2.  Interest Project: What are the best sports stadiums?  Math  Reading  Writing  Science  Social Studies

3.  Where: Houston, Texas  Who plays there: Houston Texans  What sport: Football  Capacity: 71,500  Built: 2002

4. FAST FACTS: OVER HALF OF THE BUILDING IS MADE OF GLASS. IT’S ALSO HOME TO THE HOUSTON RODEO IT IS THE FIRST NFL STADIUM WITH A RETRACTABLE ROOF. THE ROOF CAN BE OPENED OR CLOSED IN 10 MINUTES.

5.  Where: Phoenix, Arizona  Who plays there: Arizona Diamondbacks  What sport: Baseball  Capacity: 48,569  Built: 1998

6. FAST FACTS: RETRACTABLE ROOF LARGEST HD SCOREBOARD IN MAJOR LEAGUES HAS A SWIMMING POOL IN CENTER FIELD

7.  Where: Indianapolis, Indiana  Who plays there: Indianapolis Colts  What sport: Football  Capacity: 63,000  Built: 2008

8. FAST FACTS: WILL HOST 2012 SUPER BOWL HAS A HUGE WINDOW WALL THAT OPENS AND CLOSES. COST OVER $700 MILLION TO BUILD 148 CONCESSION STANDS!

9.  Where: Boston, Massachusetts  Who plays there: Boston Red Sox  What sport: Baseball  Capacity: 38,000  Built: 1912

10. FAST FACTS: OLDEST PARK IN BASEBALL HOME OF THE GREEN MONSTER HAS A MANUALLY OPERATED SCOREBOARD

11.  Where: Houston, Texas  Who plays there: Houston Astros  What sport: Baseball  Capacity:40,900  Built: 2000

12. FAST FACTS: OLD FASHIONED TRAIN RUNS BACK AND FORTH AFTER HOME RUNS SOME OUTFIELD SEATS ONLY $1 FOR KIDS

13.  Maximum  Minimum  Mode  Range  Median

14. Tell which shapes aren’t polygons and how you know. A BCDEF

15.  Open Number Sentences 8,214 + 3,126 = ______ 4,762 - 1,989 = _______

16. Mayhem on Mackinac Island by Johnathan Rand  Genre is Fantasy.  Main Characters:  Sandy and Tim  Book Discussion  Personal Response

17.  What A Mess by Troi Sparks  Strong Lead  Have you ever had a feeling that something terrible is about to happen?  Show Feelings  …I was wondering if my mom went to the store but she was at work.  Dialogue  When my mom saw the mess, she yelled,''HERB!!!!!!!!!!''  So my dad came downstairs and asked,''What's that smell?''  Inner Dialogue  When my mom came home, I thought to myself, “Am I in trouble?”  Details  My dad was upstairs sleeping because it was his day off and I didn't have school that day because I was in pre-school.

18.  Types of Matter:  Solid  Hard item that is not easy to change its shape.  Liquid  Takes the shape of a container and can be poured.  Gas  Vapor that takes up the space of a container. Usually invisible and is light weight.

19. 1620 163716681673167516791680170117111751 Jacques Marquette is born. Sault Ste. Marie is founded by Jacques Marquette. Marquette and Joliet started their expedition. Jacque Marquette dies. The Griffon wads placed LaSalle’s ship. LaSalle and Cadillac had to walk across the lower peninsula of Michigan. LaSalle left Montreal with 25 canoes. Traders decide to get Cadillac out of Detroit. The French had built 7 forts in Michigan. Etienne Brule arrives in Michigan.

20.  1620  Etienne Brule was the first Frenchman to arrive in Michigan. He lived far east in Canada. He enjoyed taking canoe trips along the rivers. One day he wanted to go west but could not use Lake Ontario or Lake Erie because the Iroquois tribes lived along those lakes. The French and Iroquois were enemies so he had to find another way along the Ottawa River.