Brain Drain
Forward I am heavy, backwards I am not.
What is “ton”?
This has many keys but cannot open doors.
What is a piano?
At the GT Academy, all students participate in this hands-on learning approach that focuses on projects, problem-solving, and real-world application instead of only tests and lectures.
What is project-based learning?
This author wrote a bestselling series published from 1997 to 2007 about a world of witches and wizards.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
This is what GTABC stands for.
What is the Gifted and Talented Academy Booster Club?
This appears once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years.
What is the letter “M”?
This has hands but cannot clap.
What is a clock?
This is a structure designed to support weight over a gap like a river or road.
What is a bridge?
The root word "bio" means this
What is life?
The GTABC provides support specifically to this group of students, families, and staff.
What is the GT Academy community?
There’s a room with 5 people in it. Person A is drinking soda. Person B is playing ping pong. Person C is watching TV. Person D is on a phone call and leaves the room. This is what person E is doing.
What is playing ping pong?
This has one eye but cannot see
What is a needle?
DAILY DOUBLE
All students at QVMS are equipped with this device which is used to complete many school assignments.
This civil rights leader delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This is the sponsor of the GTABC and the Coordinator of the GT Academy.
Who is Mr. Bernhart?
This is always in front of you but cannot be seen.
What is the future?
This has lots of cities but no houses.
What is a map?
This is technology that lets computers or machines “think” or learn in a way that seems similar to humans, like voice assistants or apps that make recommendations.
What is artificial intelligence (AI)?
This literary device gives hints or clues about future events in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
This parent organization supports the GT Academy community by providing educational programming, building community within GTA, and recruiting and training volunteers for school events and field experiences.
What is the GTA Booster Club (GTABC)?
A boat full of people sinks, but not a single person gets wet because all the people were this.
What is married?
This has four wheels and flies
What is a garbage truck?
These are the motors that convert energy into mechanical motion. They drive the joints, wheels, and limbs of a robot.
What are actuators?
In Greek mythology, this hero’s only weak spot was his heel.
Who is Achilles?
DAILY DOUBLE
This parent organization supports the ENTIRE school through fundraising, school-wide socials, teacher and staff appreciation events, building school spirit and pride, and funding school improvement projects. The GTABC partners with them throughout the year.