Geography
Skill of the Week
Class Stuff
Potpourri
Words of the Week
100

A famous tomb located in Agra, India.

What is the Taj Mahal?

100

"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to _____."  -  Benjamin Franklin

What is fail?

100

The first 10 numbers of the Fibonacci sequence starting with 0

What is 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34,?

100

Practice makes _________.

What is a "better?"

100

The meaning of the word indolent in this sentence.  Don't be indolent this summer.

What is lazy?

200

5 Great Lakes

What are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior?

200

_________ is better than perfect.

What is "done?"

200

Three url endings (top-level domains) that Ms. Caplinger will accept

What is .gov, .mil., .org, .uk

200

The Pythagorean Theorem

What is "a2 +b2=c2?"

200

The meaning of the word "concise" in this sentence:  Your writing should be concise.

What is brief and to the point?

300

To prove its safety, elephants were marched across this bridge in 1883.

What is the Brooklyn Bridge?

300

Advanced math is important because it teaches you to __________.

What is "think!"

300

Definition:  one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases

What is a paradox?

300

This piece of classroom real estate is off limits to students, unless they have permission to touch.

What is the teacher's desk?

300

The 11 letter word that means to occur at the same time; to operate in unison.

What is "synchronize?"

400

Dublin

What is the capital city of Ireland?

400

Many gifted individuals feel as if they aren’t really smart.  They don’t realize others around them also feel inadequate.  This sense of inadequacy is known as ________________ Syndrome.

What is "Imposter Syndrome?"

400

The ancient Greek mathematician famous for the Achilles and the tortoise paradox.

Who is Zeno?

400

This massive project created Lake Meade.

What is the Hoover Dam?

400

The nine letter word that fits in this sentence

The wolf in Little Red Riding Hood attempted to remain__________ by dressing as a grandmother.

What is "incognito?"

500

The legend of Dracula started in this modern day country.

What is Romania?

500

It is better to do right than to _______ _______.

What is "be right?"

500

The person considered responsible for introducing the zero to European mathematics?  

Who is Fibonacci?

500

The Latin translation of A.D.

What is "Anno Domini?"



500

The opposite of the word "acute" as used in the sentence below.

This illness is not acute.

What is chronic?