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The T. Rex's Ferocious Teeth May Have Been Hidden By Lips - Multiple Choice QuizTuesday, May 16, 2023 at 1:59 pm
Mrs. IngleRead the article, then demonstrate your understanding by taking the quiz.
The T. Rex's Ferocious Teeth May Have Been Hidden By Lips
The Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) has always been portrayed with its razor-sharp teeth jutting out of its jaw. They are visible even when its mouth is closed. The depiction is based on its closest relative - the crocodile. Also, scientists assumed that the dinosaur's teeth, which grew up to six inches (15.2 cm) long, were too large to fit inside its mouth.Firefighters Save Sequoia National Park's Beloved Giant Forest From Raging Wildfire - Multiple Choice QuizMonday, September 27, 2021 at 3:17 pm
G ManRead the article, then demonstrate your understanding by taking the quiz.
Firefighters Save Sequoia National Park's Beloved Giant Forest From Raging Wildfire
The Sequoia National Park in California's southern Sierra Nevada mountains is best known for its namesake giant sequoias. The park boasts 40 groves of the massive trees, which occur naturally only on its western slopes. But the most beloved is the Giant Forest, a collection of 2000 trees that includes half of the Earth's largest and longest-living trees. This past weekend, the ancient wonders came dangerously close to being scorched by the KNP Complex Fire. But thanks to quick-thinking firefighters, the precious grove has been saved.Children's Ferrari Replica Sets A New Price Record At Paris Auction - Reading ComprehensionFriday, February 26, 2021 at 9:56 am
G ManRead the article, then demonstrate your understanding by answering each of the following questions in 1-2 sentences.
1) For how much did R.M Sotheby's expect the Ferrari 330 P2 Junior to sell?
2) What did the Ferrari fetch instead?
3) Describe the Ferrari replica
4) For what is De La Chapelle best known?
5) When did the company begin making children's cars?
6) What did the children's cars feature?
7) How popular were the children's cars?
8) What can the new owner of the Ferrari do with the vehicle?
9) What held the previous record for the most expensive children's car?
10) What was unique about the car?
Children's Ferrari Replica Sets A New Price Record At Paris Auction
When RM Sotheby's was commissioned to sell a Ferrari 330 P2 Junior, they expected it to fetch between $6,000 and $12,000 (5,000 to 10,000 euros). As it turned out, the experts had significantly underestimated the vehicle's value. On February 13, 2021, an enthusiastic bidder paid a record $145,445 (120,000 euros) — including the auctioneer's 20 percent commission — for the pristinely-preserved replica of one of Ferrari's finest 1960s sports-racing cars.mmWednesday, September 30, 2020 at 2:28 pm
MIT Researchers Uncover How Hair Strands Can Dull Even The Sharpest Of Blades
Human hair is about 50 times softer than a razor blade, which is made using heat-hardened stainless steel and often reinforced with diamond-like carbon. Yet, a few wisps of hair are powerful enough to dull a blade's sharpness within a few weeks of use. To understand how this impressive feat occurs, a team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) decided to take a closer look at what happens when the sharp edge of a blade slices through human hair.
Andean Condors Can Stay Aloft For Hours Without Flapping Wings
Andean Condors, which weigh between 20 to 30 pounds (9 to 13 kilograms) and boast a wingspan of more than 10 feet, are one of the world's heaviest and largest flying birds. Yet the majestic vultures, which spend their days circling the Andes mountains and nearby Pacific coasts of western South America in search of carcasses, manage to stay afloat for hours.
American Magician And Daredevil David Blaine Soars Into the Skies Using Helium Balloons
On September 5, 2020, almost 800,000 fans worldwide tuned into American illusionist and endurance artist David Blaine's YouTube channel to witness his first major live event since 2012. Called Accession, the stunt involved Blaine strapping himself to 52 colorful helium balloons and soaring into the clear blue skies above Arizona's Great Basin Desert.Weekly QuizMonday, October 29, 2018 at 1:46 pm
G ManDue on Friday!
Scientists Stumble Upon Dazzling New Fish Species In Atlantic Ocean's Twilight Zone
While the discovery of a new species is always newsworthy, that of a fish spectacular enough to be named Tosanoides Aphrodite, after the Greek goddess of love and beauty, is even more so! Hudson Pinheiro and Luiz Rocha were exploring the deep-sea coral reefs, nearly 400-feet underwater, around Brazil’s Saint Paul’s Rocks archipelago, when they spotted the dazzling pink and yellow fish. The California Academy Of Sciences researchers were so mesmerized by the colorful ocean-dweller that it was only later, when viewing the video footage, that they noticed the 10-foot sixgill shark that had been hovering above.Homework AssignmentTuesday, August 7, 2018 at 8:55 pm
G ManVocabulary in Context:
“The team began by developing a “plastic fisher,” a buoyant garbage collection device.”
In the above sentence, the word buoyant most likely means:
(a) tending to float in a fluid
(b) cheering or invigorating
Give a reason for your choice.
Rotterdam's Picturesque Floating Park Is Built Entirely From Recycled Plastic Waste
With an estimated 100,000 marine animals being choked, suffocated, or injured by plastic every year, the danger posed by the trillions of pieces of polymer floating in our oceans is well-known. However, given that most of the microplastics measure less than 0.5mm in diameter, collecting them is a challenging task. Now, some Dutch environmentalists have devised a way to not only capture plastic waste before it reaches the open seas and disintegrates, but to also use it to create a public park and wildlife sanctuary.Reading listSunday, May 20, 2018 at 10:25 am
G ManThis is our reading list for May 2018 - have fun!
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Book 1)
Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see ...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck: 8
Vietnamese version of Kinney's enormously popular juvenile graphic fiction series dealing with th...Book Report ProjectThursday, October 19, 2017 at 8:29 am
G ManReport are due on October 31st and class discussion is every Friday
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Book 1)
Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see ...Join Class
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