Middle School Survival
The number one golden rule for remembering where your classes are during the first week.
What is carrying your schedule?
This streaming platform is famous for dropping entire binge-worthy seasons of shows like Stranger Things and Wednesday.
What is Netflix?
This person is the leader of the school building, often making morning announcements over the loudspeaker and running school assemblies
Who is the principal?
If a pair of sneakers originally costs $100 and is on sale for 20% off, this is the final price.
What is $80?
This mammal is the only one in the world capable of true, sustained flight.
What is a bat.
This is what you should always check before leaving your locker so you don't make three unnecessary trips.
What is your backpack / making sure you have the right supplies for the next classes?
This popular video game features a battle royale format where players build structures, drop onto an island, and fight to get a Victory Royale.
What is Fortnite?
The standard policy for mobile phones and smartwatches during instructional time in all Ontario schools.
What is turned off and put away / in lockers or leave at home?
The next number in this prime number sequence: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ...
What is 13?
The primary color you get if you mix blue and yellow paint together.
What is green.
The best strategy to handle an unexpectedly heavy amount of middle school homework.
What is using a planner (digital or paper) / breaking tasks into smaller chunks?
he multi-billion dollar concert tour that took over the world and dominated pop culture history throughout 2023–2024.
What is the Eras Tour (Taylor Swift)?
This specific school space is where you go to check out books, do research, or find a quiet place to read. Many schools no longer have these.
What is the library / media center?
The sum of the interior angles of any triangle.
What is 180 degrees?
This planet in our solar system is known as the Red Planet.
What is Mars.
This is the recommended place to go if you are feeling overwhelmed, need a band-aid, or forgot your lunch.
What is the main office / your teacher/counselor?
This short-form video platform is where most viral dance trends, memes, and study hacks originate.
What is TikTok?
The academic term used when grades reset halfway through the traditional school year.
What is a semester.
If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, this is how many minutes it takes 100 machines to make 100 widgets.
What is 5 minutes?
The largest mammal currently living on planet Earth.
What is the blue whale.
The secret to surviving group projects in 7th/8th grade without doing all the work yourself.
What is communication / dividing tasks clearly / setting deadlines?
The fictional universe that includes movies and shows like The Mandalorian, Andor, and Ahsoka.
What is Star Wars?
This key document, handed out on day one, outlines what happens throughout the day and where you are supposed to be.
What is the class schedule or timetable?
The value of x in the equation: 3x - 5 = 16.
What is 7.
The chemical element with the symbol "Au" on the periodic table.
What is gold.