Vocabulary
The force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.
What is Gravity?
German-born American physicist who presented a revolutionary explanation for how gravity works and described space as curved and time as relative.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This number describes how many gifted goals are recognized by the state of Florida.
What is a seven?
This is what the letters FFOE stand for.
What is fluency, flexibility, originality and elaboration?
This is the what the letters IIM stand for.
What is Independent Investigation Method?
The small point where all of the black hole’s mass is located
What is singularity?
English physicist and mathematician who showed that Kepler’s orbital laws were valid when he applied them to his theory of gravitation.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
This goal is practiced the most in gifted class, is shared by almost every student and includes solving advanced math problems and unique ideas.
What is goal 4 (creative and critical thinking)?
This is the type of thinking required to add your own thinking to something that already exists.
What is elaboration?
This step includes color- coding, cutting and pasting your notefacts.
What is step 4- Organize Your Facts?
A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object
What is Orbit?
German astronomer and mathematician who first studied orbits when he developed his three laws of planetary motion.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
This goal is for gifted students who are good at organizing peers to complete a task.
What is goal 5 (leadership)?
This is the type of thinking required to find all the different common and uncommon uses for a rake.
What is flexibility?
This step is typically the most fun and requires you to use your green hat thinking.
What is step 6- Create a Product?
The boundary marking where a black hole is in space, also known as the point of no return.
What is event horizon?
Einstein's theory that says the observed gravitational effect between masses results from their warping of spacetime.
What is the Theory of General Relativity?
If I am really good at creating things to share what I've learned and talking in front of a crowd, then I am likely practicing this gifted goal.
What is Goal 7 (products and performances)?
This is the type of thinking required to list all the different things that can be blue.
What is fluency?
Daily Double
This step is arguably the most important step because it involves creating questions that drive the entire explorative process.
What is step 2- Goal Setting?
The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.
What is structure?
Astrophysicist who coined the phrase "black hole" in 1961.
Who is John Wheeler?
Daily Double
These two goals are very useful when trying to find information about the how diamonds are formed?
What is goal 2 (questions) and goal 3 (research)?
This is the type of thinking required to list all the different things that can be blue.
What is fluency?
This is the step when you read to find notefacts and may be susceptible to plagiarism.
What is step 3- Research?