Grade 6 Math
When something can be divided into identical pieces from folding it over.
Shape that has the same base on both ends, separated by a height.
Prism
What is the name of the high school Mr. Fort recently graduated from (on June 2)?
Manchester Valley (High School)
What's red and smells like blue paint?
Red paint
What is the measure of an angle that is supplementary to 90 degrees.
90 degrees
A 2D, closed shape with 4 sides and 4 corners.
A Quadrilateral
A flat shape that can be folded up to make a 3D shape.
A Net
One of Mr. Fort's favorite hobbies, this activity often involves scoring points, manipulating pieces, and reviewing instructions on how to play.
What is playing board games? [Also accept: making board games]
2nd place
How many dimensions do these have:
a piece of paper
a wall
a floor
What is 2 dimensions
The total of degrees inside a triangle?
180
A 3D shape with ONE base and triangle faces that meet together to form a point at the top.
Pyramid
This class is one of Mr. Fort's favorite subjects from all of high school (it's different than you'd think!).
What is Music? [Also accept: English/Creative Writing, Psychology]
Mrs. Brown has 5 daughters. Each of these daughters have a brother. How many children does Mrs. Brown have?
6 children
This is the most efficient method for finding the area of a complex, composite shape.
What is "cutting the shape into rectangles and triangles & then finding the area of each of those shapes, THEN adding those areas together"
The formula for the area of a triangle.
Base x Height divided by 2
bh/2
4 squared
16
When teaching for his second official time, Mr. Fort introduced this Spanish-sounding word meaning "little dance" as a method of gathering the class's attention.
[If Period 4: choose a different question]
What is the Dancito?
When I was 6, my sister was half my age. Now, I'm 70. How old is my sister?
67 years old
A 3-D figure that has rectangle faces AND a pair of opposite faces that are congruent (in size and shape).
what is a prism
(2-2) + 7
7
32 - 4 + 12(2+2)
53
This genre of music is one of Mr. Fort's favorites (along with 80s), usually performed by the instrument he plays.
What is Classical?
It is always in front of you but cannot be seen
The future
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury