Everything a 5th Grader Should Know Quiz/Test

Everything a 5th grader should know?

1.  What is the capital of Minnesota? ____________________________________

2.   What are the colors of the US flag? __________________________________

3.  Which planet is closest to the sun? ___________________________________

4.  How many inches in a foot? _________________________________________

5.  How many continents are there? _____________________________________

6.   What term do we use to for brothers, sisters, and parents? ________________

7.  How many major oceans are there? __________________________________

8.  How many states are in the US? _____________________________________

9.  Who was the first president of US? ___________________________________

10.          How many centimeters in a meter? __________________________________

11.         How many quarters in a dollar? _____________________________________

12.         A person, place or thing is defined as a _______________________________

13.         What color does yellow and red make? _______________________________

14.          What is the longest river in the US? _________________________________

15.          How many original colonies in the US? ______________________________

16.          How many inches in a yard? ______________________________________

17.          What hemisphere is the US in? ____________________________________

18.         What country borders the US to the North? ___________________________

19.         What country borders the US on the South? __________________________

20.          Where is the nations capital? _____________________________________

21.         How many legs does a spider have? ________________________________

22.          What do people pay so the government can fund schools? ______________

23.          How many days in a year? ________________________________________

24.          Where is the White House? ________________________________________

25.          How many eggs in a dozen? _______________________________________

26.          What call your mother’s brother? ____________________________________

27.          How many sides on a square? ______________________________________

28.          What does H2O stand for? _________________________________________

29.          A word that describes a noun is a ____________________________________

30.          What is the largest ocean? _________________________________________

31.          What is the name of sense we use to describe food? ____________________

32.          Who is the current president of the US? ______________________________

33.          At what temperature fahrenheit does water boil? _______________________

34.          What do we call your dad’s sister? __________________________________

35.          How many feet in a mile? _________________________________________

36.          Minnesota is known for how many lakes? ____________________________

37.          Many pennies in a dollar? ___________________________________

38.          How many zeros in a million? ________________________________

39.           How many days in a week? _________________________________

40.          What major holiday do we celebrate in middle of summer? ____________

41.          How many months in a year? ___________________________________

42.          How many days in the longest month? ____________________________

43.          At what temperature centigrade does water boil? ____________________

44.          How many days in the shortest month? ___________________________

45.          What units do we use to measure people’s weight? _________________

46.          Where is the courthouse in your county? __________________________

47.          Who is responsible for law enforcement in the county? _______________

48.           What do people usually have to help pay for medical expenses? ______

49.          How many seconds in a minute? ________________________________

50.           What is the name of the largest lake in Minnesota? _________________

51.           What word do we use to describe your brother and sister? ______________

52.           How many feet in a yard? ______________________________________

53.          What state is the smallest in size? _______________________________

54.          How many senses do we have as human beings? ___________________

55.          What state is the largest in size? ________________________________

56.          What color do you get when you mix yellow and blue? ________________

57.          What centigrade temperature does water freeze? _____________________

58.           How many colors in a rainbow? __________________________________

59.          How many quarters in $10?  _____________________________________

60.           What do we call the person who runs a city? ________________________

61.          What do we call the person who has the highest office in the state? ___________

62.          What do we call a 3 sided figure? ____________________________________

63.          How many zeros in a thousand? _____________________________________

64.          What do we call a 6 sided figure? ___________________________________

65.          What is one of the main mineral resources found in Minnesota? ____________

66.           How many cups in a quart? _______________________________________

67.          How many pounds in a ton? _________________________________________

68.           What fahrenheit temperature does water freeze? ________________________

69.           What is the main color on the Minnesota flag? ___________________________

70.           What is the name of the Major league baseball team in Minnesota? ___________

71.          What unit of measurement do we use  buy gas for our cars? ________________

72.          What do we call a person who performs alone at a concert? _________________

73.           What term do we use when we move our clocks ahead an hour in the spring? _________________________

74.          What unit to measure the weight of a truck? ____________________

75.          What do we call a person who is a daughter of your aunt and uncle? __________

The Animal Kingdom Resource Websites For Kids

Websites

http://www.biology4kids.com/files/vert_main.html

This website is really great for students to go on because it is age level appropriate. It has pictures of animals and a bunch of useful facts and information about vertebrates/invertebrates. This website could be incorporated into the curriculum and have students write down interesting things they learn.

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/Animals.htm

This website is fabulous for covering The Animal Kingdom unit in general. Students can go on it to search and read about all the different types of animals. When they click on a type of animal, it shows great pictures and tons of information about it.

http://www.extremescience.com/zoom/index.php/animal-kingdom-records

This is a great resource for students doing this unit because it has a lot of videos and information of every animal we cover. For every animal, it has paragraphs of useful information, great pictures, and a video that lets students see the animal in motion.

http://animal.discovery.com/guides/endangered/endangered.html

This website is perfect for the lesson 3 of the unit which is endangered animals. It lists all the animals that are endangered as well as the location, status, and description of each one. This could really help students understand the importance of helping our wildlife today. 

