"The Lost Ship"
History Vocabulary
"From Out of this World"
Science Vocabulary
"They Talk, Teens Listen"
ELA Vocabulary
MATH
Area & Percents
Daily Edits
100

11-year-old Hunter Scott was watching this movie at his home in Florida which sparked his interest in the Indianapolis sinking.

What is JAWS?

100

This word means "unable to think or speak clearly."

What is DELIRIOUS?

100

Sullivan compares taking off in a space shuttle to these two things.

What is A GIANT PUSHING YOU ON THE BACK OF YOUR CHAIR or THE BOTTOM OF A ROLLERCOASTER?

100

This word means "the natural force that pulls things toward the center of Earth."

What is GRAVITY?

100

This is the name of the podcast featured in the article this week.

What is TEENAGER THERAPY?

100

This word means "shows you listen to that can be downloaded from the internet."

What is PODCASTS?

100

This is the formula you use to figure out area of a rectangle or square.

What is LENGTH x WIDTH?

100

Monday: The tallest tree species, the coast redwood, can be found in THIS state.

What is CALIFORNIA? 

200

During his trial, the Navy said Captain McVay should have done THIS to avoid being hit my enemy fire.

What is ZIGZAG THE PATH OF THE SHIP TO AVOID TORPEDOES? 

200

This word means "to make a judgment about it—to determine its value, ability, or quality."

What is ASSESS?

200

This is the name of the space shuttle that Kathy Sullivan flew on when she went up to space.

What is the CHALLENGER?

200

This word means "deep valley with steep sides."

What is CANYON? 

200

Gael came up with the idea for his podcast in this place.

What is IN THE SHOWER? 
200

This word means "open to being hurt or  appearing weak."

What is VULNERABLE?

200

This is how many spaces your move the decimal to the left when you convert a percent to a decimal.

What is TWO SPACES?

200

Tuesday: THIS country gave the United States 3,000 cherry blossom trees to show their friendship with our country.

Who is JAPAN?

300

Hunter went to visit Maurice Glenn Bell, who survived the Indianapolis attacked and awarded this medal, a special military award given to those wounded in combat.

What is THE PURPLE HEART?

300

This word means "something that is not what it appears to be and is meant to trick people—a fraud, a hoax, or an imitation."

What is SHAM?

300

This is how many hours it took for Sullivan to reach the bottom of the ocean.

What is FOUR HOURS?

300

This word means "try to do something."

What is PURSUE?

300

The teens knew they had to be THIS in order for listeners to believe and follow what they say (hint: it's a vocabulary word).

What is VULNERABLE? 
300

This word means "open to being hurt or  appearing weak."

What is DEPRESSION?

300

This is 75% as a decimal.

What is .75?

300

Wednesday: Lines of poetry are also known as this V word.

What is VERSE?

400

Before Captain McVay set sail, he asked for this for protection, but was told it wasn’t necessary since most of the war activity was far from where the Indianapolis would be sailing.

What is AN ESCORT SHIP?

400

This word means "declare them not guilty of a crime or wrongdoing that they were accused of—to clear their name and free them from blame."

What is EXONERATE? 
400

Sullivan and another diver were able to survive the descent to the bottom of the ocean because of this reason.

What is THE SHIP HAD 3.5 INCH THICK WALLS MADE OF A STRONG METAL?
400

This word means "feel or show great love for."

What is CHERISH?

400

Teenager Therapy scored a big interview when they interviewed THESE celebrities.

Who are PRINCE HARRY and MEGHAN MARKLE?

400

This word means "became greater than."

What is SURPASSED?

400

This is the area of this shape:


What is 77 inches squared?

400

Thursday: Maya Angelou is known for her poetry, her books, and for being in THIS Emmy award winning movie about slavery.

What is ROOTS?
500

New details were discovered, including that before the Indianapolis sank, this had been received by at least three people—but were not responded to.

What are DISTRESS CALLS?

500

This word means "words are in response to the questions of a lawyer or a judge and are spoken under oath."

What is TESTIMONY?

500

This is the name of the deepest known part of the ocean that Sullivan traveled down.

What is THE MARIANA TRENCH?

500

This word means "weight or force created when something presses or pushes against something else."

What is PRESSURE?

500

The 2nd episode of the podcast focused on THIS subject.

What is DEPRESSION?

500

This word means "expressed sadness for someone who has experienced something unpleasant."

What is COMMISERATED? 

500

This is what 45% of 189 is?

What is 85.05?

500

Friday: The cheapest Apple II computer cost around this much money when it came out.

What is $1300?

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