Monday, April 2, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Measurement questions- Monday
1. Lucy attended a rock concert that lasted 2 hours 43 minutes. Her friend, Stacy, attended a different concert that lasted 1 hour 22 minutes. What is the difference?
2. Joy went to movie that started at 7:15pm. Allie went to movie that started a 9:05 pm. What is the difference between the start times of the two movies?
3. Last week Vinny studied 13hours 22 minutes and Bert studied 10 hours 55 minutes. How much longer than Bert did Vinny study last week?
4. Hal ran a marathon in 3 hours 48 minutes. Later, he ran a half marathon in 1 hour 49 minutes. How much longer did it take Hal to run the marathon?
5. Jay played a round of glof in 4 hours 15 minutes. Will played a round of golf in 3 hours 35 minutes. how much longer than will did it take Jay to play a round of golf?
6. Steve delivers newspapers in two different neighborhoods. It takes him 3 hours 34 minutes to deliver the papers in the first neighborhood. It takes him 2 hours 45 minutes to deliver the papers in the second neighborhood. What is the difference between the amounts of time it takes Steve to deliver newspaper in the two neighborhoods?
2. Joy went to movie that started at 7:15pm. Allie went to movie that started a 9:05 pm. What is the difference between the start times of the two movies?
3. Last week Vinny studied 13hours 22 minutes and Bert studied 10 hours 55 minutes. How much longer than Bert did Vinny study last week?
4. Hal ran a marathon in 3 hours 48 minutes. Later, he ran a half marathon in 1 hour 49 minutes. How much longer did it take Hal to run the marathon?
5. Jay played a round of glof in 4 hours 15 minutes. Will played a round of golf in 3 hours 35 minutes. how much longer than will did it take Jay to play a round of golf?
6. Steve delivers newspapers in two different neighborhoods. It takes him 3 hours 34 minutes to deliver the papers in the first neighborhood. It takes him 2 hours 45 minutes to deliver the papers in the second neighborhood. What is the difference between the amounts of time it takes Steve to deliver newspaper in the two neighborhoods?
Thursday, March 22, 2012
measurement questions-friday
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1. Mr. Homes planted a tree in his front yard. It grew 4 feet last year. How many inches did it grow?
2. Jimmy moved a small box that weighted 5 pounds. How many ounces did the box weigh?
3. There were 2 gallons of water in a small container. How many quarts of water were in the container?
4. Tommy was playing football. He ran for a gain of 4 yards. How many feet is equivalent to 4 yards?
5. The pool at an apartment complex is 8 meters long. How many centimeters is that?
6. Mrs Smith drove 3 Kilometers to the nearest gas station. How many meters did she drive?
7. Mary cut a piece of purple ribbon that was 6 centimeters long. How many millimeters is that?
8. Mrs. Crocker used 3 grams of sugar for a cookie recipe. How many milligrams of sugar did she use?
9. What fraction of a foot is an inch?
a. 1/12
b.1/4
c. 1/6
d. 1/3
10. Martha had a crayon. The crayon was 3 inches long. What fractional part of a foot is 3 inches?
a. 1/2
b. 1/4
c. 1/12
d. 1/3
11. Timmy had a metal bar that was 5 feet 8 inches long. Mary had a metal bar that was 2 feet 10 inches long. How much longer was the metal bar that Timmy had?
12. Which of the following is equivalent to 18 inches?
a. 2 feet
b. 1 foot 6 inches
c. 1 yard
d. 1 foot 10 inches
13. Which of the following is true?
a. 2 gallons = 5 quarts
b. 2gallons = 7quarts
c. 2 gallons = 6quarts and 4 pints
d. 2 gallons = 8 quarts and 4 pints
14. Mr. Thompson is using squar stepping stones to make a walking path in his garden. He needs the walking path to be 5 feet long. If each stone he uses is 6 inches long, how many stones will he need if he places each stone end to end?
15. At 10:00 am the temperature was 10F. The temperature incresed 3F each hour until 2pm. What was the temperature at 2pm?
16. When Carla awoke at 6am on Sunday morning the temperature was 35F. the temperature increased 13F by 10am. Then the temperature increased 4F for the next two hours. What was the temperature at noon?
17. On saturday the temperature increased at a rate of 7F from 9am until 3pm. The temperature at 3pm was 78F. What was the temperature at 9am?
18. Raul studied chemistry for 45 minutes of each day last week. How much time did Raul spend studying chemistry during the week?
19. Betsy recently completed a bug collecting project for her science class. She spent 2 hours 30 minutes collecting bugs, 2 hours 45 minutes mounting the bugs in a display case, and 1 hour 30 minutes labeling the bugs. How much total time did Betsy spend on her project?
20. Rosie visited three towns today. It took her 35 minutes to drive to Meese. It took her 55 minutes to drive from Meese to Nebit. Then it took her 1 hour 10 minutes to drive from Nebit to Crooksville. How much time did Rosie spend driving altogether today?
21. The first half of a football game lasted 1 hour 13 minutes. The second half of the football game lasted 1 hour 56 minutes. How long did the whole football game last?
22. Rob went fishing on Saturday. He spent 2 hours 14 minutes fishing for walleye, 2 hours 33 minutes fishing for muskies, and 3hours 29 minutes fishing for bass. How much time did Rob spend fishing on Saturday?
23. Pete rode his bicycle 150 miles in a fundraiser. He rode 75 miles in 5 hours 17 minutes on Saturday. The next day he rode 75 miles in 4 hours 56 minutes. How much time did Pete spend riding his bicycle during the fundrasier?
