Congratulations to our new team members! A few reminders... Please make sure to get your Contract signed and returned to me by Friday, November 6th. You must have a decathlon binder with 8 tabs ready to go by the meeting on Tuesday, November 10th.
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Your first assignment for the Super Quiz topics will be to view a video interview with Laurence Yep the author of our Literature selection Dragonwings. Go to http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/yep and watch the entire video. This will be a good introduction to our author before beginning to read the novel. I will be distributing copies of the novel on Friday so that you can begin with Chapters 1-4 over the weekend. Please post a short comment to this posting so that I know that your Google account is working. Question: What is one impression you have of Laurence Yep's formative years after viewing the video?
Monday, November 2, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Logic for Easter Break
Please respond to these using the comment link. If at least five of you respond, I will post additional questions during the break.
1. Sam Slug and the boys were playing cards, when Sam posed a question. "In an ordinary deck of playing cards, two of the Jacks have two eyes and two of the Jacks have one eye. How many eyes are on the four Jack cards?
2. What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
3. Two of the fastest horsemen in the kingdom proposed to the king's daughter. The king didn't like either suitor, but he wanted to look fair so he suggested a horse race in which the winner would have his daughter's hand. The only catch was that the winner would be the person whose horse came in second. The king was certain the race would never take place because he felt that neither horseman would let the other win. Finally, the king's daughter made a suggestion to the two horsemen that would guarantee a fair race. What did she suggest?
4. While on safari in the wild jungles of Africa, Professor Quantum woke one morning and felt something in the pocket of his shorts. It had a head and tail, but no legs. When Quantum got up he could feel it move inside his pocket. Quantum, however showed little concern and went about his morning rituals. Why such a casual attitude?
5. The day before yesterday Scheming Suzie was nine years old. Next year she will be twelve. How is this possible?
6. Which is correct to say, 'The yolk of the egg ARE white' or, 'The yolk of the egg IS white'?
7. There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that allows people to see throuh walls. What is it?
8. In our calendar some months have 30 days and some months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days?
9. A new medical building containing 100 offices has just been completed. Hardy Pyle was hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will Hardy have to paint the number nine?
10. Captain Frank and Professor Quantum played chess. They played seven games. Each won the same number of games and there weren't any draws or stalemates. How could this have happened?
Michael, Storm and Emily have gotten them all correct! I've posted Storms answers on the comment link.
1. Sam Slug and the boys were playing cards, when Sam posed a question. "In an ordinary deck of playing cards, two of the Jacks have two eyes and two of the Jacks have one eye. How many eyes are on the four Jack cards?
2. What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
3. Two of the fastest horsemen in the kingdom proposed to the king's daughter. The king didn't like either suitor, but he wanted to look fair so he suggested a horse race in which the winner would have his daughter's hand. The only catch was that the winner would be the person whose horse came in second. The king was certain the race would never take place because he felt that neither horseman would let the other win. Finally, the king's daughter made a suggestion to the two horsemen that would guarantee a fair race. What did she suggest?
4. While on safari in the wild jungles of Africa, Professor Quantum woke one morning and felt something in the pocket of his shorts. It had a head and tail, but no legs. When Quantum got up he could feel it move inside his pocket. Quantum, however showed little concern and went about his morning rituals. Why such a casual attitude?
5. The day before yesterday Scheming Suzie was nine years old. Next year she will be twelve. How is this possible?
6. Which is correct to say, 'The yolk of the egg ARE white' or, 'The yolk of the egg IS white'?
7. There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that allows people to see throuh walls. What is it?
8. In our calendar some months have 30 days and some months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days?
9. A new medical building containing 100 offices has just been completed. Hardy Pyle was hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will Hardy have to paint the number nine?
10. Captain Frank and Professor Quantum played chess. They played seven games. Each won the same number of games and there weren't any draws or stalemates. How could this have happened?
