Explorations Board Questions

15 pts

The Arts

11. Briefly summarize the life and work of your favorite musician. (15 pts.)

12. Choose a Maine artist. Briefly summarize his or her life and work. (15 pts.

Geography

11. Identify a place in the world you would like to travel to someday. What are some of the prominent geographical features of that place? How do those features affect the people and culture of that region?

Leaders

11. Write a brief biography of Hillary Clinton.

12. Write a brief biography of Barack Obama.

30 pts

11. Compare rock and roll and hip hop / rap . Describe their origin, their characteristics, and the “political statements of each.

12. Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul Jabar, and Shaquille O'Neil are 3 of the most dominating centers in the history of NBA basketball. Compare their professional careers and identify which of the 3 players was the most dominant of his time.

13. Cold dark matter and hot dark matter are terms physicists and astronomers use to describe certain types of matter in our universe.  Compare and contrast these two different types of matter.