Word of the Week
Skill of the Week
Vikings!
Problem-Solving
Potpourri
100
The Ancient Aztec rode his bicycle to get the mail.

What is an anachonism?

100

_____________ makes better.

What is practice?

100

Vikings came from this area containing Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.

What is Scandinavia?

100
The first step in the engineering process is understand this.

What is the task or problem?

100

 Overlapping plans make ships more sea-worthy by preventing leaks.  This Viking design was called...

What is clinker-built?

200
The school bus was so loud the bus driver couldn't even think to drive, so she pulled over.

What is cacophony?

200

_______________ doesn't imply causation.

What is correlation?

200

Vikings were among the first sailors to use a long narrow strip of wood that runs down the center of a ship's underside.

What is a keel?

200

This component of creative thinking means to generate many possible ideas.

Fluency

200

Most Viking sails were this shape?

What is square?

300

When the apple fell on Isaac Newton's head, he had a whole new surprising thought about gravity.

What is an epiphany?

300

Never give this excuse to a teacher for a missing assignment.

What is "too busy."

300

The word Viking means pirate, but most Vikings were really what?

What is farmers?

300

This is the last step in the engineering process, before repeating and rebuilding. 

Analysis

300

Leif Erikson came to North America around 1000 A.D. In English, A.D. means what?

What is year of our lord?

400

She's the very pineapple of politeness (instead of pinnacle of politeness).

What is a malapropism?

400

It's better to do __________ than nothing.

What is something?

400

Vikings lived during what time period of European history?

What is the Middle Ages?

400

This type of thinking puts clues together to determine the one correct answer.

Deductive

400

What don't you know?

What you don't even know!

500

In formal writing, write out the word "and" instead of using this symbol

What is an ampersand?
500

This type of criticism is meant to help you build your skills.

What is constructive?

500

Vikings never wore this article of clothing, even though most people think they did.

What is a horned helmet?

500
This type of thinking can generate many correct answers with the goal of finding one original and best solution.

Creative thinking.

500

Read not to ____________, but to weigh and consider.

What is believe?