1. Mr. Homes planted a tree in his front yard. It grew 4 feet last year. How many inches did it grow?
2. Jimmy moved a small box that weighted 5 pounds. How many ounces did the box weigh?
3. There were 2 gallons of water in a small container. How many quarts of water were in the container?
4. Tommy was playing football. He ran for a gain of 4 yards. How many feet is equivalent to 4 yards?
5. The pool at an apartment complex is 8 meters long. How many centimeters is that?
6. Mrs Smith drove 3 Kilometers to the nearest gas station. How many meters did she drive?
7. Mary cut a piece of purple ribbon that was 6 centimeters long. How many millimeters is that?
8. Mrs. Crocker used 3 grams of sugar for a cookie recipe. How many milligrams of sugar did she use?
9. What fraction of a foot is an inch?
a. 1/12
b.1/4
c. 1/6
d. 1/3
10. Martha had a crayon. The crayon was 3 inches long. What fractional part of a foot is 3 inches?
a. 1/2
b. 1/4
c. 1/12
d. 1/3
11. Timmy had a metal bar that was 5 feet 8 inches long. Mary had a metal bar that was 2 feet 10 inches long. How much longer was the metal bar that Timmy had?
12. Which of the following is equivalent to 18 inches?
a. 2 feet
b. 1 foot 6 inches
c. 1 yard
d. 1 foot 10 inches
13. Which of the following is true?
a. 2 gallons = 5 quarts
b. 2gallons = 7quarts
c. 2 gallons = 6quarts and 4 pints
d. 2 gallons = 8 quarts and 4 pints
14. Mr. Thompson is using squar stepping stones to make a walking path in his garden. He needs the walking path to be 5 feet long. If each stone he uses is 6 inches long, how many stones will he need if he places each stone end to end?
15. At 10:00 am the temperature was 10F. The temperature incresed 3F each hour until 2pm. What was the temperature at 2pm?
16. When Carla awoke at 6am on Sunday morning the temperature was 35F. the temperature increased 13F by 10am. Then the temperature increased 4F for the next two hours. What was the temperature at noon?
17. On saturday the temperature increased at a rate of 7F from 9am until 3pm. The temperature at 3pm was 78F. What was the temperature at 9am?
18. Raul studied chemistry for 45 minutes of each day last week. How much time did Raul spend studying chemistry during the week?
19. Betsy recently completed a bug collecting project for her science class. She spent 2 hours 30 minutes collecting bugs, 2 hours 45 minutes mounting the bugs in a display case, and 1 hour 30 minutes labeling the bugs. How much total time did Betsy spend on her project?
20. Rosie visited three towns today. It took her 35 minutes to drive to Meese. It took her 55 minutes to drive from Meese to Nebit. Then it took her 1 hour 10 minutes to drive from Nebit to Crooksville. How much time did Rosie spend driving altogether today?
21. The first half of a football game lasted 1 hour 13 minutes. The second half of the football game lasted 1 hour 56 minutes. How long did the whole football game last?
22. Rob went fishing on Saturday. He spent 2 hours 14 minutes fishing for walleye, 2 hours 33 minutes fishing for muskies, and 3hours 29 minutes fishing for bass. How much time did Rob spend fishing on Saturday?
23. Pete rode his bicycle 150 miles in a fundraiser. He rode 75 miles in 5 hours 17 minutes on Saturday. The next day he rode 75 miles in 4 hours 56 minutes. How much time did Pete spend riding his bicycle during the fundrasier?
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Faction questions
1. Which fraction is equivalent to 1/2?
a. 1/4
b. 1/3
c. 4/8
d. 3/4
2. Which fraction is greater than 1/2?
a. 2/3
b. 1/4
c. 2/7
d. 3/8
3. In Mr. Johnson's class, 4 out of 20 of the students made a perfect score on the math test. Which fraction represents the amount of students who made a perfect score?
a. 1/2
b. 1/3
c. 1/4
d. 1/5
4. Alex ate 1/4 of a bag of popcorn. Susie ate the same amount of popcorn from the bag. Which fraction of the popcorn could Susie have eaten?
a. 1/2
b. 3/4
c. 2/8
d. 1/12
5. Tracy had 10 lemons. She gave 8 to her cousin, Thomas, to make some lemonade. Which fraction shows the amount of lemons she had left?
a. 18
b. 4/5
c. 3/5
d. 1/5
6. Mrs. Moran's tutoring class has 5 boys and 1 girl. Which class below has the same fractions of boys in it that Mrs. Moran's class does?
a. Mr. Forde's class 1 boy and 3 girls
b. Mrs. Kelly's class, 5 boys and 5 girls
c. Mr. Ferrier's class, 10 boys and 2 girls
d. Mr. Baker's class, 10 boys and 4 girls
7. Which of the following is true?
a. 2/7=3/5
b. 2/7>3/5
c. 2/7<3/5
d. 3/5<2/7
8. three students were playing a video game after school. Greg played for 3/5 hour, Teddy played for 3/4 hour, and Randy played for 1/2 hour. Which of the following shows the correct comparison of Greg's and Teddy's times playing the game?
a. 1/2<3/5
b. 3/4>3/5
c. 1/2>3/5
d. 3/4<3/5
9. The table below shows the colors of cars in a shopping center parking lot and the fractions of the total number of cars of each color.
red 1/3
White 1/6
Blue 1/30
Silver 7/15
10. Mark had a basket of fruit. there were 3 apples, 5 oranges, and 2 bananas in the basket. Which of the following equations shows the difference between the fraction of fruit that are apples and the fraction of fruit that are bananas?
a. 3/10-2/10=1/10
b. 10/10-3/10=7/10
c. 3/10-1/10=2/10
d. 1/3-1/2=1/1
11. The table shows the number of different kinds of pies sold last week at a local bakery.
Key Lime 20
Apple 4
Pumpkin 8
Pecan 2
What Fraction shows the number of apple and pecan pies sold last week?
a. 1/6
b. 4/34
c. 3/17
d. 1/34
12. The table shows the number of coins of each type that Kevin has in his piggy bank.
Coins in Little Kevin's Piggy Bank
Penny 10
Nickel 1
Dime 10
Quarter 3
What fraction shows the number of coins in Kevin's piggy bank that are nickels or quarters?
a. 1/24
b. 1/2
c. 1/6
d. 1/8
13. Which fraction is equivalent to 5 1/4?
a. 11/4
b. 5/4
c. 21/4
d. 4/21
14. Which of the following pairs of fractions are equivalent?
a. 3/8 and 2/3
b. 12/16 and 3/4
c. 6/12 and 1/3
d. 9/20 and 1/2
15. The table below shows the fraction of an hour that the 4 machines in a factory were operating last night.
Machine Fraction of an Hour
R 10/30
S 6/15
T 12/24
U 30/64
Which machine spent an equivalent of 1/2 an hour working last night?
a.R
b. S
c. T
d. U
a. 1/4
b. 1/3
c. 4/8
d. 3/4
2. Which fraction is greater than 1/2?
a. 2/3
b. 1/4
c. 2/7
d. 3/8
3. In Mr. Johnson's class, 4 out of 20 of the students made a perfect score on the math test. Which fraction represents the amount of students who made a perfect score?
a. 1/2
b. 1/3
c. 1/4
d. 1/5
4. Alex ate 1/4 of a bag of popcorn. Susie ate the same amount of popcorn from the bag. Which fraction of the popcorn could Susie have eaten?
a. 1/2
b. 3/4
c. 2/8
d. 1/12
5. Tracy had 10 lemons. She gave 8 to her cousin, Thomas, to make some lemonade. Which fraction shows the amount of lemons she had left?
a. 18
b. 4/5
c. 3/5
d. 1/5
6. Mrs. Moran's tutoring class has 5 boys and 1 girl. Which class below has the same fractions of boys in it that Mrs. Moran's class does?
a. Mr. Forde's class 1 boy and 3 girls
b. Mrs. Kelly's class, 5 boys and 5 girls
c. Mr. Ferrier's class, 10 boys and 2 girls
d. Mr. Baker's class, 10 boys and 4 girls
7. Which of the following is true?
a. 2/7=3/5
b. 2/7>3/5
c. 2/7<3/5
d. 3/5<2/7
8. three students were playing a video game after school. Greg played for 3/5 hour, Teddy played for 3/4 hour, and Randy played for 1/2 hour. Which of the following shows the correct comparison of Greg's and Teddy's times playing the game?
a. 1/2<3/5
b. 3/4>3/5
c. 1/2>3/5
d. 3/4<3/5
9. The table below shows the colors of cars in a shopping center parking lot and the fractions of the total number of cars of each color.
red 1/3
White 1/6
Blue 1/30
Silver 7/15
10. Mark had a basket of fruit. there were 3 apples, 5 oranges, and 2 bananas in the basket. Which of the following equations shows the difference between the fraction of fruit that are apples and the fraction of fruit that are bananas?
a. 3/10-2/10=1/10
b. 10/10-3/10=7/10
c. 3/10-1/10=2/10
d. 1/3-1/2=1/1
11. The table shows the number of different kinds of pies sold last week at a local bakery.
Key Lime 20
Apple 4
Pumpkin 8
Pecan 2
What Fraction shows the number of apple and pecan pies sold last week?
a. 1/6
b. 4/34
c. 3/17
d. 1/34
12. The table shows the number of coins of each type that Kevin has in his piggy bank.
Coins in Little Kevin's Piggy Bank
Penny 10
Nickel 1
Dime 10
Quarter 3
What fraction shows the number of coins in Kevin's piggy bank that are nickels or quarters?
a. 1/24
b. 1/2
c. 1/6
d. 1/8
13. Which fraction is equivalent to 5 1/4?
a. 11/4
b. 5/4
c. 21/4
d. 4/21
14. Which of the following pairs of fractions are equivalent?
a. 3/8 and 2/3
b. 12/16 and 3/4
c. 6/12 and 1/3
d. 9/20 and 1/2
15. The table below shows the fraction of an hour that the 4 machines in a factory were operating last night.
Machine Fraction of an Hour
R 10/30
S 6/15
T 12/24
U 30/64
Which machine spent an equivalent of 1/2 an hour working last night?
a.R
b. S
c. T
d. U
Monday, March 19, 2012
adding and subtracting fractions
1. Fred brought a box of donuts to snakck on during his trip. If he ate 7/10 of the donuts during the trip what fraction of donuts remain?
2. Dave was putting fruit into 6 baskets. A few minutes later he filled 3/8 of the basket. How many of the baskets. How many of the baskets still needed to be filled?
3. Timmy bough a candy bar while at the grocery store. He ate 1/3 of the candy bar during lunch and 1/3 of the candy bar during dinner. How much of the candy bar did he eat altogether?
4. Marcus had 6 cupcakes. He gave 1/6 of the cupcakes to his sister. How many cupcakes did he have left?
5. There are 24 students in Mr. Tyler's art class. On Monday 5 students began painting a mural, and on Tuesday 2 more worked on the mural. What fractions of the students in the class worked on the mural on Monday and Tuesday?
