Snow Day 3Hatchet: English

Chapters 6 – 8

Chapter 6

1. The site chosen by Brian for his shelter is described as a sideways bowl under a ledge. How does Brian think the bowl has been formed?

2. Explain how Brian is led to the berries.

Chapter 7

3. When Brian sees his reflection in the water, it frightens him. What does Brian see when he looks at himself?

4. Even though Brian has seen the bear, he feels that it is safe to go back and pick berries. Why?

Chapter 8

5. Brian shows that he has become more observant and thoughtful. What does Brian decide from the following observations?The clouds in the sky were scattered; therefore

It was breezy today, and therefore, there were no

If there was one kind of berry, then there must

6. After being stuck by the porcupine, what does Brian decide is the most important rule of survival?

Snow Day 3Hatchet: Computer Science/STEMLook up the vocabulary on the computer, if you don’t have a computer use a dictionary.

Chapter 6gear

diminish

pulverize

Chapter 7recede

numb

rivulets

Chapter 8musty

strain

nick

Snow Day 3Hatchet: Math

Number SequencesBrian had to do certain steps in order to get things done like start a fire. If he left something out, things wouldn’t work right. Find the missing numbers in the number sequences below. The first two are done for you.

EXAMPLE: 1, 2, ____________, 4 The missing number is 3 (add 1 to each number)

5, _____________, 15, 20 The missing number is 10 (multiply by 5 for place)

2, 4, __________________, 8 The missing number is

1, 5, _______________, 13 The missing number is

3, 6, ________________, 12 The missing number is

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, ____________, 13 The missing number is

500, 100, 20 _______________ The missing number is

48, 24, 12, ________________ The missing number is

27, 26, 24, 21, ________________ The missing number is

Snow Day 3Hatchet: Health

Survival Obstacle Course

Brian had to use all his skills to survive in the wild. Set up an obstacle course (either outside or in) and run through it. Write below what you did.

Activities:

How long it took to run through it:

Parent/Guardian Signature:Snow Day 3Hatchet: Social Studies

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Across Down1. French-speaking province 2. Holiday on July 1st

3. Canada has _____________ not states 4. Canadian National Anthem7. The ___________ is Canada’s symbol 5. Island in British Columbia8. Country south of Canada 6. Capital of Canada10. Indigenous people in Arctic 9. Other official language besides French11. River dividing Detroit and Windsor

Word BankCanada Day Detroit EnglishInuit Maple O CanadaOttawa Provinces QuebecUnited States VancouverSnow Day 3Hatchet: Science

Use your Performance Workbook or the Internet for help.

Knowledge is Power

Brian is almost killed, and his shelter and belongings are destroyed by a tornado. Tornadoes are common in the United States; in fact,

they are more common in the United States than any other place. Every year people are killed, and property is destroyed by tornadoes. Little or nothing can be done to save property from being destroyed, but lives can be saved if people have knowledge about tornadoes and what to do if they are in one. Answer the following questions.

1. What is a tornado?

2. How fast are the winds inside a tornado spinning?

3. How wide can a tornado be at the ground?

4. How is a tornado created?

5. What is the special name given to the states tornadoes are most likely to occur?

Snow Day 3Hatchet: Art

Mirror Image

In Chapter 7, Brian saw his image in the river, and it scared him. Draw a picture of Brian’s face as his normal self. Then draw his face as it is in Chapter 7.

Snow Day 3Hatchet: Theater

Spell your name

Brian had to rely on his body more than he ever had to before to do things in the wilderness. Now you are going to use your body to spell out your name.

For example, if your name is JOE you would make a J with your head “drawing” it. Be prepared to spell your name when you come back.

1st Letter: Head2nd Letter: Arm3rd Letter: Hips4th Letter: Knee5th Letter: Foot

If you have more than 5 letters in your name you start over with head.

Snow Day 3Hatchet: Yearbook

Yearbooks usually have a section for what people are known for like “class clown”, “cutest couple”, etc. Choose a title for each person below and why you chose that title for them.

Brian

Pilot

Porcupine

Snow Day 3Hatchet: Band

If you listen to the radio or Internet, there are songs about almost any topic you can imagine.

Choose a song about the following topic. Write the song title, artist, and how it relates to the story.

Rescue