Math
The temperature was -3 degrees Celcius and dropped by 9 degrees Celcius. This is the new temperature?
What is -12 degrees Celcius?
A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
Ice melting is this kind of change.
What is a physical change?
This system of writing, invented by the Sumerians, used wedge-shaped marks pressed into clay tablets.
What is cuneiform?
This is the year Hancock Day School was founded.
What is 1953?
The value of the expression 4(x-3) if x=5.
What is 8?
This word type describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, often telling which one, how many, or what kind.
What is an adjective?
Rust forming on a bicycle is an example of this chemical process.
What is oxidation?
The name for the large stone structures built as tombs for the Pharaohs, most notably those found at Giza.
What are pyramids?
This school goal is about instilling values, knowledge, and skills to create an independent, self-reliant, lifelong learner.
What is Hancock Day School's Mission?
If a recipe calls for 3 cups of sugar for every 1 cup of strawberries, the number of cups of sugar needed for 7 cups of strawberries.
What is 21?
The underlying message, central idea, or main lesson the author wants the reader to take away from the story.
What is the theme?
This law states that an object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by a force.
What is Newton's 1st Law?
The city-state known for its democratic government, philosophical ideas, and being home to Socrates and Plato.
What is Athens?
The total number of virtues that Hancock Day School emphasizes.
What is 8?
The name for a triangle that has three sides of different lengths.
What is a scalene triangle?
A group of words that contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete thought.
What is an independent clause?
The push or pull on an object.
What is a force?
The long period of peace and prosperity, meaning "Roman Peace," that lasted for about 200 years starting with Emperor Augustus.
What is the Pax Romana?
The month and day of Mr. Cargile's birthday.
What is January 7th?
The chance of rolling an even number on a standard six-sided die, expressed as a fraction in simplest form.
What is 1/2?
Using words like sizzle, pop, or cuckoo that imitate the natural sounds of what they describe.
What is onomatopoeia?
Burning, cooking, color change, and gas production are all signs of this.
What is a chemical reaction?
This ancient trade route connected China to the West, allowing for the exchange of goods like spices and fabric.
What is the Silk Road?
The number of different sports offered at Hancock.
What is 11?