6. Helen and 2 friends had a bag of 12 glue sticks. They used 4 glue sticks making a poster. What fraction of glue sticks did the students NOT use?
7. Billy and Harvey took turn rolling a marble down a ramp. The Billy marble rolled 42/100 meters and the Harvey marble rolled 26/100 meters. How much farther did the marble roll during Billy's turn than during Harvey's turn?
8. Susan had 10 stickers. She put 3/10 of the stickers on her book. How many stickers did she have left?
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5
http://www.dadsworksheets.com/
2. Dave was putting fruit into 6 baskets. A few minutes later he filled 3/8 of the basket. How many of the baskets. How many of the baskets still needed to be filled?
3. Timmy bough a candy bar while at the grocery store. He ate 1/3 of the candy bar during lunch and 1/3 of the candy bar during dinner. How much of the candy bar did he eat altogether?
4. Marcus had 6 cupcakes. He gave 1/6 of the cupcakes to his sister. How many cupcakes did he have left?
5. There are 24 students in Mr. Tyler's art class. On Monday 5 students began painting a mural, and on Tuesday 2 more worked on the mural. What fractions of the students in the class worked on the mural on Monday and Tuesday?
6. Helen and 2 friends had a bag of 12 glue sticks. They used 4 glue sticks making a poster. What fraction of glue sticks did the students NOT use?
7. Billy and Harvey took turn rolling a marble down a ramp. The Billy marble rolled 42/100 meters and the Harvey marble rolled 26/100 meters. How much farther did the marble roll during Billy's turn than during Harvey's turn?
8. Susan had 10 stickers. She put 3/10 of the stickers on her book. How many stickers did she have left?
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5
http://www.dadsworksheets.com/
Monday, March 5, 2012
create a game
Today we are going to create a games.
Adding and subtraction Team- whole numbers and decimals -your team should create a theme, game board and answer key. At least 20 questions (include estimations and multi step problems)
Multiplication team- must include 3 digit, 2 digit numbers (include estimations, and multi step problems)- your team should create a theme, game board, and answer key. At least 20 questions
Division Team- must include 3 digit dividens and 2 digit divors (include estimations and multi step problems)-your team should create a theme, game board, and answer key. At least 20 questions
Decimals to Fractions- card game match 3, (mixed numbers, decimal, word form)
15 complete sets.
You can use these sites to help create your word problems.
http://www.dadsworksheets.com/
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/word-problems.html
http://www.worksheetworks.com/math/word-problems.html
Adding and subtraction Team- whole numbers and decimals -your team should create a theme, game board and answer key. At least 20 questions (include estimations and multi step problems)
Multiplication team- must include 3 digit, 2 digit numbers (include estimations, and multi step problems)- your team should create a theme, game board, and answer key. At least 20 questions
Division Team- must include 3 digit dividens and 2 digit divors (include estimations and multi step problems)-your team should create a theme, game board, and answer key. At least 20 questions
Decimals to Fractions- card game match 3, (mixed numbers, decimal, word form)
15 complete sets.
You can use these sites to help create your word problems.
http://www.dadsworksheets.com/
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/word-problems.html
http://www.worksheetworks.com/math/word-problems.html
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Math STAAR questions
1. Ramón read 3 7/8 books that were on his reading list. Which of the following improper fractions is equivalent to
3 7/8 ?
2. Adam is 4.5 feet tall. He is 0.75 foot taller than his brother Mark. How tall is Mark? A 3.25 ft B 4.25 ft C 3.75 ft D 5.25 ft
3. Mr. Cantú will put 1 flag on each table in the cafeteria for a school event. The cafeteria has 15 rows with 5 tables in each row and 12 rows with 4 tables in each row. Mr. Cantú already has 94 flags. How many more flags does he need to buy?
A 48
B 19
C 27
D 29 4. An employee at a video store worked a total of 90 hours in 3 weeks. She worked 5 days a week. If she worked the same number of hours a day, how many hours did the employee work each day? Record your answer
5. A delivery truck is carrying 80 televisions in individual boxes. Each box weighs between 26 and 37 pounds. Which of the following is a reasonable estimate of the total weight of the boxes?
A 2,500 pounds
B 880 pounds
C 3,400 pounds
D 5,000 pounds
6. Connie is preparing for a spelling bee. She wants to study the same number of words each week. The table below shows the number of words she plans to have studied by the end of different numbers of weeks. Connie’s Study Plan
Based on this information, which of the following statements is true?
B The total number of words studied will be 20 more than the number of weeks.
C The total number of words studied will be 40 more than the number of weeks.
D The total number of words studied will be 40 times the number of weeks.
B (24 ÷3) ×12 = p
C (24 ×3) ×12 = p
D (24 ÷3) +12 = p
8
A It has 6 congruent faces.
B It has both parallel and perpendicular edges.
C It has 8 vertices.
D It has both acute and right angles.
9Which picture shows a single transformation labeled correctly?AReflection
R RBRotation
R R
Ctranslation
R R
DDilation R R
B 45 lb
C 23 lb
D 12 lb
12
Based on these results, which of the following is the most reasonable prediction of the number of orange buttons Emilio will select from the bag in his next 64 tries? A
B 8
C 32
D 16
What was the median amount of money spent by these people?
B$9
C$8
D$7A$34 Emilio has a bag containing different-colored buttons. He randomly selects a button from the bag, records its color, and puts it back. The table below shows his results after selecting 32 buttons from the bag. window with the length of 60ins and width of 40ins has What total area ? 15 lb Which of the following statements does NOT describe a cube?(24 ×3) ÷12 = p A The total number of words studied will be 20 times the number of weeks. 2,500 pounds B 880 pounds C 3,400 pounds D 5,000 pounds An employee at a video store worked a total of 90 hours in 3 weeks. She worked 5 days a week. If she worked the same number of hours a day, how many hours did the employee work each day? Record your answer
3 7/8 ?
A 29/8
B 31/8
C 24/8
D 18/8
2. Adam is 4.5 feet tall. He is 0.75 foot taller than his brother Mark. How tall is Mark? A 3.25 ft B 4.25 ft C 3.75 ft D 5.25 ft
3. Mr. Cantú will put 1 flag on each table in the cafeteria for a school event. The cafeteria has 15 rows with 5 tables in each row and 12 rows with 4 tables in each row. Mr. Cantú already has 94 flags. How many more flags does he need to buy?
A 48
B 19
C 27
D 29 4. An employee at a video store worked a total of 90 hours in 3 weeks. She worked 5 days a week. If she worked the same number of hours a day, how many hours did the employee work each day? Record your answer
5. A delivery truck is carrying 80 televisions in individual boxes. Each box weighs between 26 and 37 pounds. Which of the following is a reasonable estimate of the total weight of the boxes?
A 2,500 pounds
B 880 pounds
C 3,400 pounds
D 5,000 pounds
6. Connie is preparing for a spelling bee. She wants to study the same number of words each week. The table below shows the number of words she plans to have studied by the end of different numbers of weeks. Connie’s Study Plan
| Week | Total Number of Words |
1 | 20 |
3 | 60 |
7 | 140 |
9 | 180 |
Based on this information, which of the following statements is true?
B The total number of words studied will be 20 more than the number of weeks.
C The total number of words studied will be 40 more than the number of weeks.
D The total number of words studied will be 40 times the number of weeks.
7.
Reba is planning a dinner for 24 people. She wants to make 3 tacos for each person. Taco shells are sold in packages of 12. Which of the following equations can be used to find p, the number of packages of taco shells needed for the dinner? A B (24 ÷3) ×12 = p
C (24 ×3) ×12 = p
D (24 ÷3) +12 = p
8
A It has 6 congruent faces.
B It has both parallel and perpendicular edges.
C It has 8 vertices.
D It has both acute and right angles.
9Which picture shows a single transformation labeled correctly?AReflection
R RBRotation
R R
Ctranslation
R R
DDilation R R
10
Mrs. Evans wants to buy enough dog food to feed her dog for 90 days. Her dog eats 4 ounces of dog food twice a day. How many pounds of dog food should she buy? A B 45 lb
C 23 lb
D 12 lb
11 A rectanglar
A 2,400 square inches
B 600 square inches
C 400 square inches
D 1,000 square inches
Buttons | |
Color | Number of Buttons |
Purple | 8 |
Orange | 4 |
Brown | 16 |
Green | 4 |
Based on these results, which of the following is the most reasonable prediction of the number of orange buttons Emilio will select from the bag in his next 64 tries? A
B 8
C 32
D 16
What was the median amount of money spent by these people?
B$9
C$8
D$7A$34 Emilio has a bag containing different-colored buttons. He randomly selects a button from the bag, records its color, and puts it back. The table below shows his results after selecting 32 buttons from the bag. window with the length of 60ins and width of 40ins has What total area ? 15 lb Which of the following statements does NOT describe a cube?(24 ×3) ÷12 = p A The total number of words studied will be 20 times the number of weeks. 2,500 pounds B 880 pounds C 3,400 pounds D 5,000 pounds An employee at a video store worked a total of 90 hours in 3 weeks. She worked 5 days a week. If she worked the same number of hours a day, how many hours did the employee work each day? Record your answer
Saturday, February 25, 2012
3d geometric terms
cone
cube
cylinder
edge
face
hexagonal prism
pentagonal prism
pentagonal pyramid
prism
rectangular prism
rectangular pyramid
sphere
square pyramid
three-dimensional figure or solid
triangular prism
triangular pyramid
vertex
cube
cylinder
edge
face
hexagonal prism
pentagonal prism
pentagonal pyramid
prism
rectangular prism
rectangular pyramid
sphere
square pyramid
three-dimensional figure or solid
triangular prism
triangular pyramid
vertex
Thursday, February 23, 2012
weather these questions!!
Weather Questions
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Kaprie and Norah
pg 148
Air Masses and Fronts
1. How are fronts created?
2.what is the narrow boundary between air masses with different temperatures?
3. how are air masses created?
4. How does cold air move in a cold front?
5.in a warm front how does warm air move
IDK has left a new comment on your post "Math Spiral Tuesday Nov. 8, 2011":
Kaprie and Norah
pg 148
Air Masses and Fronts
1. How are fronts created?
2.what is the narrow boundary between air masses with different temperatures?
3. how are air masses created?
4. How does cold air move in a cold front?
5.in a warm front how does warm air move
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Because of Winn Dixie Ch6-10
Why does Opal decide to ask the preacher to tell her about her mother?
When Opal asks the preacher to tell her about her mother, she asks him to tell her ten things. Why does she ask for ten things?
Just before the preacher tells Opal the ten things about her mother, he looks as Winn-Dixie and says "I should have guessed you were going to be trouble" What does he mean by this?
Why did Winn-Dixie pull the cushions down, pull all the toilet paper of the roll, and howl?
why does Opal write down the ten things about her mother?
