Vocabulary
Tell me an IRREFUTABLE fact!
VARIOUS (Irrefutable = impossible to deny!)
How does a government get money?!
TAXATION! (Chapter 6)
Things that you might find on a nutritional label...
calories, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, cholesterol, daily percentages, ingredients
...of a talent someone else in the class has!
VARIOUS (Chapter 11)
... you were in charge of eradicating poverty from the world! What is one thing you would do?
VARIOUS (Chapter 10)
What substance is TOXIC?
VARIOUS (chapter 3)
Who was Dolly the Sheep? Why was she important?
She was the first animal to be CLONED!
... things you would have to create/establish if you started your own new country!
VARIOUS (Chapter 5)
... of how our brains are like a computer!
VARIOUS (Chapter 7)
... I destroyed ALL the bacteria in my body. Would that be a good or bad thing? WHY?
It would be TERRIBLE! We have lots of beneficial bacteria in our body that helps us out and protect is... we don't want to destroy all of them!
Tell me a RADICAL way to teach the next class!
VARIOUS (Radical = crazy, possibly risky and unique)
What does a BICEP (muscle) do?
It bends your arm! (Chapter 3)
Types of ecosystems!
rivers, lakes, swamps, jungle, your face, etc.
Fermented Foods, yogurt, mushrooms, kimchi, etc. (Chapter 4)
...you built a ladder to space and started climbing it? What would happen to you?
VARIOUS (Chapter 2)
What kind of machine SPLUTTERS? Why do you think it does this?
Splutter = belch out air or smoke! (factory, car, boat, etc.)
Why is EDUCATION related to POVERTY? Explain!
Educated people overall come up with better ideas, make better decisions, start better companies, and ultimately, make more money (for themselves and their country) (Chapter 10)
VARIOUS (Chapter 11)
... of one thing gene therapy will probably be able to do in the future!
- Turn on or off certain traits (Chapter 8)
... you decided to SECEDE from Korea... where would you go and what would you do?
VARIOUS (Secede = leave your country and start a new one!)
How did Alexander the Great HOODWINK his enemies?
He would lead an attack on one side, and then, while he enemies were focused on that, he would lead a 2nd cavalry change into the middle of the enemy army, causing confusion.
How do vaccines works?
A vaccination gives your immune system memory cells, which know about viruses . B-cells use this
information to make antibodies that grab virus cells. (Chapter 4)
Things you'd have to consider if you wanted to construct a space station on Mars!
- You'd have to built it piece by piece on earth and fly it to Mars
- You'd need a system to recycle air
- You'd need a system to recycle... urine. (ewww!)- You'd need habitable homes
- You'd need solar panels to power it
... of a SUSTAINABLE energy source!
solar, wind, hydropower, tidal energy, etc.
... you were going to build a spaceship. What are 3 things you'd need to consider?
VARIOUS (Chapter 6)