Back-to-School First Day

School Basics

1. 100 What institution provides learning environments for teaching students? Response: school A school is an educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Source: Wikipedia, “School”
2. 200 Who usually directs the teaching at a school? Response: teachers A school is an educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Source: Wikipedia, “School”
3. 300 What broad system includes primary and secondary schooling and may be compulsory? Response: formal education Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. Source: Wikipedia, “School”
4. 400 Which level of education is commonly taught at a university or university college? Response: higher education An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. Source: Wikipedia, “School”
5. 500 What is it called when a family teaches its children at home instead of at a school building? Response: homeschooling In homeschooling and distance education, teaching and learning take place independent from the institution of school or in a virtual school outside a traditional school building, respectively. Source: Wikipedia, “School”

Classroom Spaces

1. 100 What learning space is also called a schoolroom or lecture room? Response: classroom A classroom, schoolroom or lecture room is a learning space in which both children and adults learn. Source: Wikipedia, “Classroom”
2. 200 Which two groups of learners use classrooms? Response: children and adults A classroom, schoolroom or lecture room is a learning space in which both children and adults learn. Source: Wikipedia, “Classroom”
3. 300 Classrooms are found in what broad kind of institution, from preschool to university? Response: educational institutions Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, ranging from preschools to universities, and may also be found in other places where education or training is provided, such as corporations and religious and humanitarian organizations. Source: Wikipedia, “Classroom”
4. 400 Besides schools, which workplaces often have rooms for education or training? Response: corporations Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, ranging from preschools to universities, and may also be found in other places where education or training is provided, such as corporations and religious and humanitarian organizations. Source: Wikipedia, “Classroom”
5. 500 Classrooms are found in schools, but also in corporations and which two other kinds of organizations? Response: religious and humanitarian organizations Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, ranging from preschools to universities, and may also be found in other places where education or training is provided, such as corporations and religious and humanitarian organizations. Source: Wikipedia, “Classroom”

Teachers

1. 100 Which person helps students acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue? Response: teacher A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. Source: Wikipedia, “Teacher”
2. 200 What everyday compound word is another name for a teacher? Response: schoolteacher A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. Source: Wikipedia, “Teacher”
3. 300 What is the formal word for a teacher? Response: educator A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. Source: Wikipedia, “Teacher”
4. 400 What practice do teachers use to help students gain knowledge and skills? Response: teaching A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. Source: Wikipedia, “Teacher”
5. 500 Besides a school or college, where else can school-age children be taught, informally? Response: within the family In some countries, teaching young people of school age may be carried out in an informal setting, such as within the family (homeschooling), rather than in a formal setting such as a school or college. Source: Wikipedia, “Teacher”

Students

1. 100 What term describes a person enrolled in an educational institution? Response: student A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution, or more generally, a person who takes a special interest in a subject. Source: Wikipedia, “Student”
2. 200 Beyond enrollment, what relationship with a subject can also make someone a student? Response: a special interest in a subject A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution, or more generally, a person who takes a special interest in a subject. Source: Wikipedia, “Student”
3. 300 Which term is commonly used in the United Kingdom for children in primary or elementary school? Response: pupils In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in primary or elementary schools are "pupils". Source: Wikipedia, “Student”
4. 400 In the UK, at which stage of school does a pupil start being called a student? Response: secondary school In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in primary or elementary schools are "pupils". Source: Wikipedia, “Student”
5. 500 In the UK, a student attends secondary school or higher. Name two places of higher study. Response: college or university In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in primary or elementary schools are "pupils". Source: Wikipedia, “Student”

Notebooks

1. 100 What book or stack of paper is commonly used for writing notes? Response: notebook A notebook (also known as a notepad, writing pad, drawing pad, or legal pad) is a book or stack of paper pages that are often ruled and used for purposes such as note-taking, journaling, or other writing, drawing, or scrapbooking and more. Source: Wikipedia, “Notebook”
2. 200 A notebook is a stack of pages made of what? Response: paper A notebook (also known as a notepad, writing pad, drawing pad, or legal pad) is a book or stack of paper pages that are often ruled and used for purposes such as note-taking, journaling, or other writing, drawing, or scrapbooking and more. Source: Wikipedia, “Notebook”
3. 300 What line treatment is often printed on notebook pages? Response: ruled A notebook (also known as a notepad, writing pad, drawing pad, or legal pad) is a book or stack of paper pages that are often ruled and used for purposes such as note-taking, journaling, or other writing, drawing, or scrapbooking and more. Source: Wikipedia, “Notebook”
4. 400 Besides note-taking, name the reflective kind of writing people do in a notebook. Response: journaling A notebook (also known as a notepad, writing pad, drawing pad, or legal pad) is a book or stack of paper pages that are often ruled and used for purposes such as note-taking, journaling, or other writing, drawing, or scrapbooking and more. Source: Wikipedia, “Notebook”
5. 500 Notebooks are mostly for writing. Name two picture-making uses for them. Response: drawing and scrapbooking A notebook (also known as a notepad, writing pad, drawing pad, or legal pad) is a book or stack of paper pages that are often ruled and used for purposes such as note-taking, journaling, or other writing, drawing, or scrapbooking and more. Source: Wikipedia, “Notebook”

Final round: Learning Roles

This formally named professional helps students acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue through teaching. Response: educator A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. Source: Wikipedia, “Teacher”