Saturday, April 4, 2009

Prophets

Match the prophet with the following clue about him.

Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon

1. Taxed the Hebrews and forced them to build a great temple for the Ark of the Covenant.
2. King Solomon's father.
3. Father of the Hebrews who almost sacrificed his own son.
4. Freed the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt.

10 Commandments


Which of the 10 Commeandments do you think you follow BEST? Explain why.

Which of the 10 Commandments do you have a hard time following? Explain why.


Have only one God.
Do not worship statues.
Be careful with God's name. (Do not curse)
Keep Sunday special.
Respect your father and mother.
Do not murder.
Keep your marriage promises. (Do not cheat or divorce)
Do not steal.
Do not lie.
Do not covet. (Really want things)

Prince of Egypt

When Moses found out that he was not a natural born Egyptian, he felt different. He felt SO different that he gave up his life as an Egyptian prince and went onto to free the Hebrews. Many people believed him, but many people also thought he was crazy.

Do you think YOU would have had the courage to do what Moses had done? Explain why or why not in a complete, 5 sentence paragraph?

Geography: World Capitals

Find the following capitals of each country:

1. Egypt-
2. Israel-
3. Iran-
4. Iraq-
5. India-
6. China-
7. Italy-
8. Greece-
9. Spain-
10. Turkey-

Geography: Cannan

What are three bodies of water that can be found in Cannan?

Hint: Use may use chapter 7 to help you!

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The Nile River

Use the following link to help find facts about the Nile River.
http://www.mbarron.net/Nile/fctfl_nf.html

1. How long is the Nile River?
2. How do you say "Nile" in Greek?
3. List 3 countries that the Nile flows through.
4. How many cubic metres per days does the Nile discharge?
5. List two types of animals that can be found along the Nile.

Egypt: After Life


Egyptians believed that they needed to be buried with certain things to bring with them after they died. What are 5 things that YOU would need to be buried with that YOU would need in your after life. Tell why you need each item.


Example:

Suzie Bear. I would need my Suzie Bear because I cannot go to sleep without it.

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Egypt: Pharaohs


List one fact about each of the following Pharaohs. You may use your text book to help you.


1. Ramses II
2. Hapshepsut
3. Senusret
4. Khufu

Egypt: Social Structure


Please put the following groups in order from most powerful to least powerful.


(artisan, priest, peasant, pharaoh, scribe, government official)


1. (most powerful)
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Smart and Capable People


Explain to me 5 ways how YOUR life is differnet from this child's life. Use complete sentences.


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Ice Erosion


What are the 5 major pats of a glacier?


Hint: Use page 184 in your workbook to help you.
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Wind Erosion


The above picture is an example of: slatation, abroasion, or deflation?


How do you know it is an example of this form of wind erosion?

Beaches


These are two examples of beaches in the United States. One is in New England and one is in Florida. Decide which picture mathes the part of the country. Then, tell me how you know this.
Picture 1 (top)
Picture 2 (bottom)

Erosion


What is the difference between EROSION and DEPOSITION?

Use the picture as a hint to help you.


Erosion:


Deposition:

Evaporation


What would happen to the Earth if "evaporation" suddenly stopped?


In order to get credit you must write at least 3 sentences.

Water Cycle




List the 4 main parts of the water cycle. Use the clues below that describe each part.


1. collects in the clouds
2. becomes a water vapor from the suns energy
3. becomes a vapor from plants
4. snow, sleet, hail, or rain

Daily Life and Heat




List 10 ways you experienced heat in your daily life during this past month.

Example:
I microwaved my chicken from the day before.

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Heat


Match the following types of heat with the situation.

A. Conduction B. Convection C. Radiation

1. ___ It's so cold at night, but when Jazmine sits by the campfire, her face begins to feel warm.

2. ___ When Carolina went to shake Henry's hand she was surprised at how cold he felt to her.

3. ___ Noemi's mother wanted hot tea. So, she put cold water into a kettle to boil it. 10 minutes
later it was boiling hot.

Sampling

Briefly describle how Ms. Konnight would use the class to do different surveys on which amusement park people think is the best.

Example:
Self-Selected- Ms. Konnight would ask the class: "Who wants to tell me what amusement park they like best?"

Systematic

Convience

Random

Mode and Range

Use the following data set to find the "mode" and "range."

Data Set: 86, 45, 67, 13, 92, 74, 39, 67, 56

Mode:

Range:

Mean and Median

Use the following data set to find the "mean" and "median."

Data Set: 23, 36, 15, 21, 33, 12, 28

Mean?

Median?

Percents

There are 20 people in Ms. Konnight's history class.

4 people received a "B" grade.

What percent of her class received a "B" grade?

Hint: Don't forget about "x" and how to set up the problem correctly!

Circumference

You learned the formula that:

Circumference = Diameter x Pi.

If the diameter of a can of soup is 3 inches, what is its circumference?

Pi Day

Pi Day was celebrated on March 14.

Please write the next 10 numbers that follow:

3.14_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Use the follwoing website to help you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi

Ratios

In the morning class in room 601 there are 9 girls and 18 boys.

Please write this as a ratio three different ways.

Proportions

If Ms. Rafi plays basketball 20 days out of every 4 weeks, how many days will she play basketball in 12 weeks?

Rates

Ms. Konnight called her grandmother in South Carolina. It cost her $3.60 to make the call. She talked for 20 minutes.

How much did she pay per minute to talk?

(Hint: It will be helpful if you have a piece of paper to write your problem out.)