Week 3
Enjoy this cat inspired Rube Goldberg compilation!
Table
Activity
A hink pink is a pair of one-syllable words that rhyme.
A spoonerism is a humorous mistake in which a speaker switches the first sound of two or more
words.
Example: Nicking your pose = picking your nose.
Boggle - Example: three-letter words = 3 points; four-letter words = 4 points, etc.
Character Word:
Zest: noun
Approaching life with excitement and energy; not doing things halfway or half heartedly; living life as an adventure; feeling alive and activated
I have a zest for getting out in nature daily!
Think About Question:
Click on the lemon to add your thoughts . . .
deforestation - noun
in the Amazon"
CSI word REVIEW
CSI word REVIEW
sustainability - noun
"the sustainability of economic growth"
Click on the picture to find out!
AD and BC Explained (as well as CE and BCE)
Click on the picture for a video explanation.
“Escape Room . . . ”
If you would like a copy of the clues to print off just let me know.
Super sleuths needed!
Hint: first
Then
The Inventive Maya
Page of a codex
Maya glyphs in stucco at the Museo de sitio in Palenque, Mexico
The Maya Writing
Phonetics- has a direct connection between symbols and sounds
Click here to write your name in Mayan glyphs!
Maya writing was creative! In this example they used Logograms- signs or symbols that represent words
Creative & Critical Thinking Challenge
Using your knowledge of the Mayan glyph system as well as other writing systems, design your own glyph system.
Tell what the glyphs mean in English. Save this artwork for an upcoming Google Meets session.
One Minute Mysteries - Introduction
What Are One-Minute Mysteries? These short interactive mysteries are examples of lateral thinking puzzles. Each puzzle describes an unusual scenario, and your job is to figure out what is going on. The puzzles may seem open-ended, but they generally have only one satisfying answer, one solution that suddenly appears when the light bulb goes on in your head and you say, “Aha!” Each mystery takes only a minute to read, and then you can take your time to enjoy the sleuthing process!
One Minute Mysteries - Directions
You’ll need at least one other person to enjoy these puzzles to the fullest, and the more people the better. Choose one person to be the case master, and everyone else is a detective. The case master reads the puzzle aloud and privately consults the solution -underneath the mystery slide. The detectives can then pose questions to the case master that he or she can answer by saying “yes,” “no,” or “doesn’t matter.” If the detectives get stumped, the case master can turn to the clues and provide them as needed.
One Minute Mysteries
Robbie goes into a restaurant and orders a deli sandwich and a cola for lunch. Afterward, he pays his bill, tips his waitress and goes outside. He slowly takes in his surroundings. The sky is black and the city streets are deserted.
What happened?
HINTS:
*Nothing supernatural happened.
*The man was on his lunch break.
*It was like this before he went to lunch.
*What time is it?
Click here for mystery answer . . .