Word of the Day
What word from the Giver describes the primary source of 6th grade drama?
The STIRRINGS
This woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
What is 4^2 - (3^2 + [8-2]) ?
1
What's the name of the family who were granted the land around Lake Merritt by the Spanish Army?
The Peralta's
Cigarette Butts
The circumstances surrounding an event or location.
What is context?
What group is the architect of the 10 Point Program?
The Black Panthers
A large luminous star in the late stage of its of stellar life.
A Red Giant
What is the name of the woman who works with the Lake Merritt Institute and helps us monitor the health of the Lake?
Katie Noonan
Which of your two 6th grade teachers play the ukulele?
Ms. Malabed and Sr. Vallar
What is the English translation "soupe du jour"?
Soup of the Day
Who worked alongside Cesar Chavez, even while she raised 11 children?
Dolores Huerta
What Roald Dahl book features a giant as its protagonist?
The BFG
What are we testing for when we get to "break the ampoules" in our Lake Merritt water samples?
Dissolved Oxygen
In total, how many pets do your 6th grade teachers have?
The surface features of a land or region such as valleys or mountains
Topography
What island in San Francisco Bay was occupied by Native Americans in 1969?
Alcatraz
What musical artist is #1 on the most Spotify streams of 2019?
Post Malone
Name at least two creeks that flow into Lake Merritt.
Glen Echo Creek, Trestle Glean Creek, Pleasant Valley Creek, Indian Gulch Creek
What are full names of three core 7th Grade teachers?
Paul Meyer, Rebecca Malick, Rebecca Carmona, Marianne Miller, Jessie Turner
Profoundly moving, touching (adj)
poignant
What does PETA stand for?
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Godzilla originally terrorized Japan. What is his name in Japanese?
Gojira
What is the name of the organization that successfully persuaded Perch Coffee to eliminate to-go coffee cups to lessen the litter around the Lake?
Plus or minus 5, what is the mean age of your four core teachers?
45