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History Sentence - Tell me about Columbus

In 1492, Columbus sailed the first of four trips to the Caribbean on three Spanish ships named the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María. Geography - States & Capitals

Augusta, MEConcord, NHBoston, MAProvidence, RIHartford, CT

Trace, then draw a line from the dot to the correct state

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Math

English

ScienceLatin Prepositions

Skip Counting or Multiplying

An Infinitive is "to" plus a verb, used as a noun adjective, or adverb.

in apud per sine

in with

through without

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 22 4 6 8 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 6 1 8 2 0 2 2 2 4

Connective Epithelial Muscle Nerve

4 Types of Tissue



History Sentence - Tell me about the Pilgrims

In 1620, the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England signed the Mayflower Compact before landing in Plymouth, Massachusetts.Geography - States & Capitals

Montpelier, VTAlbany, NYTrenton, NJHarrisburg, PADover, DE



Math

English

Science - bones of the axial skeletonLatin Conjunctions


A present participle is a verb plus "-ing," used as an adjective or a verb.

et ut sed

and that but

3 6 9 1 2 1 5 1 8 2 1 2 4 2 7 3 0 3 3 3 6

4 8 1 2 1 6 2 0 2 4 2 8 3 2 3 6 4 0 4 4 4 8

Cranium Vertebrae

Ribs Sternum



History Sentence - Tell me about the Boston Tea Party

In 1773, colonists dressed as Mohawks dumped tea from the British East India Company into the Boston Harbor.Geography - States & Capitals

Annapolis, MDRichmond, VACharleston, WVRaleigh, NCColumbia, SC



Math

English

Science - 3 kinds of muscleLatin Pronouns


A past participle is a verb plus "-ed," used as an adjective, or a verb.

hic/hoc ipso/ipsum

cui quod eam illum

5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0

6 1 2 1 8 2 4 3 0 3 6 4 2 4 8 5 4 6 0 6 6 7 2

Skeletal Smooth Cardiac

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this him

whose that ithim

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History Sentence - Tell me about the Declaration of Independence

In 1776, the Continental Congress published the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, announcing the colonists' intent to form a new nation.

Geography - States & Capitals

Atlanta, GATallahassee, FLMontgomery, ALJackson, MSBaton Rouge, LA



Math

English - principle parts of a verb

Science - Latin Verbs


Infinitive Present Past

erat sunt est venit

perhiberet crederent

7 1 4 2 1 2 8 3 5 4 2 4 9 5 6 6 3 7 0 7 7 8 4

8 1 6 2 4 3 2 4 0 4 8 5 6 6 4 7 2 8 0 8 8 9 6

Brain Spinal Cord

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was are is

came bear

believe

Present Participle Past Participle

3 parts of the nervous system



History Sentence - Tell me about George Washington

In 1789, in New York, George Washington was granted the full powers and responsibilities of the presidency by the U.S. Constitution.


Lansing, MIColumbus, OHIndianapolis, INFrankfort, KYNashville, TN



Math

English - to be

Science - Latin Verbs


infinitive present past

factum missus

lucet fuit

9 1 8 2 7 3 6 4 5 5 4 6 3 7 2 8 1 9 0 9 9 1 0 8

1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0

Sight Hearing

Taste Smell

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made sent

shineth

there was

5 main senses

to be am, are, is was, were

pres. part. past. part

being been

= = =

= =

conprehenderunt comprehended



History Sentence - Tell me about the Louisiana Purchase

In 1803, the purchase of Louisiana from France prompted westward exploration by pioneers such as Lewis & Clark and Congressman Davy Crockett.


Madison, WISpringfield, ILDes Moines, IA


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Math

English - to do

Science - Latin Nouns



verbum Deus/Deum/Deo

principio omnia/omnes

nihil

1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 2

1 2 2 4 2 6 4 8 6 0 7 2 8 4 9 6 1 0 8 1 2 0 1 3 2 1 4 4

Mouth Esophagus Stomach Liver

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word God

beginning all

nothing

Parts of the Digestive System

to do do, does did


doing done

= = =

= =

Small Intestine

Large Intestine



History Sentence - Tell me about the War of 1812

The War of 1812 gave confidence to the U.S. to write the Monroe Doctrine, warning Europeans not to attempt to colonize the Americas.


St. Paul, MNBismark, NDPierre, SDCheyenne, WYLincoln, NE



Math

English - to rise

Science - Latin Nouns



vita lux

homo/hominum nomen

1 3 2 6 3 9 5 2 6 5 7 8 9 1 1 0 4 1 1 7 1 3 0 1 4 3 1 5 6 1 6 9

Urinary Tract Lungs Skin

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life lightman name

4 Parts of the Excretory System

to rise rise(s) rose


rising risen

= = =

= =



History Sentence - Tell me about the Missouri Compromise

In 1820, Henry Clay worked out the Missouri Compromise, allowing Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.


Topeka, KS Oklahoma City, OKAustin, TXDenver, COSanta Fe, NM



Math

English - to raise

Science

Latin Nouns



testimonium lumine

lohannes tenebris/ tenebrae

1 4 2 8 4 2 5 6 7 0 8 4 9 8 1 1 2 1 2 6 1 4 0 1 5 4 1 6 8 1 8 2 1 9 6

Heart Arteries Veins Capillaries

Platelets

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witnesslightJohn

darkness

6 Parts of the Circulatory System

to raise raise(s) raised


raising raised

= = =

= =

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History Sentence - Tell me about the Compromise of 1850

The Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act, and the Dred Scott decision preceded the secession of the Southern states. Geography - States & Capitals

Salt Lake City, UTPhoenix, AZCarson City, NVSacramento, CAHonolulu, HI



Math

English - to lay

Science

Latin Rules (Verbs)



Latin verbs have different endings

called "conjugations"

1 5 3 0 4 5 6 0 7 5 9 0 1 0 5 1 2 0 1 3 5 1 5 0 1 6 5 1 8 0 1 9 5 2 1 0 2 2 5

Lymph Vessels Lymph Nodes

Spleen Thymus

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4 Parts of the Lymph System

to lay lay(s) laid


laying laid

= = =

= =



History Sentence - Tell me about President Polk

In 1853, after the Mexican War and the Gadsden Purchase, President Polk's belief in the doctrine of Manifest Destiny was realized. Geography - States & Capitals

Helena, MTBoise, IDOlympia, WASalem, ORJuneau, AK



Math

English - to lie

Science

Latin Rules (Articles)

Squares to 15 x 15


Latin has no translation for

articles - a, an, the

1 4 9 1 6 2 5 3 6 4 9 6 4 8 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 4 1 6 9 1 9 6 2 2 5

Nose Pharynx Larynx Trachea

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Parts of the Respiratory System

to lie lie(s) lay


lying lain

= = =

= =

(These rules are observable in the passage you translated)

Bronchi Bronchioles

Alveoli Lungs



History Sentence - Tell me about the Civil War

In 1861, the Civil War began when President Abraham Lincoln went to war with the Southern states that had seceded from the Union. Geography - Appalachian Mountains (New England features)

White MountainsGreen MountainsAdirondack MountainsAllegheny Mountains


Math

English - to set

Science

Latin Rules (Nouns / Pronouns)

Cubes to 10 x 10 x 10


Latin nouns and pronouns have

different endings called declensions

1 8 27 64 1 25 2 16 343 5 1 2 729 1000

Glands and organs that use horomones to send messages through the bloodstream to the rest of the body

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What is the Endocrine System?

to setset(s) set


setting set

= = =

= =



History Sentence - Tell me about General Robert E. Lee

In 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Geography - Appalachian Mountains (Southern features)

The Great ValleyBlue Ridge MountainsGreat Smoky MountainsCumberland MountainsMt. Mitchell


Math

English - to sit

Science

Latin

Teaspons & Tablespoons


in principio erat Verbum

3 teaspoons ( tsp) = 1 Tab lespoon (Tbsp . ) 2 Tab lespoons (Tbsp) = 1 f l u i d ounce (f l . oz . )

Transportation Protection

Communication Temperature Regulation

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In the beginning was the Word

to sit sit(s) sat


sitting sat

= = =

= =

What are the major purposes of blood?


