgwM2Y5&hl=en&authkey=COOauoIH

4th term test 1

4th term quiz

Here are some other useful documents. Just click on the one you want:

Worksheet on the Scientific Method

Worksheet over Space

Science Test Study Guide from Term 1

You should also study the cells and plants we learned about. Cells are not in your book. Here is a blogpost I wrote to help you: http://hoyengradoquinto.blogspot.com/2010/09/science-exam-review.html.

Here are helpful blogposts from Term 2:
Study Guide 1: http://hoyengradoquinto.blogspot.com/2010/06/science-study-guide-part-1.html

Study Guide 2: http://hoyengradoquinto.blogspot.com/2010/06/science-study-guide-part-2extra-credit.html

Study Guide Answers: http://hoyengradoquinto.blogspot.com/2010/06/study-guide-answers.html

Here is a helpful blogpost from Term 3:

Cells and Cell Structure: http://hoyengradoquinto.blogspot.com/2010/07/cells-and-cell-structure.html

Answers to the first review will be posted at 6:30 p.m. tonight.

Grammar and Math Review Answers

If you haven't done the grammar review, scroll down this page to the bottom, or until the last post, until you find it. There's also a math review in the last post!

Here are the answers to the grammar review are at the bottom of this post.

Here are the answers to the math review over number theory: https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B3Gs8USRVEoYZTI1MTU4MzQtNzExNy00ZGJiLThkYTgtOTk2MjNkYjYxMWFk&hl=en&authkey=CO2Fy-QJ

Here are the answers to the math review over geometry: https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B3Gs8USRVEoYNDE3NjZjNzEtNzIyNi00M2ZjLWJmMmEtMDlhMjQxYmNkMTEz&hl=en&authkey=CM6E-L4I

Grammar Review answers

Part 1: Parts of Speech
Write an example of each part of speech: ANSWERS WILL VARY.
1. Noun: ______________________________ person, place, thing, idea
2. Verb: ______________________________ action word (run, walk)
3. Article: ____________________________ a, an, the
4. Adjective: ___________________________ descriptive word (beautiful)
5. Adverb: _____________________________ word that modifies an adjective or adverb (so, quickly, angrily, hungrily)
6. Conjunction: __________________________ and, or, but, because, therefore, etc.
7. Preposition: ___________________________ at, on, about, above, across, under, after, before, etc.
8. Pronoun: _____________________________ I, me, you, he, she, we, us, they, etc.
9. Contraction: __________________________ won't, aren't, don't
10. Proper noun: __________________________ Colombia, Miss Melody, November

Part 2: Demonstrative adjectives.
Circle the demonstrative adjective and tell me whether it is singular or plural. (Demonstrative adjectives are this, that, these, and those).
1. This is my house. This, singular
2. That is my teacher. That, singular
3. These backpacks are ours. These, plural
4. Those pencils are Sandra´s. Those, plural

Part 3: Contractions
Directions: Make a contraction using the words given.
1. she is = she's
2. i am = I'am
3. you are = you're
4. they are = they're
5. we are = we're
6. will not = won't
7. are not = aren't
8. she will = she'll
9. they will = they'll
10. were not = weren't

Section 4: Verbs
Directions: Circle the correct verb so that it matches the subject.
1. I am / are in 5th grade.
2. We is / were dinosaurs for Halloween.
3. They was / are smart.
4. Were / was you at the club on Friday?
5. He is / are cool.
6. My teacher love / loves her family.
7. Do / does you like chocolate?
8. Did / Do they go to the park?
9. They write / writes stories on the weekends.
10. I has / have a bicycle.
Directions: Choose the correct form of the verb and write it in the blank.
1. I ________________________ to my grandma's house yesterday. (go/went)
2. I ___________________________ some candy to Juan Luis. (sell/sold)
3. We ________________________ (have/had) a lot of fun yesterday.
4. They _______________________ (catch/caught) a robber stealing your money.
5. She _______________________ (fail / failed) term 3.

Part 5: Recognize sentences as fragments, complete sentences, or run-ons.
Directions: Write fragment, complete, or run-on next to the sentence
1. She went to Cali. --complete
2. The book on the shelf --fragment
3. The boy in the classroom --fragment
4. Where is Miss Melody she is in the office --run-on
5. I don´t like math or --fragment
6. The teacher is ---fragment
7. Music and p.e. --fragment
8. Tomorrow I will go to Medellin. --complete
9. Reads a book. --fragment
10. Pedro can you bring me your homework it is late. --run on

Part 6: Write sentences. ANSWERS WILL VARY....
1. Write a declarative sentence.
Example: My name is Melody.
2. Write an exclamatory sentence.
Example: I passed all my classes!
3. Write an imperative sentence.
Example: Do your homework!
4. Write a question.
What is the answer to number 19 on the homework?

