Assorted Math
What kind of tax form do you have to fill out before you start working for an employer?
W-4
What does it mean to persuade someone?
To try to convince them of something.
What is the difference between inventing something and discovering something?
Invention = something completely new, while discovering = implication that it already existed but no body knew about it yet.
What is a pictograph?
A language made up of drawings that is designed to preserve traditions, history, and story telling in tribes.
I can buy myself flowers, write my name in the sand, talk to myself for hours, say things you don't understand...
Flowers by Miley Cyrus
Solve the following equation using order of operations (PEMDAS) -
(2+4)x6+2 squared-10 = ?
30
What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography?
Biography is when you write something about another person, an autobiography is when you write something about yourself.
What are two things that you should consider before creating your own invention?
What it will be called, what it will be made out of, what it will cost you to create, how you will market it, what is the need for it, who you will market it to, what will it look like, etc.
What is a synonym for the word treaty?
Compromise, agreement, etc.
When the sun shines we'll shine together. Told you I'll be here forever...
Umbrella by Rhianna
Name three ways in which you could invest your money.
Stocks, bonds, retirement accounts (401k/IRA/Roth), high yield checking accounts, CDs, etc.
Name and briefly explain the three rhetorical appeals.
Logos - Logic
Pathos - Emotions
Ethos - Ethics
What are three reasons that bees are important to our ecosystem for 100 points each?
Pollination, feeding livestock, food industry, biodiversity, creation of honey, can help scientists understand ecology in a specific area, etc.
Classical artwork tended to focus on....
Medieval artwork tended to focus on....
Renaissance artwork tended to focus on...
Individuals (statues, physique)
Religion (churches, decor)
Groups of people (art, gatherings)
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, I'm dancin' through the fire, cuz I am a champion...
Roar by Katy Perry
Solve the following equation for x using the distributive property:
3(2x+5)+2x=7
6x+15+2x=7
8x+15=7
8x=-8
x=-1
Identify whether the following our statements are a fact or an opinion:
1. Student should not have access to cell phones during school hours.
2. The average life expectancy of a dog is 11-12 years, depending on the breed.
3. Rwanda is a country that is part of the African continent.
4. Hermit crabs with multi-color shells are the prettiest ones.
1. Opinion, 2. Fact, 3. Fact, 4. Opinion
Name four parts of a bee for 100 points each.
Abdomen, head, thorax, antenna, tongue, compound eye, ocelli, forewing, hindwing, stinger, legs, jaw, antennae cleaner, spiracle, pollen press, middle leg, hind leg, etc.
In the year ____, the first boat of pilgrims arrived in Plymouth. The boat was called the _______. What are the two main reasons that the Pilgrims came to the Americas?
1620, Mayflower, 1. Economic reasons/colonization 2. Religious freedom
Ride to Harlem, Hollywood, Jackson Mississippi, if we show up, we're gonna show out, smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy...
Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars
Note: Make sure that the percentages are coming out of your monthly gross income amount!
- 10% in federal taxes
- 5% in state taxes
- 3% in social security taxes
- $320 per month for healthcare
- $1700 per month for your mortgage and property tax
After all of these deductions, how much will you have left over to buy groceries, spend on utilities, and other needs and wants?
$850
If you are trying to adopt a pet, what are five pieces of information that you should include in your application about why you would be a good pet owner?
Match up the descriptions of the following scientists with their names:
1. I am famous for my work with peanut butter, but I invented 300 different products too!
2. I was born in Poland and became the Director of a Laboratory in the Radium Institute of the University of Paris.
3. An apple didn't hit me on the head, but when it fell off that tree, it did get me thinking about gravity!
4. My peas helped me discover and study modern principles of genetics and heredity.
5. I had to flee Germany because I was a Jewish academic during WWII. I lived in London at first then moved to America.
A. Gregor Mendel, B. Marie Curie, C. Albert Einstein, D. George Washington Carver, E. Isaac Newton
1: D
2: B
3: E
4: A
5: C
When did the Renaissance begin?
Why did the Renaissance happen?
Who was one artist/writer who became very well known during the Renaissance?
Where did the Renaissance originate?
What was the Renaissance?
1300s-1600s
To bring joy and change to people after the very dark period of the black death
Medici, DaVinci, Michelangelo, etc.
Italy
An artistic movement that distanced society from the church and brought about enlightenment
Strangers waitin', up and down the boulevard, their shadows searchin' in the night, streetlights, people, livin' just to find emotion, hidin' somewhere in the night....
Don't Stop Believin' by Journey