Michael, Storm and Emily have gotten them all correct! I've posted Storms answers on the comment link.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Logic for April 7
1. Professor Quantum was motoring along at a leisurely speed when he suddenly realized that he was late for a lecture. He took the next corner on two wheels right in front of a policeman. The lawman made no effort to pull him over. How could Professor Quantum get away with such driving habits? He was riding a motorcycle.
2. Mac White was driving his tractor-trailer under an overpass when suddenly he came to a screeching halt. Mac wasn’t paying enough attention and inadvertently drove under the overpass that was just barely as high as his rig. The trailer was wedged so tight that he could not go forward or backward. Luckily for Mac, Professor Quantum came by and told him how he could easily get the tractor-trailer out from under the bridge. What did Professor Quantum suggest? Let the air out of the tires and pull through.
3. Professor Quantum is conducting an experiment on his pet pigeon. A female pigeon cannot lay an egg if she is alone. In order for her ovaries to function, the female must be able to see another pigeon. Professor Quantum insists that he can get his pigeon to lay eggs without another pigeon being around. How can he accomplish this? Put a mirrow in the room.
4. Professor Quantum was on a dig for fossils and other artifacts in the far north. While digging through the layers of snow and frozen tundra he came across a perfectly preserved body of a man. Upon closer examination Quantum leaped for joy at the magnitude of his discovery. The frozen body was none other than that of Adam from the Bible. What was it about this body that convinced the professor that this was Adam? He had no belly button.
5. Something extraordinarily unusual happened on the 6th of May, 1978 at 12:34 p.m. What was it? It could be written in sequential number order: 12:34 5/6/78.
6. Picture three boxes containing fruit. The first box is marked cherries, the second box is marked bananas, and the third box is marked cherries and bananas. Each of the boxes is labeled incorrectly. How could you label each box correctly if you were allowed to select only one fruit from one of the boxes? Take one fruit out of the box labeled cherries and bananas. Whichever fruit it is (cherry), you can label that box. Then the labels on the other two boxes can be switched.
7. What is the closest relation that your father’s sister’s sister-in-law could be to you? Your mother.
8. Dee Septor, the famous magician, was standing in an empty room in which two very thin ropes were hanging from the ceiling. These two ropes were just far enough apart from each other that if Dee held one of them by its end and reached for the other it would still be a half meter beyond his reach. Using only a knife, Dee Septor was able to tie the ends of the two ropes together and still leave them attached to the ceiling. How? Tie the knife to one rope and start that rope swinging. This will allow you to grab the swinging rope while holding on to the other rope.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Logic for April 2
Try to solve these problems by Thursday, April 2nd.
1. Sam Slug was standing in the post office looking at a ‘wanted’ poster. Someone asked him who the man in the poster was and Sam replied, “Brothers and sisters I have none, but this man’s father is my father’s son.” Whose picture was on the poster that Sam was looking at? A picture of his son.
2. Sid Shady was working for a large construction company that was very concerned about employee theft. Someone tipped company security that Shady was the man to watch. Each night, he passed through security with a wheelbarrow full of scrap lumber, discarded electrical wires, and chunks of concrete. The security guards checked the contents daily, but could find nothing of value. What was Shady stealing? Wheelbarrows.
3. A high speed electric train is traveling southeast at 90 kilometers per hour. The wind is blowing westward at 30 kilometers per hour. In what direction will the smoke from the engine blow? Electric trains do not blow smoke.
4. Everyone knows that both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day always fall on the same day of the week. However, in 1939, the year of the outbreak of World War II, Christmas fell on a Monday, and New Year’s fell on a Sunday. Why? They do not fall on the same day of the week in the same calendar year.
5. Captain Frank was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn’t wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a hair on his head got wet. How could this happen? He is totally bald.