Section 7: Question Words
Directions: Fill in the blank
Who What Where When Why How Can Do Did May
16. Can you teach me how to speak Spanish?
17. Do you know how to get to Ciudad Victoria?
18. Can you drive a car?
19. May I go to the bathroom?
20. When is your birthday?
21. Did you go to Cali yesterday?
22. What did you get for Christmas?
23. How old are you?
24. Why are you talking?
25. When will you go to Missouri?
26. Who is coming to your house?
27. Who knows the answer?
28. May I eat in class?
29. What is for lunch?
30. How do you say “ir” in English?

Math and Grammar Reviews

Hello class. I'm sorry I was sick today. We can talk about everything if I'm at school tomorrow (which I should be, I'm trying to get better!), but if you had problems please let me know. Also, did you get to review grammar with Luisa? What about types of writing? Please let me know.

Okay, tomorrow you have your grammar final and your math final. We'll go over math and grammar tomorrow at school, okay? I'll go over the answers of your homework and I'll help answer your questions. I know Warren helped you a little, but I want to make sure you understand everything.

For your math final, this post will tell you about the math final: http://hoyengradoquinto.blogspot.com/2010/11/math-review.html

There are 70 questions over most of the things we learned this year. You do NOT have to estimate or know place value. You DO have to write in word form, add, subtract, multiply, divide, use fractions, use decimals, compare numbers, and use algebra skills. You also need to know everything we did in Term 4.

Below, I've listed problems and I've posted your quiz and your math test from this term...
Here is your first math test over number theory: https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B3Gs8USRVEoYZDI2M2UwZjItZjQ1ZC00ZDAzLTgxNTgtZTY2OGVlMWM0NGZi&hl=en&authkey=COiZpf4M

Then, to review geometry, you should study the quiz you took last week. You can find it here: https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B3Gs8USRVEoYZjMyMWQxYmYtMDZlOC00YzY4LWIxZTMtMGNlMDU0OWM0ZGM5&hl=en&authkey=CNCb-MwF
Just copy that link into the address bar and it should it work. If it doesn't, please tell me.

If you want to review more, try SOME (not all... seriously) of these problems:
To review for Term 4, I would like you to do all the ODD numbers on pages 300-301
Set A 1-13
Set B 1-15
Set C 1-13
Set D 1-17
Set E 1-15

You should also study:
All the problems on page 509
the types of lines on page 482
the types of angles on page 483
the problems on page 485
problems 4 to 15 on page 537
problems 12 and 13 on page 644
pages 674 and 675, you should do: Set B, 1-4, Set D: 1-6, Set E: 1-3, and all of Set F.

For your grammar final you should do this worksheet:
https://docs.google.com./fileview?id=0B3Gs8USRVEoYOTVjOWU0MGQtZDZjYy00NjE4LWJlZGEtYThiMjM5YTE4YjU5&hl=en&authkey=CLnB-bUK It's the same as this post: http://hoyengradoquinto.blogspot.com/2010/11/grammar-review.html

I'll post the answers at 6:30 p.m.

Writing Exam

You can practice for your writing exam tonight by using these questions.

Directions: Choose one of the options below, and on a piece of lined paper (that I give you), please write your answer. I will be grading your grammar, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary, transitions, content, understanding of the question, content, sentences, and writing structure.

Choice 1: Write a letter to Stella about what you want to change at LPV. Try to persuade her to agree with you. 25 sentences.

Choice 2: Write an expository essay about what you learned in fifth grade. 5 paragraphs, and 5 sentences in each paragraph.

Choice 3: Write a narrative essay about the best day of your life. It should be 5 paragraphs with 5 sentences in each paragraph.

Choice 4: Write a letter to me about what you liked about fifth grade and what you didn't like. Tell me what you think the fifth graders should learn next year. Write five paragraphs and five sentences in each paragraph.

Grammar Review

Your grammar final has 7 parts.

Part 1: Parts of Speech
Write an example of each part of speech:
1. Noun: ______________________________
2. Verb: ______________________________
3. Article: ____________________________
4. Adjective: ___________________________
5. Adverb: _____________________________
6. Conjunction: __________________________
7. Preposition: ___________________________
8. Pronoun: _____________________________
9. Contraction: __________________________
10. Proper noun: __________________________

Part 2: Demonstrative adjectives.
Circle the demonstrative adjective and tell me whether it is singular or plural. (Demonstrative adjectives are this, that, these, and those).
1. This is my house.
2. That is my teacher.
3. These backpacks are ours.
4. Those pencils are Sandra´s.

