Irrigation Systems

Why is it better to live near a river
instead of living in the mountains?
Explain


Why is it better to live in the mountains instead of near a river?
Explain

Look at the map. List 5 PHYSICAL features of Mesopotamia.

*Remember physical features are natural things that you can SEE on the land if you were looking down from space.

example: Persian Gulf

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Hunters & Gatherers

How would life be different TODAY if hominids and Sumerians did not learn the importance of working TOGETHER as a group?

The Discovery of: You!

It is the year 9008. An archeologist discovers you while digging in an area once known as Los Angeles. What will this person be able to tell about humans who lived in 2008 based on examining your remains? List 3 things.

example: Humans in 2008 wore earrings because there is a hole in the ears.

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Donald Johnson

Would you have liked to work for Donald Johnson, the Leakey's, or Dubois discovering types of hominids?

Explain why or why not.

Homo Erectus: Upright Man

Why was the invention of fire important for Upright Man?

Explain in at least 3 sentences.

Deadliest Volcanoes

Go to the following link about the world's deadliest volcanoes:

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01754/famous_volcanoes.htm

Choose 3 volcanoes. Write their location. Write one important fact.

example:

Volcano: Krakatau

Location: Indonesia

Fact: Caused 130 foot waves that killed 36,000 people

Famous Volcanoes!

This blogspot question will require to visit the following link: http://www.fema.gov/kids/volcano.htm

What 5 states in the United States have active volcanoes in them? (There are 5 exactly!)

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3. California
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Volcano Parts

List 5 parts of a volcano.

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Name that Boundary!

Identify the clue with the correct boundary.

Types of boundaries: convergent, divergent, transform

Clue #1 : When 2 plates more AWAY form each other.

Clue #2 : When 1 plate moves up and the other plate moves down.

Clue #3 : When 2 plates move TOWARDS each other.

Plate Tectonics

Alfred Wegner noticed that Africa and South America seemed to "fit" together like puzzle pieces.

What other two continents seemed to fit together?

Alfred Wegner

List 3 important facts about Alfred Wegner in complete sentences.

example: Alfred Wegner was a famous meterologist in Germany.

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Temperature Word Problem

On December 25, 2008 Santa Claus recorded the temperature in the North Pole to be 10 degrees at 4:00pm. By 10:00pm the temperature dropped 25 degrees. What was the temperature at 10:00pm?

Does Santa need a jacket if he goes outside at 10:00pm? Why or why not?

Integer Word Problem

Hint: You may want to draw a picture first on a piece of scratch paper before answering the question.


"Maya deposited $35 into her bank account on Monday. On Wednesday she deposited another $20. On Friday she withdrew $10 to buy a DVD. How much money was in her bank account on Saturday?"

Multipling Integers

1. -6 x 4 =

2. -8 x -5 =

3. -4 x 25 =

4. -50 x -2

5. -3 x -7

Subtracting Integers

1. 5 - 10 =

2. -9 - (-9) =

3. 4 - (-7) =

4. -5 - (-10) =

5. -8 - 4 =

Adding Integers

1. 4 + (-4) =

2. -7 + 3 =

3. 9 + (-6) =

4. -10 + -10 =

5. 12 + (-16) =

Rules of Integers

1. A positive times a positive ALWAYS equals a :

2. A positive times a negative ALWAYS equals a :

3. a negative times a negative ALWAYS equals a:

Hemispheres

What hemispheres is Antarctica a part of?

Continents

Lis the 7 seven continents in alphabetical order.

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Cardinal Directions

What are the 4 main cardinal directions?

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Floods

List 5 facts about floods.

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Tornados

An alien from outter space visits your house on day. It wants know what a tornado is. Please describe what a tordao is to this alien in 3 sentences.

Hurricanes

List 5 facts about hurricanes.

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Prime Factorization

What is the prime factorization of 30?

GCF

What is the GCF (Greatest Common Factor) for:

18, 24, and 27

LCM

What is the LCM (Lease Common Multiple) for:

3 and 8

SUMMER History

If you could travel to any country or continent in the world, where would you go and why? (This should be a complete paragraph!)

Example: If I could travel anywhere in the would I would go to Antartica. I would want to go there to see it before it melts. I would also like to take photos of the glaciers and penguins. It would also be fun to walk on the ice and snow and get up close to the penguins. I think that it would also be interesting to see where the scientists work and the too they use. I think it would be most fun to travel there by boat.

SUMMER Science

List 5 things you know about the planet Earth.

Example: The planet Earth has land and water on its surface.

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SUMMER Math

What are 3 ways you used math this summer?

Example: I bought gas for my car. I used the money in my bank account.

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