The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog Chapters Summary

When she was actually being raped or sodomized, Amber dissociated, withdrawing into her Black Death/Raven fantasy world. She would be chased by evil creatures and demons, but she would always triumph over them, as in a role-playing video game. The fantasy was elaborate and detailed. In fact, it was so encompassing that she literally no longer felt what was actually happening to her body. She encapsulated the trauma in a way that allowed her to function and cope, although, of course, she still suffered its effects when she was exposed to cues that reminded her of what had gone on, such as Duane’s scent or the smell of certain drinks that he favored. Such cues would prompt a dissociative response that she could not control, in which she retreated to her “safe” world and did not respond to outside stimuli. The most extreme reaction was the one that had put her in the hospital the day after he called.

                The abuse had continued for several years. Then, when Amber was around nine, her mother caught Duane in bed with the little girl, and immediately kicked him out. She didn’t blame Amber, as many mothers unfortunately do in such situations, but other than calling the police, she didn’t seek help for her, either. Sadly, the district attorney didn’t pursue the case after the perpetrator moved out of state. And Jill had problems of her own to deal with: as a single mother with few skills, she now had to struggle to support herself and her daughter. She and Amber made many moves from state to state, seeking better employment opportunities. Jill eventually managed to go back to school and get a higher paying job, but the instability and the abuse had done its damage to Amber.  

When she was actually being raped or sodomized, Amber dissociated, withdrawing into her Black Death/Raven fantasy world. She would be chased by evil creatures and demons, but she would always triumph over them, as in a role-playing video game. The fantasy was elaborate and detailed. In fact, it was so encompassing that she literally no longer felt what was actually happening to her body. She encapsulated the trauma in a way that allowed her to function and cope, although, of course, she still suffered its effects when she was exposed to cues that reminded her of what had gone on, such as Duane’s scent or the smell of certain drinks that he favored. Such cues would prompt a dissociative response that she could not control, in which she retreated to her “safe” world and did not respond to outside stimuli. The most extreme reaction was the one that had put her in the hospital the day after he called.

                The abuse had continued for several years. Then, when Amber was around nine, her mother caught Duane in bed with the little girl, and immediately kicked him out. She didn’t blame Amber, as many mothers unfortunately do in such situations, but other than calling the police, she didn’t seek help for her, either. Sadly, the district attorney didn’t pursue the case after the perpetrator moved out of state. And Jill had problems of her own to deal with: as a single mother with few skills, she now had to struggle to support herself and her daughter. She and Amber made many moves from state to state, seeking better employment opportunities. Jill eventually managed to go back to school and get a higher paying job, but the instability and the abuse had done its damage to Amber. 

The Raven

This chapter is about a seventeen year old girl named Amber who collapsed at school one day and was sent to the hospital. The doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong as they tested for everything. That is when Dr. Perry was sent in to talk to her; he found cuts on her wrists and heard a tragic story from her mother. The mother, Jill, had an ex-boyfriend named Duane who sexually abused her for several years. The book goes into detail about how when he drank he would come into her room and abuse her. While she was being abused, mentally she would go to her happy place and become a black raven. She felt that no one could hurt her when she was a raven. It interfered so much with her school work and other things that she started giving him drinks so she could get it over with and not have the fear of not knowing when he would come in.  The collapse at school turned out to be the result of a dissociative fugue as her brain responds to potential threat by retreating to the coping mechanisms used when she was sexually abused as a child. 

After so long, Amber’s mother received a new job which required them to move. This meant Amber would no longer obtain therapy from Dr. Perry. The last thing Dr. Perry helped Amber with was to let color into her life. Before black represented everything in her life, clothes, tattoos, and more. Amber and Dr. Perry came to conclusion that black also represented Duane. Duane forced the color black onto her by abusing her as a child. Amber’s goal is to now let color into her life. After Amber moved she did not continue her therapy but she is making progress on her own. Dr. Perry received an e-mail from Amber which informed him that she is letting color into her life starting with a flower bouquet tattoo.

·         Found unconscious in high school bathroom

·         Hung out with a group of teens who were “Goth”

·         Cuts and deeply scratches herself

·         Mothers ex boyfriend Duane repeatedly raped her

·         He called and suggested to visit to see Amber

“While self-mutilation, too, is often seen as an act of rebellion or attention-seeking, in most cases it is probably better understood as an attempt at self-medication as well. Cutting releases brain opioids, which makes it especially attractive to those who have been previously traumatized and found relief in dissociation. Although anyone who cuts will experience some degree of opioid effect, the experience is far more likely to be perceived as pleasurable and attractive to those who have a sensitized dissociative response from previous trauma and are in emotional pain.”

·         What do you do if you suspect a student is cutting themselves?

·         How do you feel about Amber not receiving any therapy after the incident?

The Coldest Heart

·         Page 105-106

·         Leon was drinking and followed two girls into an apartment and after a physical confrontation, he stabbed both of them to death. He then raped both bodies  and kicked/stomped them.

·         This chapter is about a sixteen year old boy named Leon who brutally kills and rapes two young girls. After he killed and raped the girls, he kicked and stomped on the bodies. He shows no signs of remorse for the incident. After Dr. Perry’s interview with Leon, he met with his family and received additional information about Leon’s past. Dr. Perry found out when Leon was a baby his mother would leave him for a whole day alone in a dark apartment. Leon’s mother did not know any better to leave an infant alone all day because she was uneducated. This caused Leon not to have feelings, emotions or relationships with others. Dr. Perry explores into the basis of sociopaths. He also explores how even unintentional early life neglect formed by our developmentally-insensitive education, mental health and juvenile justice systems copy and show the pathological processes that can create monsters.

·         Do you think alcohol should be an important factor in this case?

·         Frank was leons brother,  when she couldn’t handle frank she’d drive him to her mothers/cousins house. They then moved to an apartment in the city away from her family. She then got pregnant and after leon was born, the mother was overwhelmed of his crying so she would leave leon alone in their dark apartment whole days while taking frank for walks to the park.

·         How do you think this ties into Leon showing no emotions?

·         Page 113 first paragraph

·         Have any of you had any experiences with manipulative children?

·         What do you think the signs would be in the classroom of neglected children?

·         Do you think Leon’s parents blame themselves for his actions?

Trivia:

·         What was the childs name in The coldest heart?

Invertebrate Worksheet

 What Is an Invertebrate?

Examine the chart giving information about invertebrates. The variety of invertebrates is great. They are divided into twelve phyla. Three phyla are shown.

	1.Porifera   Sponges. Simplest of all animals; adults attatched to rocks and cannot move.
	2. Cnidaria Hydras, jellies, sea anemones, corals. Live in water; some attach to rocks; have tentacles and stinging cells around mouth.
	3. Arthropoda (arthropods) Insects, spiders, scorpions, lobsters, shrimp. Live in water and on land; have an exoskeleton and jointed legs. There are about 1,000,000 species.

Answer these questions about the chart above.

1.      Where do Cnidaria live? ________________________________________________________________________

2.      Which animals are the simplest of all animals? ________________________________________________________________________

3.      What are some of characteristics of Cnidaria? ________________________________________________________________________

4.      What are some of the characteristics of the members of the phylum Arthropoda? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5.      About how many species are there of Arthropoda? ________________________________________________________________________

The Animal Kingdom Quiz

The Animal Kingdom

Circle the letter of the best answer.

1.      Chordates are animals that at some time in their lives had a large nerve

a.       Cartilage

b.      Cord

c.       Endoskeleton

d.      Appendage

2.      An animal that does not have a backbone is a(n)

a.       Vertebrate

b.      Exoskeleton

c.       Invertebrate

d.      Endoskeleton

3.      All vertebrates have a(n)

a.       Tentacle

b.      Backbone

c.       Molting

d.      Metamorphosis

4.      Some animals cannot move; like plants, they are

a.       Conifers

b.      Molting

c.       Sessile

d.      Extinct

5.      The process by which an animal changes its form completely at different stages of life is called

a.       Life span

b.      Reproduction

c.       External fertilization

d.      Metamorphosis

6.      Female mammals can produce milk from their

a.       Fur

b.      Mammary glands

c.       Eggs

d.      Sweat glands

7.      Vertebrates have a skeleton inside their bodies, which is known as a(n)

a.       Endoskeleton

b.      Mammary gland

c.       Shell

d.      Exoskeleton

Annie Over Physical Education Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan: Annie Over

Subject Area: Physical Education

Grade Level: 5-6^th

Amount of time needed: 20-50 min (depending on how long you have)

Objective/purpose:  Students will better understand (physical) games, played by children their age, during the 19^th century.

My Personal Stake: With today’s advances and technologies, students are unaware of how different it was even a 150 years ago.  Games were played outside, instead of in front of a computer or TV.  This activity will get students moving, and also build a sense of community amongst the classroom.

Materials needed:

·         A soft ball.

·         A tree or some other structure to throw the ball over.

Introduction/connecting to students:   What activities do you think students, your age, participate in during the 19^th century?  Today we’re going to play a game that was commonly seen at schools during the 1800’s.

Teaching/learning procedure:

·         Students will be put into small groups (roughly 3, divided up however suitable), and introduced to the lesson with the introductory question listed above.

·         After the students have had an opportunity to brainstorm in their groups, as a class, we’ll come up with some ideas.

·         Next, I’ll explain to the class a game that was commonly played during the 19^th century called Annie Over.

o   The class is brought outside to a shed or structure that is similar in size.

o   Half of the class is put on one side, with the remainder or the opposing side.

o   One side is randomly chosen to start with the ball.

o   A person, from the side that starts with the ball, calls out “Annie over” and throws the ball over the structure to the other group of students.

o   If someone catches the ball on the opposing side, then they sneak around to the side that threw the ball and try to hit the person that threw it.

o   If that person is hit before they can reach the opposite side of the structure, then they are to join the opposing team.

o   If they make it to the opposite side without being hit, then they stay on their original team.

o   The person that throws the ball switches sides each turn.

o   This same operation is followed until there are no people left on one side, or however long the group desires. 

Closure:  After the students have had the opportunity to join as a group, there will be a class discussion using the following questions:  What did we like/dislike about the game?  What are some things that we would change if we played it again?  Why?   What are some reasons that this might have been a popular game for students of this time?