Weekly Challenges
For all classes:
The weekly challenges can be found here.
Be sure to visit the door of 143B to read the Weekly Challenge (in Red) for all my classes. The answers will be revealed on Friday (in Green). For the Critical Thinking Question, the answer will be revealed in writing on the door for all to see.
For individual classes, the postings will be on the weebly.
The links are thus:
http://demott.weebly.com/index.html
http://demott.weebly.com/media-analysis.html
http://demott.weebly.com/english-95.html
http://demott.weebly.com/lionsroar.html
http://demott.weebly.com/cr8tive-riting.html
Always be ready to explain your answer or the reward (as listed below) simply cannot be granted.
Reward for correct answers = respect and admiration, pride in a job well done, intrisic value, and knowledge of yet another nugget of knowledge that you can pass on to future generations.
September Week 1:
How do you pronounce the following word (in English) and (what the heck), what does it mean: Ghoti ?
September Week 2:
What is the Longest Word in the English Language?
'Option 1:
gigaparsec
The absolute longest unit of measurement is probably a gigaparsec, equal to one thousand megaparses, or one billion parsecs. The name parsec stands for "parallax of one second of arc", and equals about 3.262 light years.
'Option 2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English
September Week 3
In what culture's numeracy does twelve divided in half equal seven?
Answer: Roman; if you take the number XII and divide the number straight through the middle, you get the number VII (or seven).
September Week 4
How many Hamburgers are there in the world? (rough estimate)
Answer: At most recent estimate (and I'm rounding up to the nearest thousand): 1, 771,000
To find answer for yourself: search "population of Hamburg" on any search engine.
The weekly challenges can be found here.
Be sure to visit the door of 143B to read the Weekly Challenge (in Red) for all my classes. The answers will be revealed on Friday (in Green). For the Critical Thinking Question, the answer will be revealed in writing on the door for all to see.
For individual classes, the postings will be on the weebly.
The links are thus:
http://demott.weebly.com/index.html
http://demott.weebly.com/media-analysis.html
http://demott.weebly.com/english-95.html
http://demott.weebly.com/lionsroar.html
http://demott.weebly.com/cr8tive-riting.html
Always be ready to explain your answer or the reward (as listed below) simply cannot be granted.
Reward for correct answers = respect and admiration, pride in a job well done, intrisic value, and knowledge of yet another nugget of knowledge that you can pass on to future generations.
September Week 1:
How do you pronounce the following word (in English) and (what the heck), what does it mean: Ghoti ?
September Week 2:
What is the Longest Word in the English Language?
'Option 1:
gigaparsec
The absolute longest unit of measurement is probably a gigaparsec, equal to one thousand megaparses, or one billion parsecs. The name parsec stands for "parallax of one second of arc", and equals about 3.262 light years.
'Option 2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English
September Week 3
In what culture's numeracy does twelve divided in half equal seven?
Answer: Roman; if you take the number XII and divide the number straight through the middle, you get the number VII (or seven).
September Week 4
How many Hamburgers are there in the world? (rough estimate)
Answer: At most recent estimate (and I'm rounding up to the nearest thousand): 1, 771,000
To find answer for yourself: search "population of Hamburg" on any search engine.