Correct IRP 344-345. (10 points)
IRP (p344-345) Reading Check. (8 points) Write the answers (not the just letters) down the right side of p345.

1. Which of the following instruments will probably not be used for the activities in this lesson? a) ruler.  b) thermometer.  c) scale.  d) microscope.  e) All will probably be used.
2. SI is an abbreviation for... a) Science International  b) International Science Units  c) Science International Units  d) International System of Units  e) None of the above.
3. Why is SI important to science? a) The number 10 is easy to calculate with.  b) Because the earliest scientists needed a way to measure.  c) So scientists can share information.  d) All of the above.  e) None of the above.
4. What is another example given of a specialized system of measurement?  a) Dating the age of fossils.  b) Calendars.  c) Sizes of clothes.  d) The Richter Scale for earthquakes.  e) Inches and feet.
5. Which is not an objective for this lesson?  a) To learn the scientific units of measurement.  b) To practice using the units of measurement.  c) To learn some of the tools used to make measurements.  d) To learn about the history of scientific measurement.  e) They are all objectives of the lesson.
6. The root for the word decimal is deca, which means _____. a) science  b) ten  c) unit  d) measure  e) none of the above
7. How many millimeters are in a centimeter?  a) 10  b) 100  c) 1/10  d) 1000  e) None of the above.
8. If I had a  hectaliter of liquid , how much would that be? a) 1000 liters  b) 100 liters  c) 10 liters  d) 1/100 of a liter e) none of the above

MWA - Aloud

MWA 1-4. Open Mouth. Write the answers (not the just letters) down the left side of page 344.

1. Sleeping in the dung heap, Brat dreamed of "snug cottages, and warm bread, and mothers who hugged their babes."  a) True  b) False
2. The midwife took Brat in because she felt sorry for her.  a) True  b) False
3. The villagers don't like the midwife because she isn't very good at her job.  a) True  b) False
4. Why do the villagers taunt and tease and abuse Beetle?  a) Because she's stupid.  b) Because of the way she talks.  c) Because they are angry at the midwife.  d) Because they don't like beggars, like she used to be.  e) It's just random.
5. What event prompted Beetle to start watching through the windows and learning from Jane?  a) When Jane let her help in an emergency.  b) When the pregnant woman was giving birth in the field.  c) Nothing in particular; she just got too curious.  d) When Beetle begged and pleaded to be allowed to watch.  e) None of the above.
6. Beetle learned that midwifery was more about ______ and _____, than about magic and potions.  a) strong hands and clean fingernails  b) hard work and good sense  c) slapping and shouting  d) herbs and tonics  e) none of the above
7. So far, all the insults in the book insult your...  a) looks  b) size  c) intelligence  d) smell  e) speech
8. What seems to be Beetle main emotion so far?  a) anger  b) hatred  c) fear  d) joy  e) hope

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9. Besides the sudden abundance of bread, what made Beetle suspicious about the midwife?  a) The midwife kept getting strange visitors.  b) The midwife was especially friendly all of a sudden.  c) The midwife was going on strange errands.  d) The midwife was even meaner than usual.  e) NOTA
10. What did Beetle do first to try to help the miller's wife? a) give her tea  b) give her ale  c) talk gently to her  d) nothing  e) none of the above
11. Jane kicks Beetle out of the cottage for a while after her performance with the miller's wife.  a) True  b) False