Glossary


 
Artemis The famous problem solving dog.  Follow her trail!
Auditory Learners  People that learn best when listening to new information.
Bonus rounds The third round in a Quiz Bowl Competition.  Four sets of four questions asked with toss up questions.  This determines the team that will control the bonus set.
Buzzers An electrical system of lights and buzzers that are use to determine the fastest response.
Collaboration Groups of people working together, sharing jobs.
Drew Creator of the Quizzers bowl pages and, "it's really awesome!
Editing Reviewing your write and make grammatical corrections.
Elaboration Details that make your writing and/or illustrations more interesting and descriptive.
Evan   Creator of the Creative problem solver pages and, "it's  really been educational and I've loved every minute.
Fiction Non true writings such as myths, legends, and talking animals and objects.
Fluency Generating a large number of ideas.
Flexibility The ability to think in many different directions.
Final copy The last copy of your writing.  It should be edited and unabridged.
Genre Types of literature such as mystery, fiction, nonfiction, science fiction, biography, etc.
Gravity An invisible force that causes everything to be pulled to the earth and not to float off.
ISS See International Space Station
International The newest NASA habitat.  It is an outer space
Interest Inventory A survey that can be taken to identify an individuals strengths areas as well as interests. 
Kendal Creator of the Writing Contests pages and, "it's the been the most challenging but the greatest thing she's been involved with this year".
Kevin creator of the NASA kid pages and, "it's fun to learn new things about computers and make a web site".
Kinesthetic Learners Learner that learns best by hands on experiences and working with their whole body while doing an activity.
Kory Creator of the Invention Convention pages and, "I think it's fun  and I've worked really hard with my teammates and to develop this site".
Lacey Creator of the Interest Inventory pages and competitve edge tips.
Learning styles The way an individual learns new and difficult information.
Lightning round A Quiz Bowl round that lasts 60 seconds.  60 seconds to answer as many questions as possible out of 10 questions asked.
Mars Millennium A NASA project involving the creation of a futurist community on Mars.
Micro gravity One millionth of the measure of gravity, in a state of free fall or weightlessness.
Module Physical environment designed to be a part of the ISS.
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration agency for the United States of America.
Nonfiction Genre of stories that deals with true events or something that could really happen.
Odyssey of the Mind Creative problem solving competition where students solve a long term problem and perform it within 8 minutes.  There is also a Style portion of the competition as well as a short term event called Spontaneous.
Originality When an idea is unique and one of a kind.
Piggybacking A brainstorming technique used when an idea is generated by an idea heard or seen.
Publishing Typing, writing, printing, or binding
SCAMPER This is where you substitute, combine, adjust, modify, put to other uses, elaborate, reverse an idea.
Solar panels Any such thin panels attached to certain artificial satilites that unfold in space to generate electricity from sunlight, improve stabability, also called solar sails.
Space Station Colony designed to reside astronauts, scientists, and civilians. The ISS is presently being designed by the collaboration of 16 countries.  Three modules will exist as of the Year 2000.
Spontaneous Problem Solving This is where you make many ideas out of one thing.
Tactile Learners Using your hands and the feel of touch to learn.
Teamwork Working cooperatively
Toss ups Anyone can buzz in to answer.
Visual Learners People who learn best by reading or seeing pictures.
Quiz Bowl A competition of speed and knowledge
 
 
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