Brain Quest
Student are challenged to use the Internet to discover the answer to a daily
question. All students who participate will not only feed their brain with information
they will be invited to choose a Skittle color of their choice!! One entry will
be chosen each day to then be entered into a monthly drawing. The winner of
the monthly Brain Quest drawing will win a Scholastic Book order for them to
choose any book under $4.95.
Winners will be posted onto to the Class Web page each day for the world to see!
Monday January 18
Many First Ladies have palyed important roles in the US. Match each US President in the left with the name in the right colum.
| 1.Franklin D. Rossevelt 2.James Madison 3.John F. Kennedy 4. John Adams 5. Bill Clinton 6. Abraham Lincoln |
a.Jacqueline |
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Tuesday, January 29
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Name one of the two states in which you might visit the Okefonokee Swamp, a marchy subtropical wilderness where alligators can be seen?
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Visitors to Alaska's Kodiak Island may see a meat-eating animal that can be 9 feet tall and weigh as much as 1,700 pounds. What kind of animal is this? | The National Bison Tange has about 400 bison roaming the plains. What state is this protected area? |
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Wednesday January 30
Most Birds don't have a good sense of smell. One expectation is the kiwi, a flightless bird that lives in New Zealand. The kiwi has sensitive nostrils at the tip of its long bill. It uses these nostrils to smell food in teh forests where it lives. This night feeder eats earthworms, insects and berries.
Another flightless bird is the penguin, What kind of penguin lives near the equator?
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Thursday January 31
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