Join the Whiz Kid Club! Can you learn and have fun at the same time? Join the Whiz Kid Club and do a few activities every week. Each time you turn in your Whiz Kid Club Folder with a question answered you will receive one point. There's a total of 85 points you can make. At the end of the year I will total your points. You can complete these activities at school or at home on your computer. You must have an internet connection and your parents permission to complete the Whiz Kid Club questions. There are lists to make in Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Miscellaneous subjects. There are games to play in math. You can learn about the different themes and have fun. Each child reaching 20 points will be invited to an ice cream party at the end of the year. The 3 students with the top points at the end of the year will receive a special prize! A special thanks goes to Mrs. Renz* from Redmond, Oregon for this fabulous idea. Point Values W - 5 Points H - 10 Points I - 15 Points Z - 20 Points K - 30 Points I - 40 Points D - 50 Points C - 60 Points L - 70 Points U - 80 Points B - 85 Points
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Name the 7 continents. |
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Name 15 world countries. |
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Name 15 major world cities. |
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Name 15 types of dwellings. |
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Name 10 South American and Central American countries. |
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Name 10 countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. |
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Name 10 countries in Europe. |
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Name 10 countries in Africa. |
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Name 10 major bodies of water. |
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Name 10 major world rivers. |
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Name 10 large deserts of the world. |
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Name 10 large lakes in the North America. |
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Name 10 major mountains or mountain ranges. |
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Name the 50 states. |
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Write the names of the 50 states on a map. |
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Name the state capitals. |
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Name the 13 Colonies. |
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Name 10 Native American tribes. |
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Where does the Mississippi River start? |
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List 8 Georgia counties. |
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Name the state flower of Georgia. |
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Name 8 explorers. |
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Name 8 Civil War battlefields. |
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24. |
Name the 1st - 10th presidents in order. |
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Name the 11th - 20th presidents in order. |
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Name the 21st - 30th presidents in order. |
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Name the 31st - current presidents. |
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Name the person from Georgia elected as U.S. President. |
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Name the five Great Lakes. |
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Name 15 kinds of fish.
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Name 15 marine creatures.
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Name 15 mammals.
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Name 15 vertebrate animals.
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Name 15 desert animals or wildlife.
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Name 10 amphibians.
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Name 10 reptiles.
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Name 10 dinosaurs.
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Name 10 types of birds.
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Name 10 rain forest birds or mammals.
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Name 10 deciduous trees.
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Name 10 rocks or minerals.
42.
Name 10 chemicals and their chemical symbols.
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Name 10 constellations.
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Name 10 organs in the human body.
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Name 8 types of clouds.
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Name 5 inventors and their inventions.
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Name 5 human body systems
48.
Name the stages of the water cycle.
Water Cycle 49.
Name the order of the colors in the rainbow.
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Label the major bones of the skeleton.
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Name the order of the planets in the solar system.
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52. |
Name 20 verbs. |
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Name 15 adjectives. |
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Name 15 adverbs. |
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55. |
Name 15 prepositions. |
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56. |
Name 10 common nouns & 10 proper nouns. |
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57. |
Name 10 famous authors. |
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58. |
Give 2 examples each of alliteration, personification, simile, metaphor, and onomatopoeia. |
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59. |
Count to 20 in Spanish. |
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60. |
Count to 20 in French. |
Click "Écoutons" to listen to the numbers & then click "Répétons" and finally, "Praticons" to play a game - neat site! |
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Use sign language and "sign" the alphabet. |
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62. |
Draw the lines of symmetry for the capital alphabet. |
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63. |
Compute area of squares, rectangles, circles, and triangles. |
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64. |
Name the perfect square numbers up to 225. |
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Write in Roman numerals up to 100. |
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Name 5 famous mathematicians. |
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67. |
Earn 100% on the area & perimeter of rectangles quiz. |
Play "Shape Surveyor" to practice both Area & perimeter - under "Free Activities", click "Area" to watch a cool slide show |
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Earn 100% on the square roots test. |
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69. |
Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the addition basic facts test. |
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Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the subtraction basic facts test. |
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Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the multiplication basic facts test. |
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Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the division basic facts test. |
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73.
Name one career for each letter of the alphabet.
74.
Name the birthstones for each month.
75.
Name 20 different modes of transportation.
76.
Name 15 breeds of horses.
77.
Name 15 breeds of dogs.
78.
Name 12 winter or summer Olympic events.
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Name 10 large U.S. corporations.
80.
Name 10 instruments in a marching band.
81.
Name 10 instruments in a symphony orchestra.
Sounds from the Orchestra - neat site!
82.
Name 10 football teams and their cities.
83.
Name 10 basketball teams and their cities.
84.
Name 10 baseball teams and their cities.
85.
Name 10 hockey teams and their cities.