Shining Stars Club
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Mrs. Vargas' Shining Stars Club |
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The Shining Star Club is for students who are interested in being challenged and would like to work beyond normal classroom expectations. To become a member you must choose a topic from the list and learn about the topic on your own. Click on the links below to help you find answers to the different topics. |
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Once you have learned about your topic, Schedule a time with Mrs. Vargas to give your answers during recess, lunch, or before school without using your notes. |
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You can become a 1 star member all the way up to a 100 star member!!! |
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To join the SHINING
STARS club "hall of fame" you must earn 15 stars. Your name will
remain on the hall of fame list until I retire!! Click here to view the Shining Stars Hall of Fame!  |
| THE CHALLENGES |
| Social Studies | Science | Language Arts | Math | Miscellaneous |
SOCIAL
STUDIES  |
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| 1 | Name the 7 Continents. | More About the Continents |
| 2 | Name 15 world countries. | Country Maps |
| 3 | Name 15 major world cities. |
Capital Cities of the World Capital Cities |
| 4 | Name 15 types of dwellings. |
Wikipedia -
dwellings Native Dwellings |
| 5 | Name 10 South American countries. |
South America Country Map Central America Map |
| 6 |
Name 10 countries bordering the |
Country Maps |
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Name 10 countries in |
European countries quiz game Click on the correct European country game |
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Name 10 countries in |
Click on
the correct African country game African Countries |
| 9 | Name 10 major bodies of water. | Oceans and Seas |
| 10 | Name 10 major world rivers. | |
| 11 | Name 10 large deserts of the world. | |
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Name 10 large lakes in |
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| 13 | Name 10 major mountains or mountain ranges. | |
| 14 | Name the 50 states. | 50 States Quiz |
| 15 | Name the 13 original colonies. | |
| 16 | Name 10 Native American tribes. | Native American Nations |
| 17 |
Name 10 major cities in |
Facts on Indiana Indiana Facts |
| 18 | Name 10 national landmarks or monuments. |
Washington, D.C. Monuments National Landmarks |
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Name the state symbols of |
Indiana
State Symbols Indiana Facts |
| 20 | Name 8 explorers. | Zoom Explorers |
| 21 | Name 6 Revolutionary War battles. |
PBS Revolutionary Timeline Revolutionary Timeline Revolutionary Battles |
| 22 | Name the 1st - 10th presidents in order. | |
| 23 | Name the 11th - 20th presidents in order. | |
| 24 | Name the 21st - 30th presidents in order. | |
| 25 | Name the 31st - current presidents in order. | |
SCIENCE
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| 26 | Name 15 kinds of fish. | |
| 27 | Name 15 marine creatures. | |
| 28 | Name 15 mammals. | |
| 29 | Name 15 vertebrate animals. | |
| 30 | Name 15 desert animals or wildlife. | |
| 31 |
Name 10 amphibians. |
Amphibian Facts Yahoo Amphibians |
| 32 | Name 10 reptiles. | Reptiles |
| 33 | Name 10 dinosaurs. | |
| 34 | Name 10 types of birds. | |
| 35 | Name 10 rainforest birds or mammals. | |
| 36 | Name 10 deciduous trees. | |
| 37 | Name 10 rocks or minerals. | |
| 38 | Name 10 chemicals and their chemical symbols. | |
| 39 | Name 10 constellations. | |
| 40 | Name 10 organs in the human body. | |
| 41 | Name 8 types of clouds. | |
| 42 | Name 5 inventors and their inventions. | |
| 43 | Name 5 human body systems. | |
| 44 | Name the stages of the water cycle. | |
| 45 | Name the order of the colors in the rainbow. | |
| 46 | Name the order of planets in the solar system. | |
| 47 | State and explain Bernoulli´s principle. | |
| 48 | Name 6 types of natural disasters. | |
| 49 | Name 5 pollutants to our earth. | |
| 50 | Name 8 cell organelles. | |
Language Arts  |
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| 51 | Name the 20 verbs. | |
| 52 | Name 15 adjectives. | |
| 53 | Name 15 adverbs. | |
| 54 | Name 15 prepositions. | |
| 55 | Name 10 common nouns. | |
| 56 |
Name 10 proper nouns. |
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| 57 | Name the 7 subject pronouns. | Pronouns |
| 58 | Name the 7 possessive pronouns. | Pronouns |
| 59 | Name 10 famous authors. | |
| 60 | Give 2 examples of alliteration. | |
| 61 | Give 2 examples of personification. | Personification |
| 62 | Give 2 examples of similes. | |
| 63 | Give 2 examples of metaphors. |
Metaphors What is a metaphor? More on metaphors |
| 64 | Give 2 examples of onomatopoeia. | |
| 65 | Count to 20 in Spanish. | Spanish Numbers |
| 66 | Count to 20 in French. |
Click "Écoutons" to listen to the numbers & then click "Répétons" and finally, "Praticons" to play a game - neat site! |
| 67 | Name 5 types of reference materials. |
Reference
Materials More References |
| 68 | Name 5 types of poems. |
Poems for Kids Poetry Terms |
| 69 | Name 5 recent Caldecott winners. |
Caldecott Winners Caldecott Medal Books |
| 70 | Name 6 major publishing companies. | Children´s Publishers |
| 71 | Name 5 famous poets. |
Notable Poets Famous Poets |
| 72 | Name 6 genres of literature. | |
Math  |
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| 73 | Name the prime numbers up to 100. | Fact Monster - Prime Numbers |
| 74 | Name the perfect squares up to 225. |
Learn
Your Square Numbers Square Numbers |
| 75 | Draw the lines of symmetry for the Capital Alphabet. | Symmetry of Capital Letters |
| 76 | Write in Roman Numerals up to 50. | |
| 77 | Compute areas of squares, rectangles, circles, & triangles. |
Math.com - Area
Formulas Finding Area |
| 78 |
Name 5 famous mathematicians. |
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| 79 | Earn 100% on area & perimeter of squares quiz. |
Area of rectangles Play "Shape Surveyor" to practice both Perimeters |
| 80 | Name 6 polygons and the number of their sides. | Shape Game |
| 81 | Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the basic multiplication fact test. | |
| 82 | Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the basic division fact test. | |
| 83 | Earn 100% on the square roots test. | |
| 84 | Earn 100% on the percentage quiz. | |
Miscellaneous  |
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| 85 | Name the birthstones for each month. | Birthstones |
| 86 | Name 20 different methods of transportation. | Transportation |
| 87 | Name 15 breeds of horses. |
Horse Breeds Horses |
| 88 | Name 15 breeds of dogs. | |
| 89 | Name 12 summer or winter Olympic events. | |
| 90 |
Name 10 large U.S. corporations. |
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| 91 | Name 10 instruments in a marching band. | |
| 92 | Name 10 instruments in a symphony orchestra. |
Orchestra Instruments Symphony Orchestra Sounds from the Orchestra |
| 93 | Name 10 pro football teams and their cities. | |
| 94 | Name 10 pro basketball teams and their cities. | |
| 95 | Name 10 pro baseball teams and their cities. | Major League Baseball.com |
| 96 | Name 10 pro hockey teams and their cities. | |
| 97 | Name 5 famous composers. |
Composers Famous Composers Notable Composers |
| 98 | Name 5 famous artists. |
Famous
Artists More Artists |
| 99 | Name 10 types of flowers. | |
| 100 | Name 10 Greek gods or goddesses and what they were the god/goddess of. | |
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| ***A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MRS. RENZ FOR ALLOWING US TO USE HER IDEA! *** |
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