Lesson #1
This is a big company in Schenectady.
What is GE or General Electric?
This natural resource allowed for the creation of new buildings, railroads, and bridges.
What is iron?
This is the % taken off a late assignment turned in within 3 days.
What is 10%
These words were painted in front of Schenectady city hall back in 2020.
This was invented by Thomas Edison in 1878.
What is the light bulb?
This is someone who is empowered to make informed decisions for the public good.
What is an engaged citizen?
This type of hospital re-opened in Schenectady in 2022 after being closed for 6 months.
What is a mental health unit/hospital?
This caused the creation of time zones and the expansion of farmland.
What is the transcontinental railroad?
Grading for this class is done on this scale
What is the A-F scale?
This program offers young people in Schenectady jobs.
What is the Summer Youth Employment Program?
Poor laborers and workers in the industrial revolution felt they were being treated this way by their employers.
Examples of this classroom expectation include challenging yourself to think of different points of view and doing extra work to improve your grade.
What is being awesome?
This was declared in Schenectady County in response to the influx of immigrants moving to the area.
What is a state of emergency?
This is another term for something that produces light while heated.
What is incandescent?
In this unit, we will explore local issues impacting the city of Schenectady
What is Schenectady Rising?