BASKETBALL
A man by the name of James Naismith invented the game of Basketball. He was from the country North of us.-What is the name of that Country?
CANADA
What are the two parts of our PBL Project that we may begin next week(Hint: Basketball Tournament)
1. Complete the Tournament Bracket
2. Choose a College/University to profile(Slides)
We've been evaluating a lot of mathematical equations and expressions in IXL this week. What's the "sign" difference between an expression and an equation?
An Equal sign is part of an Equation not an Expression.
Connor's two favorite people
Chloe and Jared!
When we defeated our first round IXL Opponent in the IXL Tournament-what did we win?
A. Donut Party
B. Pizza Party
C. A day off from school
DONUT PARTY!
When was the sport of basketball invented?
A. 1790s
B. 1890's
C. During the Jurassic Period
1890's
The number of teams competing at the start of the tournament(hint: it's the same number as when you square 8)
64
Was Pi invented by one person or multiple people?
Multiple!
Connor's favorite teacher
Mr. G
On March 27 a new season of what sport begins(it's not basketball!)
BASEBALL!
What fruit basket was originally used for the hoops in the game of Basketball?
A. Apple
B. Peach
C. Syracuse Orange
PEACH!
The numbers next to the teams in the tournament bracket signify their ranking. What are these numbers called?(hint: to be a fruit or not to be a fruit-that is the question!)
Rankings or SEEDS!
In the "Smart Bike" Lego Build. Which of the following could represent the slope angle if the bike was going uphill:
A. y=2x+5
B. y=5
C. y=-2x+5
C. y=2x+5
Favorite Football Team(Based in Cali)
San Fran 49'ers
Ms. Phillips is planning to go to the southern most state in the U.S. excluding Hawaii- what would that state be?
FLORIDA
The ________________of the ball was just perfect and Mr. Price made the shot!(hint: the word begins with T)
Trajectory
the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces
Mr. Price had Houston winning it all last year-they're from the great state of
Texas
Archimedes of Syracuse developed a rigorous calculation for Pi. It's not Syracuse NY . What country is this "Syracuse" from
Greece
Favorite Food(Hint: New York is in the name)
NY Strip Steak!!
Ms. S went to the capital city of Italy last year! What's the name of that capital city?
ROME!
The type of shot that was temporarily banned from 1967-1976 because of the unfair advantage certain players had
THE SLAM DUNK!
The team/university that holds the record for the most NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships is UCLA with 11 titles. What does U.C.L.A. stand for? (Hint: It's in California in a specific city there.)
The University of California, Los Angeles
The Progressive Era in the U.S. was from 1890-1920. First, how many years was that and secondly what was the average temperature in New York State in 1920(hint: it's the same as the average of these numbers-
50, 50.5, 51, 52, 53
1. 30 years
2. 51.3 Degrees F
Favorite Rap Artist (Hint: Initials: BHLJ)
Blood Hound/Lil Jeff
Out of 19 Boces Programs- where was the REACH program in the IXL Rankings at the end of the tournament.
#1!