Vocabulary6-10
memorial
pride
gerbil
overgrown
embarrassed
peculiar
installment
green thumb
trembling
recall
dust bunnies
furious
snuffled
grand
trustworthy
crinkey
palmetto
advanced
theme
why does Miss Franny finaly allow Winn-Dixie into the library?
how did Miss Franny obtain the Herman W. Block memorial Library?
what does Opal promise to do so that she can earn Winn-Dixie a red collar and leash from the pet store?
Why is Opal so happy at the end of Chapter 8?
Why doesn't Opal like Stevie and Dunlap Dewberry?
How doesn't Opal finally end up going into Gloria Dump's yard?
How has Winn-Dixie helped Opal make new friends?
What amazes Opal at the end of Chapter 10?
When Opal asks the preacher to tell her about her mother, she asks him to tell her ten things. Why does she ask for ten things?
Just before the preacher tells Opal the ten things about her mother, he looks as Winn-Dixie and says "I should have guessed you were going to be trouble" What does he mean by this?
Why did Winn-Dixie pull the cushions down, pull all the toilet paper of the roll, and howl?
why does Opal write down the ten things about her mother?
Vocabulary6-10
memorial
pride
gerbil
overgrown
embarrassed
peculiar
installment
green thumb
trembling
recall
dust bunnies
furious
snuffled
grand
trustworthy
crinkey
palmetto
advanced
theme
why does Miss Franny finaly allow Winn-Dixie into the library?
how did Miss Franny obtain the Herman W. Block memorial Library?
what does Opal promise to do so that she can earn Winn-Dixie a red collar and leash from the pet store?
Why is Opal so happy at the end of Chapter 8?
Why doesn't Opal like Stevie and Dunlap Dewberry?
How doesn't Opal finally end up going into Gloria Dump's yard?
How has Winn-Dixie helped Opal make new friends?
What amazes Opal at the end of Chapter 10?
Monday, February 20, 2012
Weather and Climate STAAR questions.
1. the boundaries between air masses are called-
a. fronts
b. waves
c. rays
d. walls
2. a large volume of air moving across the surface of the Earth is known as
a. an air mass
b. an air cloud
c. forced air
d. calm wind
3.when a cold front moves in on an area of warm air, the heavier cold air slides under the lighter warm air. This often causes-
a. earthquake
b. a solar eclipse
c. thunderstorms
d. tidal waves
4. which of the following BEST describes fog?
a. a cloud near the ground
b. a puddle of water on the ground
c. boiling water going through the process of evaporation
d. snow melting in the air
5. when the sun heats the earth, air masses all over the earth are created. these air masses are different temperatures because
a. some move faster than the others
b. the sun heats part of the earth at different temperatures
c. some air masses contain rain and snow
d. air masses get cooler as they rise
6. which of the following biomes would most likely experience the LEAST precipitation?
a. grassland
b. tropical rain forest
c. desert
d. deciduous forest
7. which biome would MOST likely be the coldest?
a. grassland
b. desert
c. tundra
d. tropical rain forest
8. which of the following provides the MOST moister to an air mass?
a. ocean
b. river
c. mountain
d. Canyon
9. Rain is a form of
a. perspiration
b. energy
c. precipitation
d. light
10. Condensation occurs when
a. water vapor in the atmosphere turn into water and forms clouds
b. water turns into ice
c. ice turns into water
d. snow falls to the ground covering all vegetation
11. Hal was observing the effects of sunlight on water. He left a glass of water outside on a hot sunny day. When he returned several hours later, most of the water was gone. This occurred due to the process of
a. condensation
b. evaporation
c. transpiration
d. precipitation
12. Which of the following provides plants the energy they need to grow?
a. natural gas
b. carbon dioxide
c. oxygen
d. sunlight
13. Water enter the plant through its
a. stem
b. roots
c. leaves
d. flowers
14. Keri poured a cold glass of juice. she drank some and set down the glass. When she picked the glass up again, she noticed the outside of the glass was damp. She wiped the water off her hand. This is MOST likely happened because
a. water in the air condensed on the cold glass
b. juice leaked out of the glass
c. water leaked out of the glass
d. transportation occurred
15.When water turns into water vapor outside, it is usually due to
a. clouds causing precipitation
b. the heat of the sun causing evaporation
c. plants causing transpiration
d. cool air causing condensation
a. fronts
b. waves
c. rays
d. walls
2. a large volume of air moving across the surface of the Earth is known as
a. an air mass
b. an air cloud
c. forced air
d. calm wind
3.when a cold front moves in on an area of warm air, the heavier cold air slides under the lighter warm air. This often causes-
a. earthquake
b. a solar eclipse
c. thunderstorms
d. tidal waves
4. which of the following BEST describes fog?
a. a cloud near the ground
b. a puddle of water on the ground
c. boiling water going through the process of evaporation
d. snow melting in the air
5. when the sun heats the earth, air masses all over the earth are created. these air masses are different temperatures because
a. some move faster than the others
b. the sun heats part of the earth at different temperatures
c. some air masses contain rain and snow
d. air masses get cooler as they rise
6. which of the following biomes would most likely experience the LEAST precipitation?
a. grassland
b. tropical rain forest
c. desert
d. deciduous forest
7. which biome would MOST likely be the coldest?
a. grassland
b. desert
c. tundra
d. tropical rain forest
8. which of the following provides the MOST moister to an air mass?
