Intellectual Wizards Club

The Intellectual Wizards Club is an idea that originated from Mrs. Renz "Mastery Club". The purpose of this club is to mentally challenge students to go above and beyond their regular learning experiences in the classroom.

You are invited to participate in the Intellectual Wizards Club (IWC) during free time, as a reward, or when you finish your work early. Make sure you bring your IWC notebook with you. Once in the Intellectual Wizards Club, all you have to do is choose a subject, then a topic challenge, learn everything you can about each topic challenge, come up with an answer, and record it in your IWC notebook. Topic challenges do not have to be chosen in any particular order, just find a topic that interests you and learn away! Each topic challenge is worth one star and each gained star allows you to participate in one of five Wizard Halls of Fame.

It's simple! All you have to do is drop off your IWC notebook in the Intellectual Wizards Club inbox located in the classroom. Ms. Sanchez will then go over your answers at the end of the day and record the total number of stars gained inside your notebook. Your name will then be placed into one of the Wizard Halls of Fame depending on how many stars you have been awarded. Once you earn one star, your name will be placed in The Bronze Wizards Hall of Fame. You will then continue to complete other challenges in order to work your way up to The Diamond Wizards Hall of Fame. The following chart shows the criteria for belonging to the different Wizard Halls of Fame.

Halls of Fame	Stars Awarded
Bronze Wizards	1-15 stars
Silver Wizards	16-25 stars
Gold Wizards	26-45 stars
Platinum Wizards	46-65 stars
Diamond Wizards	66-84 stars

What happens after you become a Diamond Wizard?

Once you become a Diamond Wizard and reach a star award level of 84 (maximum), you will have the special privilege of conducting research and developing new questions to be added to the Intellectual Wizards Club. Have fun and good luck!

You can view The Wizards' Halls of Fame by clicking on the wizard below.

You can scroll down to view the topic challenges or click on one of these subjects in order to jump to that section. Do the best you can and have fun learning!

Social Studies

Science

Language Arts

Math

Misc.

Social Studies		Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research...
1.	Name the 7 continents.	More About the Continents
2.	Name 15 world countries.	Country Maps
3.	Name 15 major world cities.	Capital Cities of the World
4.	Name 15 types of dwellings.	10 types of dwellings
5.	Name 10 South American and Central American countries.	South America Country Map Central America Map
6.	Name 10 countries bordering the Pacific Ocean.	Country Maps
7.	Name 10 countries in Europe.	European countries quiz game Click on the correct European country game
8.	Name 10 countries in Africa.	Click on the correct African country game
9.	Name 10 major bodies of water.	Oceans and Seas
10.	Name 10 major world rivers.	Fact Monster - Principal Rivers of the World River Systems of the World
11.	Name 10 large deserts of the world.	FactMonster deserts of the world Desert maps
12.	Name 10 large lakes in the North America.	Lakes of the world
13.	Name 10 major mountains or mountain ranges.	World Mountain Maps - click a mountain Highest Peaks
14.	Name the 50 states.	50 States Quiz
15.	Write the names of the 50 states on a map.	Explore the States
16.	Name the state capitals.	State Capitals - Homework Spot States & Capitals Game
17.	Name the 13 Colonies.	13 Colonies Homepage List of the 13 Colonies 13 Colonies Quiz & Map
18.	Name 10 Native American tribes.	Native American Nations
19	Name 10 Oregon Trail landmarks.	Historic Sites Along the Trail
20.	Label 10 of Oregon’s counties on the map.	Oregon Blue Book Counties Home Page
21.	Name the state symbols of Oregon.	State Symbols of Oregon
22.	Name 8 explorers.	Zoom Explorers
23.	Name 8 Civil War battlefields.	Civil War Battlefields & information Civil War battlefields A to Z
24.	Name the 1^st - 10^th presidents in order.	Presidents of the U.S.A. KidsKonnect - Presidents
25.	Name the 11^th - 20^th presidents in order.	Presidents of the U.S.A. KidsKonnect - Presidents
26.	Name the 21^st - 30^th presidents in order.	Presidents of the U.S.A. KidsKonnect - Presidents .
27.	Name the 31^st - current presidents.	Presidents of the U.S.A. KidsKonnect - Presidents