Part 3: Contractions
Directions: Make a contraction using the words given.
1. she is
2. i am
3. you are
4. they rae
5. we are
6. will not
7. are not
8. she will
9. they will
10. were not

Section 4: Verbs
Directions: Circle the correct verb so that it matches the subject.
1. I am / are in 5th grade.
2. We is / were dinosaurs for Halloween.
3. They was / are smart.
4. Were / was you at the club on Friday?
5. He is / are cool.
6. My teacher love / loves her family.
7. Do / does you like chocolate?
8. Did / Do they go to the park?
9. They write / writes stories on the weekends.
10. I has / have a bicycle.


Directions: Choose the correct form of the verb and write it in the blank.
1. I ________________________ to my grandma's house yesterday. (go/went)
2. I ___________________________ some candy to Juan Luis. (sell/sold)
3. We ________________________ (have/had) a lot of fun yesterday.
4. They _______________________ (catch/caught) a robber stealing your money.
5. She _______________________ (fail / failed) term 3.

Part 5: Recognize sentences as fragments, complete sentences, or run-ons.
Directions: Write fragment, complete, or run-on next to the sentence
1. She went to Cali.
2. The book on the shelf
3. The boy in the classroom
4. Where is Miss Melody she is in the office
5. I don´t like math or
6. The teacher is
7. Music and p.e.
8. Tomorrow I will go to Medellin.
9. Reads a book.
10. Pedro can you bring me your homework it is late.

Part 6: Write sentences.
1. Write a declarative sentence.
2. Write an exclamatory sentence.
3. Write an imperative sentence.
4. Write a question.

Section 7: Question Words
Directions: Fill in the blank
Who What Where When Why How Can Do Did May
16. ____________________ you teach me how to speak Spanish?
17. ____________________ you know how to get to Ciudad Victoria?
18. ____________________ you drive a car?
19. ____________________ I go to the bathroom?
20. ____________________ is your birthday?
21. ____________________ you go to Cali yesterday?
22. ____________________ did you get for Christmas?
23. ____________________ old are you?
24. ____________________ are you talking?
25. ____________________ will you go to Missouri?
26. ____________________ is coming to your house?
27. ____________________ knows the answer?
28. ____________________ I eat in class?
29. ___________________ is for lunch?
30. ____________________ do you say “ir” in English?

I will post the answers tomorrow.

Math Review

Hello class. These are the topics on your math final. To practice, you should do the problems I assign in the book. If you need help, please tell me!!!

Your math final has 70 questions. 25 of those questions are from Terms 1 to 3. The rest are from Term 4.

Here are the things you need to do:
1. Write a very big decimal number in word form. Something like 13,492,345,654.234
2. Compare numbers using <, >, and =. You will need to compare decimals, fractions, and whole numbers.
3. Change decimal numbers into fractions. (Like 0.25 turns into 25/100, which can be simplified to 1/4).
4. Do a word problem where you have to multiply a decimal number.
5. Add, Subtract, Multiply and divide decimal numbers and whole numbers.
6. Find the missing number/solve the problem when given a number using Algebra skills. (For example, if y + 3 = 7, what is y?)
7. Know multiples, factors, greatest common factor, and least common multiple.
8. Know divisibility rules.
9. Know prime numbers and what numbers are prime and what numbers are not prime.
10. Know composite numbers.
11. Know even and odd numbers.
12. Know exponents.
13. Know square roots.
14. Know how to do a prime factorization.
15. Know how to simplify, compare, and draw fractions
Geometry skills from term 4:
1. Know parallel, perpendicular, types of lines and rays, and intersecting lines.
2. Know acute, obtuse, and right angles.
3. Find the measurement of an angle using a protractor.
4. Find the measurement of an angle using algebra skills.
5. Know how many degrees are inside a circle and a triangle.
6. Know the type of triangles: isoceles, scalene, equaliteral, right, obtuse, and acute.
7. Know the names of all the polygons and 3D shapes.
8. Know how to find perimeter.
9. Know how to find the area of a triangle, rectangle, square, irregular polygon, and parallelogram.
10. Know how to find the volume of a cube, rectangular prism, or triangular prism.
11. Know what the diameter and the radius of a circle are.
12. Know what congruent and similar mean.

The blog is going to be working during finals!

Hi class,

I just wanted to let you know that I will be posting reviews for your finals. I am using my very old Sony computer. I had to get it back from a friend.

