Classroom Items
What term for a children's educational aid and game originated from the sharp carpenter's tool used to cut various woodblocks into differing shapes?
Jigsaw puzzle
Which famous poet was also a teacher at the West Point Military Academy?
Edgar Allan Poe
Which famous university was founded in 1636 and is the oldest in the United States?
Harvard University
What is the value of π (pi) to two decimal places?
3.14
The Presidential Physical Fitness test (active in the United States from 1966 to 2018) consisted of six exercises: curl-ups, pull-ups, shuttle run, one-mile run, sit-and-reach, and what other exercise?
Push-ups
What is the name of the device used to measure angles in geometry, often shaped like a half-circle?
Protractor
What is the surname of the Italian educator who gives her name to a method of child education emphasizing self-directed activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play?
Montessori
Name one the three college entrance exams you can take when you're getting ready to apply to college or university.
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), the American College Test (ACT), and the Classical Learning Test (CLT)
In Roman numerals, what number does the symbol "C" represent?
100
Which state has the highest number of homeschooled children?
A. New York
B. North Carolina
C. Idaho
D. Illinois
B. North Carolina
North Carolina has the highest number of homeschoolers in the country, with 179,900 students being homeschooled.
This piece of technology and calculating tool used beans or stones moved in grooves of sand to perform calculations. Although computers have mostly replaced it, this tool is still in use for teaching arithmetic to children in many parts of the world. What is it?
Abucus
Which U.S. president was a former teacher?
Lydon B Johnson
The Sun Devils and the Wildcats are the mascots for two of the largest public universities in what state?
Arizona
How many degrees are in the sum of the interior angles of a triangle?
180 degrees
In the U.S., a student who is benefitting from special education will have a legal document called an ______ Education Program to ensure they get the services they need.
Individualized
What word, which derives from the Latin for "red," can mean guidelines used to promote consistent application of learning standards? This word can also mean a set of instructions, especially at the start of an examination paper.
Rubric
The American teacher Anne Sullivan was best known as both the instructor and lifelong companion of what famous pupil?
Hellen Keller
In what U.S. state would you find Gonzaga University's 152-acre campus?
Washington
There are three basic trigonometric functions taught in high schools: sine, cosine, and what third function?
Tangent
Which term is used for schools that are publicly funded, tuition-free but have more autonomy and flexibility than tradition public schools?
Charter School
For many teachers, gone are the days of chalk-dusted hands. What type of technologically enhanced whiteboard can educators use to display interactive lessons to the class?
Smartboard
The Braidwoodian system (also called the combined system) was created by Thomas Briadwood, a teacher of the deaf in London in the 1760s. It was the precursor to British ______ Language.
Sign
Basic Educational Opportunity Grant was the original name for U.S. college grants now known by what four-letter name of a Rhode Island senator?
Pell
In education, the acronym STEM stands for?
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics
What educational term that’s used to describe the planned content for a course is rooted in the Latin for “to run?
Curriculum