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Science		Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research...
28.	Name 15 kinds of fish.	Northeast Fisheries Science Center KidsKonnect.com - Fish
29.	Name 15 marine creatures.	KidsKonnect.com - Aquariums
30.	Name 15 mammals.	All About Mammals
31.	Name 15 vertebrate animals.	List of vertebrate animals Vertebrate animals & photos
32.	Name 15 desert animals or wildlife.	Loads of desert animal information
33.	Name 10 amphibians.	St. Louis Zoo Amphibian Facts
34.	Name 10 reptiles.	Reptile Database
35.	Name 10 dinosaurs.	Dinosaur Pictures KidsKonnect.com - Dinosaurs
36.	Name 10 types of birds.	State Birds of the U.S.A. KidsKonnect.com - Birds
37.	Name 10 rain forest birds or mammals.	Rainforest Wildlife Zoobooks - Rainforest Mammals Crossword Puzzle KidsKonnect.com - Rainforest
38.	Name 10 deciduous trees.	Deciduous Trees KidsKonnect.com - Trees
39.	Name 10 rocks or minerals.	Mineral Gallery - see photos Rock Hounds - How Rocks are Formed KidsKonnect.com - Rocks & Minerals
40.	Name 10 chemicals and their chemical symbols.	The Periodic Table of Elements Another Periodic Table Website
41.	Name 10 constellations.	Choose a constellation then "constellation lines" More constellation pictures Another constellation site
42.	Name 10 organs in the human body.	Tour of Human Body - Think Quest
43.	Name 8 types of clouds.	More about clouds
44.	Name 5 inventors and their inventions.	National Inventors Hall of Fame Timeline
45.	Name 5 human body systems	Virtual Body
46.	Name the stages of the water cycle.	Kidzone - Water Cycle U.S. Geological Survey - Water Cycle Water Cycle Explorer
47.	Name the order of the colors in the rainbow.	About Rainbows
48.	Label the major bones of the skeleton.	Human Skeleton - Enchanted Learning Mr. Bones Assembly Activity
49.	Name the order of the planets in the solar system.	Introduction to the Nine Planets

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Language Arts & Linguistics		Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research...
50.	Name 20 verbs.	What is a Verb? Play the "Nouns or Verbs? game
51	Name 15 adjectives.	What is an adjective? More adjective info.
52.	Name 15 adverbs.	What is an Adverb? More about Adverbs
53.	Name 15 prepositions.	Guide to Grammar & Writing
54.	Name 10 common nouns & 10 proper nouns.	Nouns Noun activities to quiz yourself with
55.	Name 10 famous authors.	Children's Authors KidsKonnect.com - Authors
56.	Give 2 examples each of alliteration, personification, simile, metaphor, and onomatopoeia.	Brain Pop: Similes & Metaphors Kids Connect: Figurative Language Buzzin: Alliteration Buzzin: Grammar Index Onomatopoeia
57.	Count to 20 in Spanish.	Count to 20 & listen
58.	Count to 20 in French.	Click "Écoutons" to listen to the numbers & then click "Répétons" and finally, "Praticons" to play a game - neat site!
59.	Use sign language and "sign" the alphabet.	American Sign Language Browser Sign Language Dictionary
60.	Write a poem using one of the formats found in Ms. Sanchez' Poetic Power page.	Poetry Power

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Math		Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research...
61.	Draw the lines of symmetry for the capital alphabet.	Symmetry of Capital Letters
62.	Compute area of squares, rectangles, circles, and triangles.	Math.com - Area Formulas
63.	Name the perfect square numbers up to 225.	Wikipedia: Square Numbers
64.	Write in Roman numerals up to 100.	Roman numerals Know your Roman numerals Take a Roman Numerals Interactive Quiz
65.	Name 5 famous mathematicians.	Famous Mathematicians A long list of mathematicians
66.	Earn 100% on the area & perimeter of rectangles quiz.	Area of rectangles Play "Shape Surveyor" to practice both
67.	Earn 100% on the square roots test.	Learn about square roots Square roots flashcard game
68.	Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the addition basic facts test.	Arithmattack
69.	Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the subtraction basic facts test.	Arithmattack
70.	Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the multiplication basic facts test.	Arithmattack
71.	Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the division basic facts test.	Arithmattack

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Miscellaneous		Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research...
72.	Name one career for each letter of the alphabet.	List of Careers Jobs Kids Like
73.	Name the birthstones for each month.	Birthstones All About Birthstones
74.	Name 20 different modes of transportation.	First Gov for Kids: Transportation What is Transportation?
75.	Name 15 breeds of horses.	Horse Breeds of the World
76.	Name 15 breeds of dogs.	Dog breeds from A.K.C.
77.	Name 12 winter or summer Olympic events.	KidsKonnect.com - Olympics
78	Name 10 large U.S. corporations.	Career Lab - Corporate Clients Fortune 500 Hoover's Company List
79.	Name 10 instruments in a marching band.	Marching Bands
80.	Name 10 instruments in a symphony orchestra.	Sounds from the Orchestra - neat site!
81.	Name 10 football teams and their cities.	National Football League.com
82.	Name 10 basketball teams and their cities.	National Basketball Association.com
83.	Name 10 baseball teams and their cities.	Major League Baseball.com
84.	Name 10 hockey teams and their cities.	National Hockey League.com

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