Amazing Facts and Yesterday’s Winners

Thanks to everyone who played along yesterday!  We have 2 people who will have their choice of either a sweet treat or a notes pass when we return…..drum roll….  congratulations Aubrey W. and Bryce who both got 8 correct!  Here are your answers.

1.  Highlights
2. Stop in the name of the law
3. Five hundred dollars in large bills
4. Reverse psychology
5. Uneven bars
6. We are counting on you
7. Boxing ring
8. Life’s little ups and downs
9. Super Bowl
10. Sitting on the sidelines
11. Right between the uprights
12. Three piece suit

So for today, I decided I wanted you to be amazed with some facts.  One thing I did learn is that you may need to view these videos from a computer or tablet.  For some reason, they are not showing up on my phone.

After you view, I’d love to hear some of your comments.  You can just leave them after.  Better yet, I challenge you to come up with an amazing fact to share with all of us.  Don’t forget tomorrow we will have our first Google Meets…check the classroom for your classes time.  Until then, enjoy the video and see what amazing facts you can find.

Give it Some Thought

Today I thought it was time to stretch your brains.  Below is a photo with 12 word puzzles.  Try to figure out what each one is saying.  Email me your answers by 11 p.m. tonight.  The person (people) with the most right will earn a sweet treat or a notes pass (you decide) from me when we return to school.  Winners will be announced tomorrow.  Be sure to number your answers.  My school email is kalt@mccsd160.com   Good luck…oh, and yes, you may ask anyone sheltered in the same place as you for help!

Mind Blowing Illusions

And just like that, it’s Monday!  Thought you definitely needed a joke to start out the week before you view what I have in store for you today.  Here’s one a friend sent me just to share with all of you….

Why don’t ants get sick?

Because they have little “anty bodies”.

 

Come on, that’s funny…no groaning allowed!  Today, I’m including a video on optical illusions for your viewing pleasure.  Let me know what you think.  I’m still trying to see the girl rotating in the counter-clockwise direction, you’ll see what I mean.

 

 

Happy Saturday!

Many of you were pretty close yesterday with your mystery photo guesses. The answers were #1 window blinds #2 Life cereal #3 clothespin

I’ve received some great mystery photos from some of you. Keep them coming. I will share the best ones on next Friday’s mystery photos.

For today, I thought you all might enjoy some long lost photos. I’ll post again Monday. Until then, stay safe and try your hand at a mystery photo!

Mystery Photos

So, it’s Friday.  You’ve made it 5 days!  Thanks for playing along each day!  Here’s some proof that yesterday’s physics tricks could be done by you.

Way to go, Noah!

Today, I thought it might be fun to try some mystery photos.  I took these around my house…that’s all the hints you’ll get.  I’ve numbered each picture.  Just put your guesses in the comments.  I’ll share the answers tomorrow.

What I thought would be more fun, is once you’ve tried your hand at guessing, try taking a mystery photo of your own.  (This was much harder to do than I thought!) Email me the photo through REMIND along with the answer and I’ll share the best ones on here.

#1 

#2 

#3 

Give It a Try

Day 4… Anybody tired of Netflix yet?  Before I get into what I have for you today, I thought I’d share a bonus joke from Bethany.  You should all know this one, but then again, I’ve said that before!  Oh, and hey, this break is your chance to try to top my jokes, just email me your best one and I’ll try to include it here!

Why can you never trust an atom?

Because they make up everything!

 

So, for today, I thought you might like to give some neat physics tricks a try.  Watch the video below and see if there’s one you can duplicate.  Who knows, if you email me a pic of you accomplishing one of them, you may be famous on here tomorrow!  Or, you can always just leave you impressions in the comments.

Can You Trust Your Ears?

Day 2 for me…3 for you… I hope all is well!  I thought today we could check out this video.  Leave some comments after you watch it to let me know if any of it blew your mind and what you heard.  I still can’t get over the last one!

 

Let’s Make the Best of It

I know this isn’t how you all envisioned your 8th grade year going, so I thought maybe we could keep in touch.  My goal is to share a little something with you each day.  Feel free to comment here, just know, I have to approve the comments before they will post, but I’ll do my best to be quick about it!  If you have a video or joke you think I should share with everyone…email it to me at kalt@mccsd160.com and I’ll get on it.  Let’s have fun with this.  So, as I know you’re missing my jokes, here’s one to get us started!

 

What does one tectonic plate say when it bumps into another?

“Sorry, my fault!”

The Beginnings of the Periodic Table

Today, students were challenged to organize a set of cards. They quickly learned that Mendeleev was a genius!

What a Tangled Web We Weave

Our Halloween challenge was to construct a web to trap as many spiders as possible.