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This is an opportunity for students to go "above and beyond" the normal classroom expectations. It is simple! Learn all about one of the topics listed below on your own. Once you are sure you know all about the topic tell Mrs. Mango the answers during recess or after school and you will become a star member of Mrs. Mango's Brilliant Brainbusters Club. You can become a 1 star member all the way up to an 125 star member! Once you have become a 15 star member, you will become a part of Mrs. Mango's Brilliant Brainbusters Hall of Fame for the rest of Mrs. Mango's teaching career.

The concept for this Mastery Challenge was borrowed with permission from Mrs. Renz in Redmond, Oregon.

Visit her website to check out the original!

http://www.redmond.k12.or.us/mccall/renz/

Do you have websites that may be helpful? Please let me know!

mangol@cfbisd.edu

SOCIAL STUDIES		Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research.......
1.	Name the four regions of Texas and their natural resources.
2.	Name the states which share a border with Texas
3.	Name the state symbols of Texas.	State Symbols & Emblems
4.	Name 5 early explorers in Texas.	Early Explorers
5.	Name 5 Texas Missions, and place them on a map.	Texas Missions
6.	Name the 7 continents.	The 7 Continents & 4 Oceans More About the Continents
7.	Name 15 world countries.	Country Maps
8.	Name 15 major world cities.	Capital Cities of the World
9.	Name 10 South American and Central American countries.	South America Country Map Central America Map
10.	Name 10 countries bordering the Pacific Ocean.	Country Maps
11.	Name 10 counties in Texas.	Yahoo! Directory
12.	Name 10 countries in Africa.	Click on the correct African country game
13.	Name 10 countries in Europe.	European countries quiz game Click on the correct European country game
14.	Name 10 countries in Asia.	Asia Map Game
15.	Name 10 major bodies of water.	Oceans and Seas
16.	Name 10 major world rivers.	Fact Monster - Principal Rivers of the World River Systems of the World
17.	Name the 50 states and their capitals.	50 States Quiz State Capitals - Homework Spot States & Capitals Game
18.	Label the 50 states on a map.	Map of the US
19	List the postal abbreviations for each of the 50 states.	USPS Page
20.	Name the 1^st - 10^th presidents in order.	Presidents of the U.S.A. KidsKonnect - Presidents
21.	Name the 11^th - 20^th presidents in order.	Presidents of the U.S.A. KidsKonnect - Presidents
22.	Name the 21^st - 30^th presidents in order.	Presidents of the U.S.A. KidsKonnect - Presidents .
23.	Name the 31^st - current presidents.	Presidents of the U.S.A. KidsKonnect - Presidents
24.	Name the 10 amendments, known as the Bill of Rights.	America's Library
25.	Name the 13 Colonies and label them on a map.	13 Colonies Homepage List of the 13 Colonies 13 Colonies Quiz & Map
26.	Name 6 things that are always found on a map.
27.	Name at least four reasons colonists came to the "New World."
28.	Name the different regions of the USA from two different sources.
29.	Name 10 different landforms and draw a sketch of them.
30.	Name 5 different kinds of maps and their purposes.	Map Maker, Map Maker, Make Me A Map!
31.	Name 10 large lakes in the North America.	U.S. Lakes.com Lakes of the world
32.	Explain how to use the latitude and longitude system.	Latitude and Longitude
33.	Name 10 major mountains or mountain ranges.	World Mountain Maps - click a mountain Highest Peaks
34.	Name 10 large deserts of the world.	FactMonster deserts of the world Desert maps
35.	Name 8 Civil War battlefields.	Civil War Battlefields & information Civil War battlefields A to Z
36.	Name 10 Native American tribes.	Native American Nations
37.	Name 3 "acts" the British imposed upon the Colonists and explain them.	Revolution
38.	Name 8 Revolutionary War battlefields.	Liberty!
39.	Name 5 Colonial and 5 British leaders in the Revolutionary War.	The Revolution for Kids
40.	Say the Preamble to the Constitution from Memory.	Preamble
41.	Name the wars American soldiers have fought in and who they fought against and why.	American War Fact Sheet
42.	Name 2 causes for the Civil War.
43.	Name 5 Union and 5 Confederate states.
44.	Name 8 different kinds of world money.
45.	Name 4 reasons people became pioneers.
46.	Name all of the constitutional amendments beyond the Bill of Rights.
47.	Name the three branches of government and their "jobs."
48.	Draw a flow map showing the process of making a law.
49.	Name 5 ways the Industrial Revolution changed the world.
50.	Name the leaders of six different countries.