So... make sure you bring your book report book to school on Monday. I've decided to collect your journals on Tuesday instead of Monday, and I'm going to give you time in class to work on your journals on Monday while I am doing oral interviews. You need to have your book report journals, your worksheet, and your presentation ready for Tuesday morning.

Your oral interview is on Monday. To practice, try to speak in English this weekend. If you can, find a friend and practice asking each other questions and answering them. Use good grammar and pronunciation! To help you, watch movies and T.V. in English.

Your writing exam is Tuesday. We will talk about it in class on Monday. You need to draw and label the robot structure and explain how we use it. Here is an old blog post with the robot structure: http://hoyengradoquinto.blogspot.com/2010/09/writing-week.html. You also need to know the differences between expository, narrative, and persuasive writing.

Here are the definitions:
Expository: Non-fiction, informational writing, like an essay about lions.
Narrative: Non-fiction or fiction, but it tells a story. If you wrote about your favorite vacation, that would be narrative.
Persuasive: Non-fiction writing that is trying to make someone believe something. For example, you could write an essay about why sushi is better than pizza.

You also need to be able to write a letter.

You will write a five paragraph essay, with five sentences in each paragraph, on your final. You will have four choices about what you have to write about. You will need to use good transitions, good structure, good grammar, good spelling, and have good information. I will give you the questions on Monday so you can practice at home.

Finally, here are your spelling words. Your spelling final is Thursday. You should practice these words and know their definitions.
screamed
whispered
asked
suddenly
photosynthesis
cartography
satisfaction
ecosystem
children
asked
climate
after
yelled
author
genre
transportation
imagination
adventurous
nutritious
exercise
universe
they're
there
their
language
resource
chores
pollution
siblings
Explorer
civilization
Discovery
simile
metaphor
tradition
language
Writer
Literature
Painter
Musician
Architect
Photographer
Halloween
ghost
pumpkin
witch
vampire
costume
haunted
spooky

I will post a grammar review tomorrow and a math review on Monday.

Language Arts Update

Hi class.

Tomorrow the only thing you have due is your 5 paragraph ROUGH DRAFT essay about art. It can be in your notebook, it can be typed, it doesn't matter. It's just a rough draft. We'll work on them at school.

The final draft is due on Thursday and the presentation is on Friday.

For your book report, here are the journal questions. I will give you a copy of the questions and the worksheet you need to do for the book report this week.

ournal Questions

Directions: Please TYPE or WRITE the answers to your journals on a separate piece of paper. Do not write these in your notebooks. Do not write them on PowerPoint. Write them on lined paper with good handwriting or type them in Microsoft Word using 12 point font. Do not email them to me. These are due on Monday, November 8th. Each journal entry should be 15 sentences.

Journal question 1:
At the beginning of the book, what is happening? What do you think will happen next? What do you think will happen at the end?

Journal question 2:
Who are the main characters in the book? What do they act like? Do you like the main characters? Why or why not?

Journal question 3:
In class in Term 3, we talked about “rising action” that leads to the climax and then the resolution. Make a time-line of your book that shows the introduction of the problem, the rising action, the climax, and the resolution. Include at least 10 events.

Journal question 4:
If you could change something about your book, what would you change? Why?

Journal question 5:
Draw a picture of something that happens in your book. Explain what is happening. (This journal only needs 5 sentences.)

Science Project

Hello class.

Your science project is due on Thursday! You need a 5 paragraph essay about your project. Remember, you need to make a DECORATION and a COSTUME from old materials that you either reuse or recycle.

Here's how to make a paper mache mask: http://www.ehow.com/how_2085169_make-paper-mache-mask.html.

Here's a video:


Here's a link to Halloween costume ideas: http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/halloween-kids-costumes/ and here is another one: http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/halloweentheme/a/091399.htm.

Finally, here are some websites with information about making haunted houses:
http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/halloween_props.htm
http://party.kaboose.com/holidays/halloween/halloween-party.html#Decorations
http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/kids-halloween-party-ideas.htm
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Halloween/video/diy-haunted-house-disembodied-parts-11883192

Remember, YOU CANNOT BUY ANYTHING!!!!

Weekend Homework

Hi class!

Your homework this weekend is this:
1. Read an online workshop about writing poems, and then write a poem. This is due on Monday.
2. Do a social studies project about an explorer. This is due Tuesday.

All the information is on the blog!

Language Arts Homework: Write a Poem
Please go to this website: http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/karla_home.htm. It is called "Poetry Writing with Karla." Read the first page, and then press "Start." Read through all the pages until you get to "Publish Online." If you want to, you may publish your poem online, but you do not need to. I just want you to write a poem in your notebook. It is due on Monday.

Social Studies Project DUE TUESDAY!

