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| Artemis |
The famous problem solving dog. Follow
her trail! |
| Auditory Learners |
People that learn best when listening to
new information. |
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| 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. |
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| Collaboration |
Groups of people working together, sharing
jobs. |
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| Drew |
Creator of the Quizzers bowl pages and,
"it's really awesome! |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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". |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Piggybacking |
A brainstorming technique used when an idea
is generated by an idea heard or seen. |
| Publishing |
Typing, writing, printing, or binding |
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| 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. |
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| Tactile Learners |
Using your hands and the feel of touch to
learn. |
| Teamwork |
Working cooperatively |
| Toss ups |
Anyone can buzz in to answer. |
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| Visual Learners |
People who learn best by reading or seeing
pictures. |
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| Quiz Bowl |
A competition of speed and knowledge |