John 1:1


History Sentence - Tell me about the Fourteenth Amendment

In 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment made all former slaves U.S. citizens and paved the way for the Civil Rights Movement. Geography - Western Mountains

Rocky MountainsPikes PeakMt. ElbertSierra NavadasMt. Whitney


Math

English - to beat

Science

Latin

Liquid Equivalents


et Verbum erat apud Deum

It is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which is also

number of electrons in a neutral atom

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and the Word was with God

to beat beat(s) beat


beating beaten

= = =

= =

What is the atomic number?

8 f l u i d ounces (f l . oz ) = 1 cup (c . ) 2 cups (c . ) = 1 p i n t (pt . ) 2 p i n ts (pt . ) = 1 quart (qt . ) 4 quarts (qt . ) = 1 ga l l on (ga l . )

et Deus erat Verbumand the Word was God


John 1:1


History Sentence - Tell me about Tycoons

During the late 1800s, tycoons like Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Swift fueled the nation's Industrial Age by developing American resources. Geography - Western Mountains

Rocky MountainsPikes PeakMt. ElbertSierra NavadasMt. Whitney


Math

English - to beat

Science

Latin

Liquid Equivalents


hoc erat in principio apud Deum

It is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which is also

number of electrons in a neutral atom

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this was with God in the beginning

to beat beat(s) beat


beating beaten

= = =

= =

What is the atomic number?

8 f l u i d ounces (f l . oz ) = 1 cup (c . ) 2 cups (c . ) = 1 p i n t (pt . ) 2 p i n ts (pt . ) = 1 quart (qt . ) 4 quarts (qt . ) = 1 ga l l on (ga l . )


John 1:2


History Sentence - Tell me about Theodore Roosevelt

In 1898, Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders defeated the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan while trying to help the Cubans win their independence. Geography - Great Lakes Huron

OntarioMichiganSuperiorNiagara Falls


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Math

English - to write

Science

Latin

Metric Measurements


omnia per ipsum facta sunt

Nucleus Protons Electrons

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all things were made through Him

to write write(s) wrote


writing written

= = =

= =

What are the parts of an atom?

1 0 m i l l imeters (mm)= 1 cent imeter (cm) 100 cent imeters = 1 meter (m) 1 ,000 meters (m) = 1 k i l ometer (km)


Quarks Leptons Neutrons

John 1:3


History Sentence - Tell me about Immigrants Coming to America

From 1820 to 1930, more than 37 million immigrants came to America, seeking freedom and the opportunity to increase their personal wealth. Geography - Bays

Chesapeake BayHudson BaySan Francisco BayPuget SoundPamlico Sound



Science English - to shake

Math Latin Area of a Rectangle


et sine ipso factum est nihil The area of a

rectangle equals length times width

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and without him nothing was made

to shake shake(s) shook


shaking shaken

= = == =

1 . Hydrogen

2 . He l i um

3 . L i th i um

4 . Bery l l i um

quod factum estthat was made


H

He

Li

Be

First four elements

1

4

7

9

John 1:3


History Sentence - Tell me about President Wilson

In 1917, President Wilson asked Congress to declare war on the Central Powers two years after German U-boats sank the Lusitania, killing American citizens. Geography - Rivers (East)

St. Lawrence RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverMissouri RiverArkansas River



Science English - to go

Math Latin Area of a Square


in ipso vita erat The area of a square

equals length of its side squared.

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in him was life

to go go, goes went


going gone

= = == =

5 . Boron

6 . Carbon

7 . N i trogen

8 . Oxygen

et vita erat lux hominum

and [His] life was the light of men


B

C

N

O

Second four elements

11

12

14

16

S2

John 1:4


History Sentence - Tell me about Pearl Harbor

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, causing the U.S. to join the Allies in World War II. Geography - Rivers (West)

Colorado RiverRed RiverRio Grande RiverColumbia RiverGreat Salt Lake



Science English - Subject Parts

Math Latin Area of a Triangle

The subject us that part of a sentence about

which something is being said

et lux in tenebris lucet

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and the light shineth in the darkness

9 . F l uor i ne

10 . Neon

1 1 . Sod i um


F

Ne

Na

Mg

Third four elements

19

20

23

2412. Magnesium

The area of a triangle equals one-half base times height

John 1:5


History Sentence - Tell me about NATO

In 1949, the U.S. and its allies formed NATO to resist the spread of Soviet communism.Geography - Trails

Old Spanish TrailCalifornia TrailOregon Trail


Cumberland RoadSanta Fe TrailMormon TrailGila Trail


Science English

Math Latin Area of a Circle

The predicate is that part of a

sentence that says something about

the subject

et tenebrae eam non

comprehenderunt

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and the darkness comprehended it not


What do the heavens declare?

The area of a circle equals pi (3.14) times

the radius squared

Predicate

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work

of His hands. Psalm 19:1

r2

John 1:5


History Sentence - Tell me about Brown v. Board of Education

In 1954, in Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the segregation of public schools by race is unconstitutional. Geography - Canals

Ohio & Erie Canal Miami & Erie Canal


Erie CanalPennsylvania CanalChesapeake & Ohio Canal


Science English

Math Latin Circumfrence of a Circle

Phrase: a group of words that does not contain both a subject & a verb & may be used as a single part of

speech.

fuit homo missus a Deo

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there was a man sent from God


What is the theory of evolution?

The circumfrence of a circle equals

two times pi (3.14) times the

radius

Phrase / Clause

The theory of evolution is the belief that life

began as a chance combination of non-

living things.

r2

Clause: a group of words that does contain both a

subject & a verb.

2

John 1:6


History Sentence - Tell me about U.S. Astronauts

In 1969, U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon. Geography - Territories and Terrains

Northwest CoastCalifornia & Great Basin


Eastern WoodlandsPlainsPlateauSouthwest


Science English

Math Latin Associative Laws

An independent clause expresses

a complete thought like a

sentence.

cui nomen erat lohannes

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whose name was John


What is Uniformitarianism?

Addition

Independent Clause

The belief that the earth's past geological changes

can be fully explained by

current processes.

John 1:6

Multiplication(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)

(axb)+c=ax(bxc)


History Sentence - Tell me about September 11, 2001

On September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center in New York City was destroyed by Muslim terrorists, beginning America's War on Terrorism.Geography - Deserts


Mohave DesertSonoran DesertColorado DesertPainted DesertGreat Salt Lake Desert


Science English

Math Latin Communicative Laws

A subordinate clause does not

express a complete thought and cannot

stand alone (dependent clause)

hic venit in testimonium

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this man came for a witness


What is Catastrophism?

Addition

Subordinate Clause

The belief that the earth's past

geological changes were sudden, violent

changes in the earth's surface..

John 1:7

Multiplicationa+b=b+a

axb=bxa


History Sentence - Tell me the Preamble to the Constitution

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish the Constitution for the United States of America.



Geography

Grand CanyonBlack HillsOzark HighlandsOkefenokee SwampOlympic Rain Forests

Science What is Natural Selection?

The idea that the fittest survive and pass along their traits to their

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English

Math Latin Distributive Law

Simple Compound ComplexCompound-Complex

ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine

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to bear witness of the light


Four Sentence Structures

John 1:7

a(b+c)=ab+ac


History Sentence - Tell me the Bill of Rights

1. Freedoms 2. Own Guns

3. Quartering Soldiers 4. Warrants

5. Cannot testify against self 6. Right to speedy trial

7. Right to a jury 8. Cruel, unusual punishment

9. People's rights 10. State's rights



Geography

Mississippi DeltaMammoth CaveSan Andreas FaultGulf of MexicoDeath Valley

Science What is Good Science?

The constant search for accurate information.


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English

Math Latin Identity Law

Subject / VerbS/V Direct ObjectS/V/Predicate NominativeS/V/Predicate AdjectiveS/V/Indirect Object / Direct ObjectS/V/DO/Obj. Complement NounS/V/DO/Obj. Complement Adjective

ut omnes crederent per

illum

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that all men through Him might believe


Seven Sentence Patterns

John 1:7

a+0=aAddition

Multiplicationax1=a

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