a. ocean
b. river
c. mountain
d. Canyon
9. Rain is a form of
a. perspiration
b. energy
c. precipitation
d. light
10. Condensation occurs when
a. water vapor in the atmosphere turn into water and forms clouds
b. water turns into ice
c. ice turns into water
d. snow falls to the ground covering all vegetation
11. Hal was observing the effects of sunlight on water. He left a glass of water outside on a hot sunny day. When he returned several hours later, most of the water was gone. This occurred due to the process of
a. condensation
b. evaporation
c. transpiration
d. precipitation
12. Which of the following provides plants the energy they need to grow?
a. natural gas
b. carbon dioxide
c. oxygen
d. sunlight
13. Water enter the plant through its
a. stem
b. roots
c. leaves
d. flowers
14. Keri poured a cold glass of juice. she drank some and set down the glass. When she picked the glass up again, she noticed the outside of the glass was damp. She wiped the water off her hand. This is MOST likely happened because
a. water in the air condensed on the cold glass
b. juice leaked out of the glass
c. water leaked out of the glass
d. transportation occurred
15.When water turns into water vapor outside, it is usually due to
a. clouds causing precipitation
b. the heat of the sun causing evaporation
c. plants causing transpiration
d. cool air causing condensation
Because of Winn Dixie 1-5
open questions
What are your feelings about people with disabilities such as blindness?
Can life be both good and bad at the same time?
Vocabulary 1-5
skidded
suffering
judge
produce
exception
memorized
missionary
fortunate
congregation
distract
effect
potluck
sermon
constellations
retriever
hollered
matted
ch1-2
How does Opal rescue Winn-Dixie in the first Chapter?
What Characteristics does Opal like about Winn-Dixie?
How does Opal feel about her father? Why?
Why does Opal's Father agree to let her keep Winn-Dixie?
What is best describes
Winn-Dixie
Opal
the time the story takes place
Opal's reaction to winn dixies"smile" and sense of humor?
the preacher
the Friendly corners trailer Park
True or False
in the tgrocery store, when opal first called the stray do Winn-dixie the dog trotted over to see her as if it was his name?
Winn-Dixie was a healthy looking dog, with thick , shiny brown fur?
Opal calls her dad "the Preacher" instead of Dad?
The setting of the novel is a town called Naomi, Florida
the Preacher always told Opal to help those less fortunate than herself?
What do you Think?
Why did Opal decide to help the stray dog in the grocery store? Do you think she did the right thing?
What can we infer about Opal from the decision to help Winn-dixie?
How would you describe Opal's Daily life?
What can you infer from Opal's description of her father as being like "a turtle hiding inside its shell"? What does it tell us about his personality?
How would you describe Winn-Dixie's affect on the preacher?
What point of view is this story written in?
What are your feelings about people with disabilities such as blindness?
Can life be both good and bad at the same time?
Vocabulary 1-5
skidded
suffering
judge
produce
exception
memorized
missionary
fortunate
congregation
distract
effect
potluck
sermon
constellations
retriever
hollered
matted
ch1-2
How does Opal rescue Winn-Dixie in the first Chapter?
What Characteristics does Opal like about Winn-Dixie?
How does Opal feel about her father? Why?
Why does Opal's Father agree to let her keep Winn-Dixie?
What is best describes
Winn-Dixie
Opal
the time the story takes place
Opal's reaction to winn dixies"smile" and sense of humor?
the preacher
the Friendly corners trailer Park
True or False
in the tgrocery store, when opal first called the stray do Winn-dixie the dog trotted over to see her as if it was his name?
Winn-Dixie was a healthy looking dog, with thick , shiny brown fur?
Opal calls her dad "the Preacher" instead of Dad?
The setting of the novel is a town called Naomi, Florida
the Preacher always told Opal to help those less fortunate than herself?
What do you Think?
Why did Opal decide to help the stray dog in the grocery store? Do you think she did the right thing?
What can we infer about Opal from the decision to help Winn-dixie?
How would you describe Opal's Daily life?
What can you infer from Opal's description of her father as being like "a turtle hiding inside its shell"? What does it tell us about his personality?
How would you describe Winn-Dixie's affect on the preacher?
What point of view is this story written in?
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
STAAR Questions traits
1. Which of the following is an inherited trait?
a. Reading
b. speaking Spanish
c. eye color
d. riding a bicycle
2.Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait?
a. hair color
b.height
c. eye color
d. using a computer
3.Paul bought a puppy at a local pet shop. His puppy has white spots. the puppy MOST likely has spots because-
a. it ate paint at the pet shop
b. a diseased attacked the dog's skin
c. on or both of the puppy's parents has white spots
d. it wanted to have spots so it developed the white spots
4.which of the following is NOT a trait passed on in plants?
a. the green color of grass
b. thorns on a rose bush
c. shape of the leaves
d. grass growing taller because of fertilizer
5.The shape of a tulip is an example of
a. a trait inherited from other tulips
b. a response to the environment
c. an adaptation to a new environment
d. a learned characteristic
6. organisms knowing how to do something without being taught is called
a. learning
b. instinct
c. intelligence
d. exercise
7.which of the following is an example of a learned characteristic?
a. hummingbird's long beak
b. an eagle's sharp eyesight
c. a dong catching a ball
d. a loin's sharp claws
8. Which of the following is NOT an example of a learned behavior?
a. horse running in a field
b. An ox pulling a plow
c. a lion jumping through a hoop
d. a dog fetching a newspaper
9.Jason is a fantastic basketball player. He rarely misses a shot. which of the following would support the idea that his basketball skill is learned?
a. He is tall
b. he is fast
c. he has good eyesight
d. he practices everyday
10. Which of the following does NOT describe a learned behavior?
a. a football player throwing a pass to a receiver
b. a fish breathing underwater through its gills
c. a student working on math problems
d. a boy riding a bicycle
11. Which of the following is an example of a plant responding to the environment?
a. a plant's leaves are green
b. a flower has many colors
c. a plant grows towards the sunlight coming in through a window
d. root taking in water from the soil.
