For the Biology test we had there were some questions I did not know the answer to, but a lot of the questions provided words that I could figure out based on what I knew from Greek and Latin roots.
Here were some of the words on it and their meanings:
binary - something made of or based on two things or parts (bi means two)
metaphase - a stage of mitosis in which two chromosomes, which carry genetic information align in the middle of the cell (meta means middle)
On my French exam there were a lot of terms I recognized:
feuille
devant
avant
devoir
chantant
cahier
and much more!
It's interesting how in English cahier means "a report or memorial concerning policy", but it French it actually means "notebook".
My English final was a week ago, and there were so many words, but it was easy to figure them out with my knowledge roots! The word tchotchke was one of the "Word of the Day" words for the Honors English Class, and I remembered that it was on the Spell It! I knew the meaning of it right away (a trinket, jewelry, a knickknack, etc.)
It's great to see these words still, even though I am no longer eligible for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Good luck spellers!
I will also be having Science Fair updates, because it is one of the competitions I turned to after the Spelling Bee!
- I advanced to the District Level for the International Science and Engineering Fair.
- Only eighteen (sixteen projects) of 185 9th graders advanced to the District Level (10th-12th grades did not do the Science Fair)
- After the District Level, it will be the Regional Level, and finally the International Level.
- Many students had very interesting words in their projects.
- Two students from who never did the Science Fair before advanced to the next level, while some students have had five years of experience and never advanced.
- We'll have to go through a lot of paper work.
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