Alternative Energy
Health Science
8th Grade Promotion Requirements
International Sports
Parts of a car
100

What is a type of alternative energy source that can be used to power a car

Electric OR Fuel Cell

100

An assistant to a doctor who may prep patients, give medicine and check things like their weight, blood pressure, or height.

Nurse

100

How many semester Fs can you have and still promote?

Zero.
100

The most popular sport in the world:

Soccer (Football is also an acceptable answer)

100

This important safety feature of a car is used to slow or stop the car and avoid an accident

Brakes

200

What is the name of the device that collects energy from the wind? (HINT: There is one in this classroom)

Turbine

200

A special type of health science that deals with injured or elderly people who need to regain movement in their bodies

Physical Therapy OR

Occupational Therapy OR

Therapeutic Services

200

Name two of the special events we are having for promoting 8th graders (HINT: one already happened)

Two of these will get points

8th grade picture

Great America

Promotion Dance

Promotion ceremony

200

England has a very popular sport that includes both a ball and bat, but it ISN'T baseball. What is it called?

Cricket

200

The outside of the tires of the cars have these special covers. Sometimes made of metal, sometimes made of fiberglass

Hubcap, Rim, or Wheelcap

300

Name two types of renewable energy, and where the energy they collect comes from:

Example: (that cannot be used in your answer): "Solar energy comes from the sun"

Any 2 of the things written below will work, others may be acceptable, but nothing that involves gas, coal, or other fossil fuels

  • WIND ENERGY: Comes from the movement of wind currents
  • GEOTHERMAL ENERGY: Comes from heat trapped in the earth's crust
  • HYDROPOWER:Comes from the movement of water
  • BIOENERGY.: Comes from plants and other living things



300

blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration, height, and weight are often checked when you visit a doctor. What do doctors call these essential measurements?

Vitals OR Vital signs

300

What is the maximum attendance rate required for promotion?

85%

300

This Canadian Olympic sport involves brooms, a heavy stone weight, and 3 team members that brush down the ice in order to give their stone weight a smooth ride.

Curling

300

Name at least 3 safety features a car might have

Any of these three  acceptable, and others if reasonable. Teacher decides what is correct:

seat belts, airbags, padded dashboards, crumple zones, brakes, backup cameras, blind spot detection, backup sensors, parking assist, Roadside asisstance  

400

What is the name for a device that measures electric voltage?


Multimeter OR Voltometer

400

The main ingredient of this medicine is a small amount of bacteria, virus or toxin that's been weakened or destroyed in a laboratory first. It is used to cure illnesses

Vaccine or Vaccination

400

What should you do if you cannot afford to buy a promotion gown?

Fill out the form in the 8th grade Google Classroom to get a loaner

(or say something similar to get points. The teacher will decide what is correct)

400

Name 3 Martial arts (for example, Karate is a martial art) that do NOT come from Japan

Answers will vary. The teacher decides if an answer is correct.

400

This little box filled with gears is essential for changing the torque of your engines, and can be either manual or automatic.

Transmission

500

What is the most widely used type of renewable energy?

Hydroelectric power 

500

Name 2 of the 5 Health Science Cluster Pathways

Any 2 will count

  1. Diagnostic Services
  2. Therapeutic Services
  3. Health Informatics
  4. Support Services
  5. Biotechnology Research & Development
500

How many unsatisfactory citizenship marks can you have on the upcoming progress report and still go to Great America?

1

500

This sport, originally from Scotland, has a point system where the lower your score, the better.

Golf

500

this is the part of the car that charges the battery, and makes sure all the electric parts of the car are running.

Alternator