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What are the SU school color(s)?
Orange
100
Who was HW Smith named after?
Hurlbut William Smith
dean of Syracuse area industrialists and president and chairman of the board of L. C. Smith & Corona Typewriters, Inc.
100
What are two types of oil spill clean-up mechanisms?
Booms, Skimmers, Chemical Dispersants, Manual Cleaning, etc..
100
Who is your Site Coordinator ??
Ella
100
How many chambers are in the heart?
4
200
What is Syracuse's mascot?
Otto The orange!
200
What are the school colors for HW Smith?
Yellow and Blue
200
What subatomic particle flows in an electrical current?
electrons
200
Name a volunteer and what they are studying
varied answers
200
The ______ is the powerhouse of the cell
Mitochondria
300
How many undergraduate students attend SU?
14,479 students (2020-2021)
300
What school district is HW Smith in?
Syracuse City School District (SCSD)
300
What common lesson plan material used this semester must be handled with the most caution?
Hot Glue
300
What is your Site Coordinator studying?
Computer Science
300
Can you hear in space?
No! Space is a vacuum and sound cannot travel
400
What are two Engineering majors offered at SU?
Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering
400
How many students are enrolled at HW Smith?
776
400
When two objects are the same size but have different weights, how do they differ?
different Densities
400
Name 3 volunteers
varied answers
400
What planet in our solar system does NOT rotate counter-clockwise?
Venus
500
When was Syracuse University founded?
March 24th, 1870.
500
How long has Ms. Kwiek been working with STEM Explorers
3 years
500
Name a system that uses hydraulics:
Includes and not limited to drawbridges, engines, breaks, hydraulic press, etc...
500
What is your Site Coordinators favorite color?
Blue!
500
If you stretch out the DNA of every person, how many times could it wrap around the earth?
532,748 circumnavigations
Over half a million!