Road Trip/Vacations
This Florida city is known as the "Theme Park Capital of the World" and is a top destination for families during break.
Orlando, FL
Spring officially begins on this specific day in March, when day and night are approximately equal in length.
Vernal equinox
Many 8th graders spend their break on this platform, scrolling through short-form videos and viral "GRWM" (Get Ready With Me) clips.
TikTok
The spring break tradition began in 1934 when a coach from Colgate University took THIS AQUATIC team to Florida for early season training.
Swimming
Known as the Garden Isle, Kauai is a favorite island of spring breakers to hike the Napali Coast in THIS US STATE
Hawaii
If you’re visiting the "Grand Canyon" during your week off, you are traveling to this Southwestern state.
Arizona
This term refers to the yellow dust produced by flowers in the spring that causes many people to sneeze.
Pollen
Many 8th graders will be doing THIS, a term for watching multiple episodes (or a whole season) in one sitting
Binge-watching
Before it was called "Spring Break," the holiday was centered around this religious week on the calendar
Easter
This "Magic" Florida city is home to South Beach and the Art Deco district, offering a mix of city life and ocean views.
Miami
This is the term for a "vacation" where you stay home and explore local attractions instead of traveling far away.
Staycation
During spring, many animals end this "long sleep" state they entered during the winter.
Hibernation
This popular sandbox game allows players to build entire worlds out of blocks—a perfect way to kill time on a rainy spring day, or during social studies class for some...
Minecraft
Daytona Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Panama City Beach, are all famous spring break destinations in THIS US STATE
Florida
South Padre Island is another famous spring break destination, as it's the only tropical island in THIS US STATE, near the Mexican border
Texas
Many tourists flock to Washington, D.C. in late March to see these pink-and-white flowering trees, a gift from Japan in 1912.
Cherry Blossoms
This is the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create food and grow green leaves.
Photosynthesis
Students these days don't usually say their spring break was mediocre or average, typically they say THIS
MID
This specific 1960s movement, characterized by "Peace and Love," helped shift spring break from organized swim meets to the "counter-culture" beach parties we see today.
Hippie movement (60's counter culture)
This island country is known for Montego Bay, the Hip Strip, and Seven Mile Beach, loved by spring breakers and Rastafarians alike
Jamaica
This 2,448-mile historic highway, known as the "Mother Road," is a classic route for a cross-country spring road trip.
Route 66
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Earth is tilted in this direction relative to the sun during the spring and summer.
Toward the sun
The 4-letter acronym "FOMO" describes the anxiety felt while scrolling through social media and seeing friends on more "exciting" spring break trips than yours.
Fear of Missing Out
Long before Florida, the ancient Greeks celebrated Anthesteria, a three-day festival dedicated to this god of wine and theater, which many historians consider the "spiritual ancestor" of spring break
Dionysus
This Caribbean island nation is home to Punta Cana, known for having some of the longest white-sand beaches in the world
Dominican Republic