Your social studies project is harder. You need to make a little book about an explorer. Your book needs to have:
1. A picture of the explorer
2. A map of where the explorer went
3. A timeline of the explorer's life
4. A page with 10 facts about the explorer. DO NOT COPY ANYTHING FROM THE INTERNET!
5. The flag that was on the explorer's ship. (For example, Christopher Columbus was Italian, but he sailed for Spain, so he had a Spanish flag on his ship.)
For extra credit: You can include a picture of the ship that the explorer used for extra credit.

Here are the names of your explorers:
Luisa: Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Antonia: Juan Ponce de Leon
Kent: Walter Raleigh
Juan Manuel: Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet France
Juan Luis: : James Cook
Juan Felipe: Fernao Mendes Pinto
Martina: Francisco Pizarro
Nathalia: Vasco da Gama
Laura: Bartolomeu Diaz
Sofia: Marco Polo
Manuela M.: Ferdinand Magellan
Jorge: Abel Tasman
Mateo: Sir Francis Drake
Dani: Hernan Cortes
Manuela R: Amerigo Vespucci
Pablo: Henry Hudson

If you have any questions, just send me an email or leave a comment!

Answers to Science Test Review

The whole test is short answer, like this review.
1. What is the difference between kinetic and potential energy?
Kinetic energy is energy in motion, potential energy is possible energy.
2. What has more potential energy: a book on a shelf, or a book falling down?
A book on a shelf.
3. What is energy?
The ability to change matter.
4. If you throw a baseball, where does the ball's kinetic energy come from?
Your arm
5. What kind of energy do we get from the sun?
Solar Energy
6. What is mechanical energy?
The combination of both kinetic and potential energy
7. What is chemical energy?
The energy released during a chemical reaction
8. Where do we get electrical energy?
From moving electrons inside atoms.
9. What is the difference between light from the sun and heat from a light bulb?
Light from the sun is solar energy, but light from a light bulb is electrical energy turned into light.
10. In our experiment, why did the butter melt?
Because the heat from the water was transferred to the knife.
11. What is an conductor?
An object that transfers energy, especially heat or electrical energy
12. What is a better insulator, a person or a textbook?
A textbook
13. What is the difference between convection and conduction?
Convection is heat transferred through air or liquid, conduction is heat transferred directly through objects.
14. What is a fossil fuel? A nonrenewable resource like oil, coal, or natural gas, that comes from ancient animals and plants that were buried for millions of years. The stored solar energy inside the plants and animals turned into fuel.
15. What is a renewable resource? A resource we can replace in a human lifetime, like plants, animals, solar energy, wind energy, and water energy.
16. What is a nonrenewable resource? A resource we cannot replace in a human lifetime.
17. What is conservation?
Protecting and saving natural resources, and using as little as possible of what we need.
18. How can people use renewable resources like wind, water, and solar energy?
We can use wind to power windmills that make electricity, we can use falling water to make energy, and we can collect solar energy to use as electricity.

Science Test Review

1. What is the difference between kinetic and potential energy?
2. What has more potential energy: a book on a shelf, or a book falling down?
3. What is energy?
4. If you throw a baseball, where does the ball's kinetic energy come from?
5. What kind of energy do we get from the sun?
6. What is mechanical energy?
7. What is chemical energy?
8. Where do we get electrical energy?
9. What is the difference between light from the sun and heat from a lightbulb?
10. In our experiment, why did the butter melt?
11. What is an conductor?
12. What is a better insulator, a person or a textbook?
13. What is the difference between convection and conduction?
14. What is a fossil fuel?
15. What is a renewable resource?
16. What is a nonrenewable resource?
17. What is conservation?
18. How can people use nonrenewable resources like wind, water, and solar energy?

Answers posted at 7:00 p.m.

Social Studies Review Answers

You need to be able to answer these questions:

Over civilizations...
1. What is a civilization?
A civilization is a number of communities working together in a common society to try to improve their lives.
2. What does a civilization need?
A common language, shared economy, shared currency, common government and laws, progress, and AGRICULTURE
3. What evidence to we have of the Cro Magnon people?
paintings in caves in France
4. What were the first four ancient civilizations we know about?
Mesopotamia (the Sumerians), Egyptians, Indus River Valley, and Yellow River Valley
5. What was the same about all of the first four civilizations?
They were built near rivers.

