Wierd Science
Formulas for Success
Washington, DC
Literature
Who Am I?
100
The amount of matter in an object.
What is mass?
100
The formula for the area of a rectangle.
What is length x width?
100
This was the first official government office built in Washington, D.C.
What is The White House?
100
This part of the story tells the time period and the place where the story or play happens.
What is the setting?
100
I am a teacher at RMS. My son, Jimmie, is a freshman at RHS.
Who is Mrs. Hamm?
200
A graduated cylinder measures this.
What is Volume?
200
The formula for the area of a triangle.
What is A=1/2bh (or 1/2 the base times the height)?
200
This is home to Dorothy's ruby red slippers, Fonzie's jacket, Archie Bunker's chair, and the Hope Diamond.
What is The Smithsonian Institute?
200
This is the part of the story or play that is the highest point of the story. This is when the main problem must be faced once and for all. It is often the most exciting moment in the story.
What is the climax?
200
I am a teacher at RMS. I have taught for 31 years and I am originally from Boston.
Who is Mrs. Barrett?
300
Pure water freezes at this temperature (in celsius, please).
What is 0 degrees Celsius?
300
The formula for the area of a circle.
What is pi r squared?
300
This is the biggest library in the United States. It has 535 miles of bookshelved.
What is The Library of Congress?
300
E.B. White based this book on personal experiences at his farm in Maine.
What is Charlotte's Web?
300
Before coming to RMS, I was a 2nd grade teacher. I graduated from RHS in 1988. I was on the Honor Roll with Distinction every semester in high school and I served as co-captain of the tennis team and captain of the basketball team my senior year.
Who is Mrs. Peterson?
400
The most common element found in the universe is this.
What is hydrogen?
400
The formula for the circumference of a circle.
What is (pi)d or 2(pi)r?
400
The street on which the President of the United States lives.
What is Pennslyvania Avenue?
400
The author of the "Twilight" series.
Who is Stephenie Meyer?
400
I am a teacher at RMS. Teaching runs in my family. My father was a teacher and a coach for RHS and my sister is also a teacher.
Who is Mr. Middleton?
500
Asexual reproduction of cells.
What is mitosis?
500
Formula for volume of a rectangular prism.
What is length x width x height?
500
Standing just over 555 feet, it is taller than all the buildings in Washington, D.C.
What is the Washington Monument?
500
She wrote the series of Little House on the Prairie books.
Who is Laura Ingalls Wilder?
500
I taught Special Education at RHS and then served as assistant principal at RHS before moving over to RMS.
Who is Dr. Kizzire?
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