Site of the Day-Translate One Language to Another

Here is a great site to translate a word or a big block of words from one language to another. Try pasting the Gettysburg Address in the tool and see what it looks like in Russian, or German, or...Dutch, or...

CLICK HERE

Critical Thinking Quiz

Okay class, shake off those cobwebs and use common sense to answer these puzzling questions. The answers are listed below but try not to peek.

Critical Thinking Quiz

1. Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. Explain this.


2. What is pronounced like one letter, written with three letters, and belongs to all animals? 




3. A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by. What color is the bear? Why?




4. What is the beginning of eternity, The end of time and space; The beginning of every end, And the end of every race?




5. What is very light but can't be lifted?




6. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?




7. What overpowers you-without hurting you?




8. What question can you never answer "yes" to?




9. I have two U.S. coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel. What are the coins?




10. When is longhand quicker than shorthand?

ANSWERS:

1. They aren't playing each other.

2. Eye

3. White. The house is at the North Pole so it is a polar bear.

4. The letter E

5. A bubble

6. 2 (you took 2)

7. Sleep

8. "Are you asleep?"

9. 50 cent piece and a nickel (one is not a nickel; the other is)

10. On a clock.

Hershey Bar Educational Challenge

Next time you have a standard Hershey Bar, take time to answer the following questions. Most can be found using the wrapper (a few require research and basic math skills). See how many you can answer:

Hershey Candy Bar (HCB) Challenge

      1.       How many ounces in your Hershey Bar?___How many oz. are needed to make a pound?____

2.       How many complete HCB would you need to eat to eat a pound of HCB?____________________

3.       If you add 2/3 of your friend’s HCB to ½ of your HCB, what is the fraction? _________________

4.       If you multiply ¾ of your HCB with 2/3 of your friend’s HCB, what is the answer? ____________

5.       Who is Hershey’s manufacturer?______________Where are they located?(city,state)__________

6.       What is the longitude and latitude of the manufacturer?__________________________________

7.       Which hemisphere is it located in?___________________________________________________

8.       What is the capitol of this state?_____________________________________________________

9.       How many fat grams in your HCB?__________________________________________________

10.    If there are about 9 calories in one gram of fat, what is the number of calories from fat ?________

11.    What is the percentage of total calories from fat? (Guidelines: not more than 30%)_____________

12.    What is the largest ingredient in milk chocolate? _______________________________________

13.    Is that ingredient good for you? _______ Why/why not? _______________________________________________________________________________

14.    What % vitamins does your HCB have?__________Calcium ___________ Iron ______________

15.    The 35 mg of sodium is another name for_____________________________________________

16.    Too much sodium is not good for you because it can: ____________________________________

17.    What are the numbers in the bar code? _______________________________________________

18.    Why do you think the HCB needs a bar code?__________________________________________

19.    What shape is the HCB? ___________________________________________________________

20.    What is its perimeter?____________Area?____________Volume?__________Grams?_________

21.    Why is there an apostrophe in Hershey's?______________________________________________

22.    Which letter is used the most on the front wrapper?______________________________________

23.    What does the ® mean on the front of the wrapper? _____________________________________

24.    What do you think makes the wrapper the most attractive? _______________________________

25.    How many calories does the HCB suggest should be eaten each day for a balanced diet? ________

26.    Who is the founder of Hershey's Chocolate?___________________________________________

27.    Is he still living? _____ If  yes or no, how old is he/how old would he be now?_______________

28.    What is the month and date the HCB should be eaten by? ________________________________

29.    Why is “emulsifier” in the ingredients? _______________________________________________

30.    Create 12 new words from the words Hershey Milk Chocolate (must be 4 or more letters). __________________  _________________ ________________  __________________  __________________  __________________  ________________  _________________  __________________  __________________  ________________  _________________

THE ANSWER KEY IS PROVIDED BELOW:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hershey Candy Bar (HCB) Challenge (Answer Key)

                                                                                   