Questions about Mesopotamia...
1. What was the civilization in Mesopotamia called?
Sumer
2. What are some things the people in Mesopotamia invented?
the wheel, writing, time, multiplication tables
3. What rivers ran through Mesopotamia?
the Tigris River and the Euphrates River

Questions about Egypt
1. What river ran through Egypt?
the Nile River
2. Who ruled Egypt?
pharaohs
3. How did Egyptians write?
in hieroglyphics

Questions about the Indus River Valley
1. What country is the Indus River in now?
India
2. What did the Indus River Valley civilization invent?
Zero (0)
3. The Indus River Valley had more of one thing than any other civilization. What was it? cities

Questions about the Yellow River Valley
1. What country is the Yellow River in now?
China
2. How did people in the Yellow River Valley write?
in characters
3. Who ruled the Yellow River Valley?
emperors of family dynasties

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
1. What is the only original seven wonder of the world that still exists?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
2. Why weren't any of the original seven wonders of the world in China or South America?
Because the author didn't know about those places.

Ancient Greece
1. Where was ancient Greece?
In present day Greece, and along the coast of the Mediterranean
2. What kind of government did Greece have?
Democracy
3. What are some types of art that Greece had?
architecture, sculpture, music, writing, theater
4. What special sporting event did Greece have?
The Olympics
5. What was the most important city in Greece?
Athens

Ancient Rome
1. What kind of government did Rome have?
Republic
2. Where was the Roman Empire?
It was based in Italy, but it spread throughout Europe and the Mediterranean coast
3. Why did the Roman Empire end?
It was too big and it fell apart because the Romans couldn't control everything
4. What is one famous thing the Romans built?
Aqueducts, fountains, the Coliseum, the Pantheon, the Roman Forum
5. What was the most important city in Rome?
Rome!

The Middle Ages
1. What was the most important part of life in the Middle Ages?
Religion
2. What kind of government did countries have in the Middle Ages?
Monarchies
3. What kind of economy did people have in the Middle Ages?
Feudalism
4. What killed almost half the people in Europe during the Middle Ages?
The Black Death (Bubonic Plague)

Religion
1. What is monotheism?
A religion with only 1 god
2. What is polytheism?
A religion with more than 1 god
3. What did the religions of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome share? (What was the same?)
They were polytheistic (Except for Egypt, which was monotheistic for a little while)
4. Which two religions in the Middle Ages were monotheistic?
Islam and Christianity
5. Why were the gods in Egypt kind, but the gods of Mesopotamia were mean?
Because in Egypt the Nile flooded at the same time every year, and the Egyptians could plan their lives around the flooding. In Mesopotamia, the rivers would flood at strange times and only some years, so they couldn't predict when the rivers would flood. Their farms could be ruined and they might not have food, so they thought the gods were punishing them.

Social Studies Quiz Review

You need to be able to answer these questions:

Over civilizations...
1. What is a civilization?
2. What does a civilization need?
3. What evidence to we have of the Cro Magnon people?
4. What were the first four ancient civilizations we know about?
5. What was the same about all of the first four civilizations?

Questions about Mesopotamia...
1. What was the civilization in Mesopotamia called?
2. What are some things the people in Mesopotamia invented?
3. What rivers ran through Mesopotamia?

Questions about Egypt
1. What river ran through Egypt?
2. Who ruled Egypt?
3. How did Egyptians write?

Questions about the Indus River Valley
1. What country is the Indus River in now?
2. What did the Indus River Valley civilization invent?
3. The Indus River Valley had more of one thing than any other civilization. What was it?

Questions about the Yellow River Valley
1. What country is the Yellow River in now?
2. How did people in the Yellow River Valley write?
3. Who ruled the Yellow River Valley?

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
1. What is the only original seven wonder of the world that still exists?
2. Why weren't any of the original seven wonders of the world in China or South America?

Ancient Greece
1. Where was ancient Greece?
2. What kind of government did Greece have?
3. What are some types of art that Greece had?
4. What special sporting event did Greece have?
5. What was the most important city in Greece?

Ancient Rome
1. What kind of government did Rome have?
2. Where was the Roman Empire?
3. Why did the Roman Empire end?
4. What is one famous thing the Romans built?
5. What was the most important city in Rome?

The Middle Ages
1. What was the most important part of life in the Middle Ages?
2. What kind of government did countries have in the Middle Ages?
3. What kind of economy did people have in the Middle Ages?
4. What killed almost half the people in Europe during the Middle Ages?

Religion
1. What is monotheism?
2. What is polytheism?
3. What did the religions of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome share? (What was the same?)
4. Which two religions in the Middle Ages were monotheistic?
5. Why were the gods in Egypt kind, but the gods of Mesopotamia were mean?

You need to be able to label the First Four Civilizations on a map. See if you can do it here:


You need to make a timeline of the historical periods we have learned about.


That's all. Good luck!

