1.  6! is six factorial; it is  6x5x4x3x2x1= 720

2.  Mrs. Sernel is retiring this year.

3.  The root bas means low.

4.  A penny costs more to make than it is worth.

5.  There is a ten year old in his sophomore year in college.

6.  It is important to include specific details from the story in a reading response.

7. The Confederates were the Southern side of the Civil War.

8. The root soci means groups of people.

9. There was a fire in Morningfield's basement

10. Sloths' lazy image is probably a myth. They actually sleep an average of around 9.6 hours, not 16 hours per day as previously thought.

Sources: 5/18/08 third, fourth, and fifth graders and the BBC Magazine