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What are the SU school color(s)?
Orange, Blue, White
100
What is HW Smith Middle School's mascot?
Phoenix
100
What is an atom?
A tiny particle that makes up everything in the universe
100
Who is your Site Coordinator ??
Ella
100
Why can Potatoes help conduct electricity?
electrolytes (dissolved salts) exist in potato juices - salt bridges allow ions to pass through the potato maintaining the electrical current
200
What is Syracuse's mascot?
Otto The orange!
200
What are the school colors for HW Smith Middle School?
Yellow and Blue
200
What subatomic particle flows in an electrical current?
electrons
200
Name the volunteer here today who is a SENIOR!
Dee
200
What is the strongest shape in construction?
Triangles
300
How many undergraduate students attend SU?
14,479 students (2020-2021)
300
What school district is HW Smith Middle School 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
Field of science that analyzes crime scenes
Forensic Science
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 Middle School?
693
400
Name 2 forms of renewable energy?
Includes and not limited to: Geothermal, Solar, Tidal, Wind, Biomass, hydropower, nuclear
400
Name a volunteer and what they are studying
varied answers
400
How many stars are in the milky way galaxy?
140 billion
500
When was Syracuse University founded?
March 24th, 1870.
500
How long has Ms. Kwiek taught in SCSD?
17 years
500
When two objects are the same size but have different weights, how do they differ?
different Densities
500
Who is our tallest volunteer?
Ben, Jack
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!