Just for Fun
What color is Mr. Shames' car?
Mr. Shames doesn't have a car!
What are the two largest political parties in the USA?
Democratic and Republican
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House
(there are a lot of possible answers to this)
What is slope intercept form?
y=mx+b
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is over a short period of time while climate is the average over a longer period of time.
What part of Newton did Mrs. Main grow up in?
Auburndale ("other side of the bridge")
What is the constitution of Newton called?
The City Charter
What is a Memoir?
A short recollection of an event in which a change occurs in the main subject.
Why is a balancing scale a good representation of an equation?
It shows that they need to be equal on both sides.
How does climate change as you move towards the equator?
The climate closer to the equator is warmer
What year did Mr. Shames graduate from NNHS?
2014.
Why is the Advocacy Hourglass in the shape of an hourglass?
The topics that it covers transition from general to specific back to general.
How do you correctly cite a quote in MLA form?
"...."(pg)
When does an equation have all solutions?
What kind of weather does high pressure cause?
Good weather: warm, sunny, pleasant.
How many water bottles has Mr. Shames gone through this year?
Current count: 3...
What are the differences between individual and systemic root causes?
Individual: a personal choice made by a single person.
Systemic: Outside systems that affect people, not under the control of a single person.
Correct this: i think that they had good ideas and i would like to learn more about them.
I think that they had good ideas, and I would like to learn more about them.
What does it look like on a graph when a system of equations has no solutions?
The lines are parallel.
What layer of the Earth's atmosphere does weather occur in?
Troposphere.
How many kids does Mr. Galloni have?
3.
What are the sections of the advocacy hourglass?
-Community Issue
-Focus Issue
-Root Cause
-Goal
-Targets
-Tactics
What were the differences between the text and film adaptations of A Raisin in The Sun?
The film added a few scenes that were not in the written play, they could be seen to have added to the plot, or just to be "filler"
(any specific scenes will work)
What does it look like on a graph when a system of equations has one solution?
They intersect at one point.
What are two options for responding to climate change?
Mitigation or adaptation.