Chapter 28
Mr. Kermit
Mr. Kermit
Who awakened Mr. Kermit's love for teaching while covering her classes?
Emma Fountain
What happens to the banner on the Coco Nerd during the science fair?
Parker, while driving the Coco Nerd around the block, accidentally rips the banner off the car, the heat from the tailpipe sets fire to the banner causing causing some chaos and embarrassment.
What place did The Unteachable's "The Internal Combustion Engine" place in the district science fair?
The Unteachables won second place and were given a plastic trophy.
He never learned how to work before because he never had to; he was able to get away with a lot because he was a sports star.
Barnstorm
To be marked or shown in order to be very noticeable.
emblazoned
What is The Unteachables' science fair project?
The Unteachables create a miniature replica of the Terranova Motors factory, demonstrating its manufacturing process and environmental impact.
Who intervenes when Dr. Thaddeus rages about who is driving the car?
Grams storms at Dr. Thaddeus for yelling at her grandson Parker.
Why was Mr. Kermit afraid to drive his car home from the Science Fair?
The Unteachables had put racing fuel in the car before the the science fair for the judges.
She has been taking the SCS-8 students on field trips to Terranova Motors so that they can work on their science fair project.
Emma Fountain
This means to look carefully or with difficulty.
Peered
What does Mr. Kermit think Dr. Thaddeus will put a kibosh to when he leaves after December?
Dr. Thaddeus calls the shots so Mr. Kermit thinks he will stop the school trips to Terranova Motors, which means so much to The Unteachables.
What do the Unteachables earn for winning the science fair?
The Unteachables' success in the science fair likely earns them recognition, pride, and the satisfaction of proving their abilities. It also helps secure Mr. Kermit's job.
What did the substitute, Dawn of the Dead, do when the Unteachables vented to her about their teacher being fired?
She doesn't chew them out or shut them down, she listens as the seven of them yell over each other.
He was allowed to sleep and doodle through 6th and 7th grade before he was dumped into SCS-8.
Rahim
To be officially declared unfit for use, pronounced guilty, and sentenced to punishment.
condemned
What happens to the science score of all Science Fair winners?
According to a random district policy, 10 points will be added to the science scores.
What was the message on Coco Nerd's banner?
FIRE RIBBIT? NO WAY!
What project won first place at the district science fair?
A bunch of dweebs, whose teacher didn't need saving, won with a windmill thingy.
He has a reading problem that Greenwich school teachers never bothered to find out about.
Parker
A hormone your adrenal glands make to help you prepare for stressful or dangerous situations; this gets your body ready for a “fight or flight”.
adrenaline
What did The Unteachables use to build their Science Fair Project?
They used Mr. Kermit's 27 year old car. He only recognizes it when he notices the God Bless America beneath the tailpipes.
Why did Parker Elias consider this to be the greatest day ever?
His grandmother remembered his name.
Who introduces Aldo to the book "Where the Red Fern Grows"?
Mr. Ribbit aka Mr. Kermit
She is a mean sub that the students do not care for that ends listening to the students as they discuss their defeat of Mr. Kermit's job.
Dawn of the Dead
Something that makes a person feel less sad or disappointed; as in an award.
consolation