SCIENCE		Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research.......
51.	Name 15 kinds of fish.	Northeast Fisheries Science Center KidsKonnect.com - Fish
52.	Name 15 marine creatures.	KidsKonnect.com - Aquariums
53.	Name 15 types of birds.	State Birds of the U.S.A. KidsKonnect.com - Birds
54.	Name 10 reptiles.	Reptile Database
55.	Name 10 dinosaurs.	Dinosaur Pictures KidsKonnect.com - Dinosaurs
56.	Name 10 amphibians.	Yahooligans: Amphibians
57.	Name 10 things magnets attract.
58.	Name 10 rocks or minerals.	Mineral Gallery - see photos Rock Hounds - How Rocks are Formed KidsKonnect.com - Rocks & Minerals
59.	Name 10 organs in the human body.	Tour of Human Body - Think Quest
60.	Name 5 human body systems	Virtual Body
61.	Name the colors of the rainbow in order.	BrainPop: Watch a movie!
62.	Name 15 mammals.	All About Mammals
63.	Name the order of the planets in the solar system.	Introduction to the Nine Planets
64.	Draw a picture naming the stages of the water cycle.	Enchanted Learning: Water Cycle
65.	List 10 omnivores.	Omnivores What is an Omnivore?
66.	List 10 herbivores.	What is a Herbivore?
67.	List 10 carnivores	Carnivores All about Carnivores
68.	Say the steps of the scientific process from memory. Also say a mnemonic device to help you remember.
69.	Name the parts of a plant and their jobs.
70.	Name 8 types of clouds.
71.	Name 5 plant adaptations.
72.	Name 5 animal adaptations.
73.	Name 5 famous scientists.
74.	Name 5 different scientific fields of study.
75.	Explain why we see the phases of the moon on Earth.
76.	Explain the rock cycle for all three of the main types of rock.
77.	Label the major bones of the skeleton.
78.	Explain how to test rocks for hardness.
79.	Name the first ten elements on the periodic table and their symbols.
80.	Explain what atoms, neutrons, and electrons are.

LANGUAGE ARTS		Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research.......
81.	Name 10 common nouns & 10 proper nouns.	Nouns Noun activities to quiz yourself with
82.	Name 15 adjectives.	What is an adjective? More adjective info.
83.	Name 15 adverbs.	Adverbs More about Adverbs
84.	Name 15 prepositions.	Guide to Grammar & Writing
85.	Name 20 verbs.	What is a Verb? Play the "Nouns or Verbs? game
86.	Give 2 examples each of alliteration, personification, simile, metaphor, and onomatopoeia.	Simile, metaphor, personification Onomatopoeia
87.	Name 10 famous authors.	Children's Authors KidsKonnect.com - Authors
88.	Count to 20 in Spanish.	Count to 20 & listen
89.	Use sign language to sign the alphabet.	Animated sign language on the Net Sign the word you'd like here
90.	Score 100% on the grade-level 100-word spelling test.
91.	Explain how to reference pronouns and why it is important. Give three examples of sentences with referenced pronouns used correctly.

MATH		Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research.......
92.	Measure the length and width of 10 objects and record the measurements using both metric and standard linear measurement.
93	Draw the lines of symmetry for the capital alphabet.	Symmetry of Capital Letters
94.	Compute area of squares, rectangles, circles, and triangles.	Math.com - Area Formulas
95.	Name 5 famous mathematicians.	Four famous mathematicians A long list of mathematicians
96.	Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the addition basic facts test.	Math Practice Online A+ Math Flashcards
97.	Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the subtraction basic facts test.	Math Practice Online A+ Math Flashcards
98.	Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the multiplication basic facts test.	Math Practice Online A+ Math Flashcards
99.	Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the division basic facts test.	Math Practice Online A+ Math Flashcards
100.	Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the area of squares, and rectangles quiz.	Area of Rectangles
101.	Earn 100% on the area & perimeter of rectangles quiz.	Area of rectangles Play "Shape Surveyor" to practice both Area & perimeter - under "Free Activities", click "Area" to watch a cool slide show
102.	Draw and name 4 one-dimensional objects
103.	Draw and name 5 two-dimensional objects
104.	Draw and name 5 three-dimensional objects. Tell how many edges, faces, and vertices each object has.
105.	Make an illustration of a reflection, a rotation, and a translation.

MISCELLANEOUS		Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research.......
106.	Name the birthstones for each month.	Birthstones
107.	Name 15 breeds of cats.	CFA Breeds
108.	Name 12 winter or summer Olympic events.	KidsKonnect.com - Olympics
109.	Name 10 major US corporations.	Career Lab
110.	Name 10 instruments in a marching band.	Instrument Encyclopedia
111.	Name 10 instruments in a symphony orchestra.	Sounds from the Orchestra - neat site!
112.	Name 10 football teams and their cities.	National Football League.com
113.	Name 10 basketball teams and their cities.	National Basketball Association.com
114.	Name 10 hockey teams and their cities.	National Hockey League.com
115.	Name 10 baseball teams and their cities.	Major League Baseball.com
116.	Name 10 inventors and their inventions	Invent Now!
117.	Name 15 breeds of dogs.	Dog breeds from A.K.C.
118.	Name the Greek Gods and what they were the God of.	Ancient Greece The Greek Gods
119.	Name 5 classical music composers and what country they were from.	Composer Biographies
120.	Name one career for each letter of the alphabet.	A HUGE list of careers Jobs Kids Like
121.	Name 20 different modes of transportation.
122.	Name the longest, heaviest, smallest, and fastest dinosaurs.
123.	Explain what an owl pellet is and how it is formed.
124.	Name the worlds largest and smallest country and how big they are.
125.	Name all of the K-5 and specials teachers at Las Colinas Elementary and what they teach.

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