Dang You're Old Explorers
When Vikings Ruled the Sea
Where am I?
Method to the Madness
Random Tidbits
100
This civilization was the first to partake in seafaring and actually recorded it.
Who are the Egyptians?
100
This society, also the nickname for an NFL team, was the only group of significant sea explorers during the "Middle Ages"
Who are the Vikings?
100
These imaginary lines run horizontally along the surface of the earth.
What are latitude lines?
100
This is what happens to start the scientific process.
What is observation?
100
In relation to the room, this way is North.
What is towards Mr. Johnsen's desk?
200
This group of explorers beat the Europeans to the Pacific Ocean.
Who are Polynesian seafarers?
200
This technological advance was created by the Chinese and used for navigational purposes of their sea explorations.
What is a compass?
200
CANDY QUESTION! For further accuracy, degrees of latitude and longitude are broken up into these subdivisions.
What are minutes and seconds?
200
Data can be used and analyzed to create these educated scientific guess.
What is a hypothesis?
200
CANDY QUESTION! This form needed to be turned back into Mr. Johnsen by today.
What is the Student Lab Contract?
300
The technical name for this star, who's significance in seafaring is well documented due to the fact that it sits over the North Pole.
What is Polaris?
300
A Viking expedition led by this man landed in North America at Newfoundland, Canada.
Who is Leif Eriksson?
300
Another term for the 0 degree latitude line.
What is the equator?
300
After a hypothesis is formed, these acts need to be performed in order test the hypothesis.
What are experiments?
300
A question is presented at the start of every class to prepare Juniors for this test.
What is the Science FCAT?
400
CANDY QUESTION! This Greek explorer calculated the circumference of the Earth and created the Latitude and Longitude system.
Who is Eratosthenes?
400
This ship enhancement was created by the Chinese by the mid 1400s and is still used on modern ships today.
What are central rudders? or What are watertight compartments?
400
Another term for the 0 degree longitude line, this longitude line runs through Greenwich, England.
What is the prime meridian?
400
Crazy Mr. Johnsen compared the scientific method to any of these TV shows.
What is Law and Order? or What is CSI?
400
Velocity, time, and distance are related by this formula.
What is velocity equals distance over time?
500
The Greek explorer Eratosthenes was the first to calculate the Earth's circumference using this method.
What is determining a ratio with basic algebra?
500
This Scandinavian country is where Mr. Johnsen's last name originates from.
What is Norway?
500
This term is accepted as a synonym for a line of latitude.
What is a parallel?
500
CANDY QUESTION! When a suspect is arrested and found to be guilty, we are said to have this equivalent scientific method term.
What is a conclusion?
500
This electromagnetic wave carries more energy than visible light.
What is ultraviolet radiation?
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