Math Test

Tomorrow you have a math quiz. The topics are:

Multiples

Factors

Greatest Common Multiple

Greatest Common Factor

Prime Numbers

Composite Numbers

Divisibility Rules

Exponents

Writing Exponent Numbers in word form

Prime Factorization

Square Root

You should study by doing the Chapter 11 Test Review in your book.

Social Studies Homework for Thursday (October 14th)

Learning about history is important, but it is just as important for us to know about things that are happening in our world, today.

A very special and amazing story about people who survived something awful is happening right now. Tonight, I want you to learn about it. We'll keep talking about the Middle Ages tomorrow (including Marco Polo!), but right now, today, it is more important for you to learn about this.

I would like you to read all the news you can find and watch all the news you can find on TV about the Chile Mine Rescue. To help you, I've included a video from YouTube. It is okay if you read about it in Spanish--after all, Chileans speak Spanish, you speak Spanish, and this happened in South America. You should understand this in your own language... but then I want you to write a journal entry in your social studies notebook.

Journal: 15 sentences

1. What do you think it would be like to be trapped inside the mine? How do you think the miners felt?

2. How do you think the miner's families felt?

3. How do you think the miners felt as they started to be rescued?

4. If you were one of the miners rescued today, what would you want to do first?

Here's a video to get you started:

Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

For homework tonight (due Wednesday), I would like you to copy these notes in your social studies notebooks and watch the videos below.

Ancient Greece:

Had a democracy (government controlled by the rich men)
Started philosophy
Had literature
Had theater
Had sporting events (including the First Olympics)
Had complex architecture (columns and arches)
Religion based on gods like Zeus

Ancient Rome:

Had a republic (voted for representatives)
Had the same gods as the Greeks, but with different names
Created shared public spaces like libraries and post offices
Had a HUGE republic that stretched all over Europe (see the map)
Built many famous buildings and architecture that still exist today
Fell apart because it got too big

Here is a video about Ancient Greece:


Here is another video about Ancient Greece:


Here is a video about the buildings you can see today that were built in Ancient Rome:


Here is a video about a city in the Roman Empire that was buried by a volcano!


Tomorrow we are going to compare religion in Ancient Civilizations and the Middle Ages. On Thursday we are going to learn about indigenous cultures in the Americas.

Problems with blog?

If you are having problems with the blog or finding the posts you need, please email me at MelodyStratton@liceopinoverde.edu.co. I saw comments, but they are anonymous, so I don't know how to help you.

To find the social studies homework, just click on "social studies" under "Labels" on the right side of the blog. You can find old blog posts by going to "Blog Archive" on the right side of the blog, too. Blog Archive is under Recommendations, and Labels is under Blog Archive.

Here is the old social studies homework about the Ancient 7 Wonders of the World. The New 7 Wonders homework is underneath this post.

You need to read and listen to an article about the Seven Wonders of the World. To do this homework, you will have to go to a DIFFERENT website. Here is the website: http://esllisten.blogspot.com/2009/05/seven-wonders-of-world.html

You should read the WHOLE article, but while you are reading it, you need to LISTEN to it, too. To listen, you should press the play button (little triangle) at the top of the page. When you are finished reading, you need to answer the questions below. You should turn your answers in on a piece of lined paper. (Don't do this in your notebook!)

1. Why aren't any of the original seven wonders of the world in South America?
2. Why wasn't the Great Wall of China one of the seven wonders of the world?
3. What is the only original wonder that we can still see today?
4. What happened to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
5. What was the lighthouse in Alexandria used for?

The NEW Seven Wonders of the World Assignment

Goal: Pick a new "wonder" of the world so our class can make a list of our Seven Wonders of the World.

1. Research famous places in the world, natural and man-made. You can look up cool places online through websites like WikiTravel, Lonely Planet, or National Geographic. You can also use the website www.new7wonders.com.
2. Pick ONE special place that you think should be one of the “New 7 Wonders of the World”.
3. Make a (small) poster about that place. You can make it on the computer and print it.
4. Include this information:
a)a picture of the place you pick
b)the city, country, and continent where it is
c)how it was made
d)how old it is
e)why you think it is a wonder of the world

Also, for extra credit, you can vote for the new seven wonders of the world that you want. Go to new7wonders.com. Then, you need to click on "New7Wonders" then "New7Wonders of Nature" or "New7Wonders of the World". Then, click "Vote for the New7Wonders." You'll need to select them and then create an account. You can use this page in Spanish if you want to, and I'm sure your parents can help you. When you have picked the seven you want to vote for, email me a copy OR write down the seven you want and give the list to me.

If you have any questions, just send me an email or leave a comment.