6. If you were to take two apples from three apples, how many would you have? You would have the two you took.
7. If 3 plums are worth 2 apples, how many apples are 24 plums worth? 16
8. Dee Septor, the famous magician, claimed to be able to throw a ping-pong ball so that it would go a short distance, come to a dead stop, and then reverse itself. He also added that he would not bounce the ball against any object or tie anything to it. How could he perform this feat? He threw the ball up into the air.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Logic Puzzlers – Week of March 30
Let's see how you do with these. Please respond with the comment link.
1. A man and a boy who are walking together step out with their right feet first. The boy walks three paces while the man walks two. When will they both put their left feet forward together?
2. There is a train one kilometer long, traveling at a rate of one kilometer per minute through a tunnel which is one kilometer long. How long will it take the train to pass completely through the tunnel?
3. In the “Strange” family, each daughter has the same number of brothers as she has sisters. Each son has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many sons and daughters are in the family?
4. How would you rearrange the letter in the words “new door” to make one word? Note: There is only one correct answer.
5. What word from group B belongs to group A and why?
A. FRONT, SKI, MELON, FALL
B. ROAD, TIRE, TOWER, CLIFF
6. Heidi Bush has a cottage situated on a well treed lot in Northern Ontario. She enjoys keeping her lot in top condition by fertilizing, pruning and removing deadwood and broken branches. However, Heidi has a rather strange habit regarding her little forest. Every once in a while she’ll chop down a perfectly healthy tree and put it in a large pot. She’ll water the tree and fertilize it, etc. and a short time later when she grows tired of it, she burns it. Could there be any rational explanation for this seemingly strange behavior?
7. It was in the fall of 1962 that a man went to town with $50 in his pocket, but he returned at night with $150. He bought a hat at a clothing store and some apples at the market. Then he had his eyes tested. He gets paid every Thursday by check. The banks are only open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The eye doctor is closed on Saturday. The market stays closed on Thursday and Friday. On what day did the man go to town?
8. Clem and Joe work in a coal mine. At the end of the day, Clem and Joe come out of the mine and bid each other farewell for the night. Clem’s face is dirty and Joe’s face is clean. As Clem and Joe set out for home, Joe wipes his face and Clem doesn’t bother. Since both men appreciate cleanliness, why doesn’t Clem clean his face?
1. A man and a boy who are walking together step out with their right feet first. The boy walks three paces while the man walks two. When will they both put their left feet forward together?
2. There is a train one kilometer long, traveling at a rate of one kilometer per minute through a tunnel which is one kilometer long. How long will it take the train to pass completely through the tunnel?
3. In the “Strange” family, each daughter has the same number of brothers as she has sisters. Each son has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many sons and daughters are in the family?
4. How would you rearrange the letter in the words “new door” to make one word? Note: There is only one correct answer.
5. What word from group B belongs to group A and why?
A. FRONT, SKI, MELON, FALL
B. ROAD, TIRE, TOWER, CLIFF
6. Heidi Bush has a cottage situated on a well treed lot in Northern Ontario. She enjoys keeping her lot in top condition by fertilizing, pruning and removing deadwood and broken branches. However, Heidi has a rather strange habit regarding her little forest. Every once in a while she’ll chop down a perfectly healthy tree and put it in a large pot. She’ll water the tree and fertilize it, etc. and a short time later when she grows tired of it, she burns it. Could there be any rational explanation for this seemingly strange behavior?
7. It was in the fall of 1962 that a man went to town with $50 in his pocket, but he returned at night with $150. He bought a hat at a clothing store and some apples at the market. Then he had his eyes tested. He gets paid every Thursday by check. The banks are only open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The eye doctor is closed on Saturday. The market stays closed on Thursday and Friday. On what day did the man go to town?
8. Clem and Joe work in a coal mine. At the end of the day, Clem and Joe come out of the mine and bid each other farewell for the night. Clem’s face is dirty and Joe’s face is clean. As Clem and Joe set out for home, Joe wipes his face and Clem doesn’t bother. Since both men appreciate cleanliness, why doesn’t Clem clean his face?
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