Social Studies
A document signed in 1776 containing the phrase "we hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal"
What is The Declaration of Independence?
A person, place, or thing
What is a noun?
In this moon phase, the moon is completely obscured in shadow.
What is new moon?
-17 + 6
What is -11?
When Mr. S was in 8th grade, the third installment in the epic saga of this singing high school movie series was released.
What is High School musical? (Or High School Musical 3: Senior Year)
A time period in American history spanning from 1812-1860, literally meaning 'before the war'
What is Antebellum?
the word class that describes nouns
What is an adjective?
The number of waves that move past a fixed point in a given time
What is frequency?
What is slope?
When Ms. H was in 8th grade, Ke$ha was singing this song beginning with the lyrics "Wake up in the mornin' feelin' like P Diddy"
The branch of government responsible for making laws, includes both houses of Congress.
What is the Legislative Branch?
What is first person?
This word means the range of all electromagnetic frequencies (and features in Mr. S's favorite song)
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
The name of the equation equaling a2 + b2 = c2
What is the Pythagorean theorem?
When Ms. Monroe was in 8th grade, a chart toping song was "Another One Bites the Dust" sung by this band led by front man Freddie Mercury.
What is Queen?
The Carolina Colony was founded by this group of 8 noblemen granted the land by King Charles II.
Who are The Lords Proprietors?
What is go?
The thin outermost layer of the Earth.
What is the crust?
If y= 2x + 6 complete this coordinate: (x, 12)
What is 3?
When Ms. Thomas was in 8th grade, this movie featuring a singing British nanny with a flying umbrella hit theaters.
What is Mary Poppins?
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were all passed in an effort to limit the protections of this amendment to the US Constitution.
What is the 15th Amendment?
A type of figurative language making a comparison using like or as.
What is a simile?
Earthquakes occur along these, the nearest to here is the Summerville system.
What are fault lines?
(2+4)2 + 6 x 3
54
On Mr. S's white board, his students recommended this dating website.
What is farmers only?