1.       How many ounces in your Hershey Bar? 1.55  How many ounces are needed to make a pound? 16

2.       How many complete HCB would you need to eat to eat a pound of HCB? 11 (17.05 ounces total)

3.       If you add 2/3 of your friend’s HCB to ½ of your HCB, what is the fraction? 4/6+3/6 = 7/6 or1 1/6

4.       If you multiply ¾ of your HCB with 2/3 of your friend’s HCB, what is the answer? 3/4 x 2/3=1/2

5.       Who is Hershey’s manufacturer? The Hershey Co. Where are they located? Hershey, Pa.

6.       What is the latitude and longitude of the manufacturer? 40.285924, 76.650247

7.       Which hemisphere is it located in? Western or Northern Hemisphere

8.       What is the capitol of this state? Harrisburg

9.       How many fat grams in your HCB? 13grams  Calories? 210

10.    If there are about 9 calories in one gram of fat, what is the number of calories from fat? 117 (110)

11.    What is the percentage of total calories from fat? (Guidelines: not more than 30%) 20%

12.    What is the largest ingredient in milk chocolate? Sugar (always the first ingredient listed)

13.    Is that ingredient good for you? Why/why not? _________________________________________________________

14.    What % vitamins does your HCB have?    0%    Calcium   8%    Iron   2%

15.    The 35 mg of sodium is another name for      Salt

16.    Too much sodium is not good for you because it can cause bloating, swelling, stroke, H.A., B.P.

17.    What are the numbers in the bar code? Computerized tracking code

18.    Why do you think the HCB needs a bar code? Inventory, QC, tracking

19.    What shape is the HCB? Rectangle (5 3/8 by 2 1/8 x 1/4)

20.    What is its perimeter?15 inches  Area? 11.42 sq. in. Volume? 2.855 cm(cubed) Grams? 43 grams

21.    Why is there an apostrophe in Hershey's? Named after Milton Hershey (possessive)

22.    Which letter is used the most on the front wrapper? 4- E’s

23.    What does the ® mean on the front of the wrapper? Name is trademarked

24.    What do you think makes the wrapper the most attractive? Answers will vary

25.    How many calories does the HCB suggest should be eaten each day for a balanced diet? 2000

26.    Who is the founder of Hershey's Chocolate? Milton Hershey

27.    Is he still living?  No If  yes or no, how old is he/how old would he be now?  154 years old

28.    What is the month and date the HCB should be eaten by?  Check BB date

29.    Why is “emulsifier” in the ingredients?  To keep ingredients together or bound

      30. Create 12 new words from the words Hershey Milk Chocolate (must be 4 or more letters). Various answers

Blast From The Past- Schoolhouse Rock "How a Bill Becomes A Law"

For all you old-timers and even you young-uns, this is a awesome flashback to Saturday morning television. Schoolhouse Rock taught us many things through song and video. Here is the classic "How a Bill Becomes A Law". CLICK HERE to either relive the memory or enjoy it for the first time.

Queens on a Chessboard Puzzle

Queens on a Chessboard

Put eight x's into this 8-by-8 grid so that no two x's are in line with each other vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.

Chess players note: You are being asked to place eight queens on a chessboard so that no queen can capture any other queen.

See (one of many possible) solutions below



Interesting Tidbits and More...

Hmm...let's look at some interesting tidbits and more...

1. 111,111,111 X 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 (the sequence is called a palindrome).  
2. Ant trails leading away from the nest always fork at a 60 degree angle. Somewhere in the earth I am sure are millions of ant geometry classes :)
3. Bees must pollinate 2 million flowers to collect enough nectar for one pound of honey (for those who don't know...honey is essentially regurgitated nectar...maybe it should have been named VOMey)
4. What does Google mean? A googol means 10¹⁰⁰. In real terms it looks like this: 10,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000
5. If you are in the rain and have 100 yards to go, will you get wetter by walking or running? The answer is by running. The reason is because when you walk most of the rain hits your head and shoulders. When you run your entire front side accumulates wetness. You will be twice as wet after the 100 yards.  
6. A drop is 1/60th of a teaspoon.
7. Can you name one of the four non-proper words in the English language that begin with dw? (see answer below)
8. The last year that read the same upside down was 1961. When will the next year that does this occur? (see answer below)
9. What is "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia"? (see answer below)
10. Name the one state with only one syllable. (see answer below)

7) dwarf, dwindle, dweeb, dwell (ing)

8) 6009

9) Fear of long words

10) Maine

A Fun Science Quiz by Mr. D

Hey all you nerds. See how you do with this 10 question science quiz. The answers are posted at the bottom (no peeking!).

1. What is the only state without poisonous snakes? 
2. What is the only state that has never had an earthquake?
3. The hottest planet in the Solar System is _____________ with an average temperature of 864 degrees F (be careful it isn't closest to the Sun).
4. Where are the ears of a cricket located?
5. What is the only letter that does not appear in the Periodic Table of Elements?
6. What year did cars start having ignition keys?
7. Hawaii moves ___ inches closer to Japan every year.
8. House flies have a life span of ___ days.
9. What is the only bird that can fly backwards?
10. How many teeth does a mosquito have (0 is not the answer)?

ANSWERS:

1. Maine
2. North Dakota
3. Venus
4. Front leg just below the knee
5. The letter "J"
6. 1949
7. 4 inches a year
8. 14 days
9. Hummingbird
10. 47 teeth

Answers are courtesy of http://www.hightechscience.org/funfacts.htm

Can You Beat Mr.D in Multiplication?

Okay class the race is on. How many multiplication problems can you solve in a minute? You are about to compete against other online students in this fast paced educational game. The key is to answer as many in a row without a miss. If you miss it really slows the overall score. I played it a few times and my best score was a 1510. I'm sure somebody out there can top that. Post your top score.  Have fun and solidify your multiplication skills.

CLICK HERE TO PLAY!

Ready for the Drag and Drop the State Addicting Game?

WARNING: Don't try this at home...unless you have time on your hands because this educational game is very addicting. Just take the state shape showing above the blank United States map and drop it where you think it should be. Remember you are on the clock. Post your time and we'll see who the champ is. I just did it and had an underwhelming 45 out of 50 correct for 90% (this was actually pretty good) in 543 seconds (this was actually pretty bad). C'mon, who is going to beat my time?

Click here to begin!

How much would you weigh on Pluto?

Yes I know Pluto has been booted as a planet but I still count it as one of my heavenly family members. So the question still remains...how much would you weigh on Pluto...or any other planet? The answer is a click away when you CLICK HERE. Just type in your weight and hit calculate to see what your weight would be on all the heavenly spheres. Why would you weigh so much more on Jupiter than Saturn? The answers are there if you scroll down to the bottom. Don't forget to click the link at the bottom and see how old you would be on each planet. his website has wonderful links to excite any student about life in outer space.