12. Which of the following is a learned characteristic based on an animal's environment?
a. a gorilla using sign language
b. a butterfly going through metamorphosis
c. a grasshopper eating grass
d. a snake laying eggs
13. in the winter time in areas of heavy snowfall some animals, such as certain mammals and birds, turn white. This is an example of
a. a learned characteristic
b. and adaptation to the environment
c. a pattern of migration
d. an animal habitat
14.Which adaptations enable a duck to survive around water?
a. talons and sharp beak
b. webbed feet and waterproof feathers
c. sharp teeth and thick skin
d. keen eyesight and colorful feathers
15. What adaptation does a cactus plant have to protect itself?
a. green coloration
b. tall branches
c. thorns
d. long root system
16. which adaptation helps the camel to survive in the desert?
a. its long legs
b. its ability to eat sand
c. its ability to store water in its hump
d. its loud yell
17. Which of the following is an example of an adaptive characteristic that an animal has learned to help it survive?
a. a shark eating a dead fish
b. an alligator waiting under a tree for a bird to fall into the water
c. a cheetah running after a gazelle
d. a whale swallowing plankton
18. Which of the following is an adaptation birds have developed to help them fly?
a. brightly colored wings
b. waterproof feathers
c. hollow lightweight bones
d. sharp beaks
19. penguins are birds that cannot fly and feed on fish in the ocean water near their habitats. What adaptation have penguins developed that helps them catch fish?
a. black and white feathers
b. wings that are shaped like flippers
c. short, flat teeth
d. weak and brittle bones
20. Some monkeys can use their tails to swing from branch to branch in the rain forest. Which of the following is NOT a reason why some monkeys use this adaptation?
a. to get to food easier
b. to keep away from predators
c. to pull the trees out of the ground
d. to move through the forest quicker
a. Reading
b. speaking Spanish
c. eye color
d. riding a bicycle
2.Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait?
a. hair color
b.height
c. eye color
d. using a computer
3.Paul bought a puppy at a local pet shop. His puppy has white spots. the puppy MOST likely has spots because-
a. it ate paint at the pet shop
b. a diseased attacked the dog's skin
c. on or both of the puppy's parents has white spots
d. it wanted to have spots so it developed the white spots
4.which of the following is NOT a trait passed on in plants?
a. the green color of grass
b. thorns on a rose bush
c. shape of the leaves
d. grass growing taller because of fertilizer
5.The shape of a tulip is an example of
a. a trait inherited from other tulips
b. a response to the environment
c. an adaptation to a new environment
d. a learned characteristic
6. organisms knowing how to do something without being taught is called
a. learning
b. instinct
c. intelligence
d. exercise
7.which of the following is an example of a learned characteristic?
a. hummingbird's long beak
b. an eagle's sharp eyesight
c. a dong catching a ball
d. a loin's sharp claws
8. Which of the following is NOT an example of a learned behavior?
a. horse running in a field
b. An ox pulling a plow
c. a lion jumping through a hoop
d. a dog fetching a newspaper
9.Jason is a fantastic basketball player. He rarely misses a shot. which of the following would support the idea that his basketball skill is learned?
a. He is tall
b. he is fast
c. he has good eyesight
d. he practices everyday
10. Which of the following does NOT describe a learned behavior?
a. a football player throwing a pass to a receiver
b. a fish breathing underwater through its gills
c. a student working on math problems
d. a boy riding a bicycle
11. Which of the following is an example of a plant responding to the environment?
a. a plant's leaves are green
b. a flower has many colors
c. a plant grows towards the sunlight coming in through a window
d. root taking in water from the soil.
12. Which of the following is a learned characteristic based on an animal's environment?
a. a gorilla using sign language
b. a butterfly going through metamorphosis
c. a grasshopper eating grass
d. a snake laying eggs
13. in the winter time in areas of heavy snowfall some animals, such as certain mammals and birds, turn white. This is an example of
a. a learned characteristic
b. and adaptation to the environment
c. a pattern of migration
d. an animal habitat
14.Which adaptations enable a duck to survive around water?
a. talons and sharp beak
b. webbed feet and waterproof feathers
c. sharp teeth and thick skin
d. keen eyesight and colorful feathers
15. What adaptation does a cactus plant have to protect itself?
a. green coloration
b. tall branches
c. thorns
d. long root system
16. which adaptation helps the camel to survive in the desert?
a. its long legs
b. its ability to eat sand
c. its ability to store water in its hump
d. its loud yell
17. Which of the following is an example of an adaptive characteristic that an animal has learned to help it survive?
a. a shark eating a dead fish
b. an alligator waiting under a tree for a bird to fall into the water
c. a cheetah running after a gazelle
d. a whale swallowing plankton
18. Which of the following is an adaptation birds have developed to help them fly?
a. brightly colored wings
b. waterproof feathers
c. hollow lightweight bones
d. sharp beaks
19. penguins are birds that cannot fly and feed on fish in the ocean water near their habitats. What adaptation have penguins developed that helps them catch fish?
a. black and white feathers
b. wings that are shaped like flippers
c. short, flat teeth
d. weak and brittle bones
20. Some monkeys can use their tails to swing from branch to branch in the rain forest. Which of the following is NOT a reason why some monkeys use this adaptation?
a. to get to food easier
b. to keep away from predators
c. to pull the trees out of the ground
d. to move through the forest quicker
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