Homework for the week, so far...

Social Studies: Due Thursday
Science: Due Friday
Reading Plan: Due Friday
Math: Assigned every day and due the day after I assign it. (So, you have math homework to do tonight for tomorrow.)

***Also if you didn't finish your journal in the THIRTY MINUTES you had in class, you need to finish it tonight.
There will be other homework, but this is good for now.

Seven Wonders of the World: Social Studies Homework

Hi class!

Today you are going to learn about the ORIGINAL Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The first person who made a list of "wonders of the world" were two guys in Greece named Philon and Antipater. (Weird names, right?) They basically wrote a "travel guide" for the ancient world. Kind of like a guidebook you might buy if you were traveling in another country, but very old.

Anyway, these guys were living near the Mediterranean Sea, in Greece. It's here:

See that purple country on the water named Greece? That's where those guys lived. They didn't travel to many places except places near the Mediterranean Sea.

Anyway, these "wonders" were like landmarks, or famous places, that were really important to the people who built them. They were usually monuments, like the St. Louis Arch or the statue of Simon Bolivar in Plaza de Bolivar.

Originally, these were the seven:
Great Pyramid of Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Lighthouse in Alexandria
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Colossus of Rhodes

For homework today, you need to read and listen to an article about the Seven Wonders of the World. To do this homework, you will have to go to a DIFFERENT website.

Here is the website: http://esllisten.blogspot.com/2009/05/seven-wonders-of-world.html

Or you can click here: Seven Wonders of the World.

You should read the WHOLE article, but while you are reading it, you need to LISTEN to it, too. To listen, you should press the play button (little triangle) at the top of the page.

When you are finished reading, you need to answer the questions below. You should turn your answers in on a piece of lined paper. (Don't do this in your notebook!)

1. Why aren't any of the original seven wonders of the world in South America?

2. Why wasn't the Great Wall of China one of the seven wonders of the world?

3. What is the only original wonder that we can still see today?

4. What happened to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

5. What was the lighthouse in Alexandria used for?

Okay, please answer these questions! Good luck!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to these students for their excellent grades on their exams!

Manuela R. for a 100% on her social studies Exam

Kent & Mateo for earning a 98% on their social studies exams

Mateo for earning a 100% on his reading comprehension exam

Nathalia for earning the highest grade on the math exam: 92%

Dani for earning a 97% on her science exam

Writing Week!

This week is writing week. Yesterday, we talked about why we write. Today, we will be working on types of writing, the writing timeline, and we will review writing structure, brainstorming, and planning an essay.

Just to help your kids remember, here is the robot structure that we use. If you click on him, he'll get bigger.

Grid Map, Regular Map, Draw a Map

You need to be able to draw a map, like you drew a map of our classroom, your house, and LPV.

This is a grid map:


This is a regular map:

Prepare for Tomorrow

On your final in social studies tomorrow, you will need to know:
1. How to draw a compass rose
2. How to make a map key
3. What a compass rose, map key, and map scale are for
4. North, South, East, West
5. What a cartographer does
6. How to use a grid map
7. How to use a regular map
8. How to draw a map
9. The countries in North and Central America
10. You need to be able to write 1 paragraph about a country in North or Central America

For your book report, you need to make a poster with this information:
1. Title
2. Author
3. Plot
4. Characters, protagonist/antagonist
5. Conflict & Climax
6. Setting

You also need to TYPE 4 journals, 12 SENTENCES each, to answer these questions:
Question 1: In your story, who is the protagonist? Who is the antagonist? What are the characters like?

Question 2: What is the setting of your book? (Time and place.) Is it an interesting setting? If you could change the setting, what would you change?

Question 3: What is the main conflict of your story? What is the climax? What is the resolution (the end)?

Question 4: Did you like your book? Why or why not? What did you like? What did you not like? Would you recommend your book to a friend.

If you have a question, email me.

Science Review, Update

If you study what is in the last review, you should do well on the exam.

The differences between deciduous trees, cacti, and evergreen trees are:

1. Cacti live in deserts. They have adapted to the long periods without water by storing water AND protecting the water with needles. The needles are really leaves.

2. Evergreen trees are "ever green" which means they are green all year round. They have needles, too, and they never lose all their needles at once.

3. Deciduous trees are found in deciduous forests. They lose their leaves in the fall and grow new leaves in the spring.

Also, what you need to know about oxygen and carbon dioxide is that they are both part of photosynthesis. Plants need carbon dioxide to create food during photosynthesis, and then they release water, which has oxygen in it. People and animals need oxygen, but we breathe out carbon dioxide. Plants need carbon dioxide and create oxygen. So we need each other.