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Engagement Activities

Engagement Activities. Consider doing one of these before the program begins . “The only people that fail in their endeavors are those who quit prematurely or simply never try at all.” Anonymous.

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Engagement Activities

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  1. Engagement Activities Consider doing one of these before the program begins 

  2. “The only people that fail in their endeavors are those who quit prematurely or simply never try at all.” Anonymous

  3. Moratorium--A term used by Erickson and Marcia to describe the adolescent’s delay in making the commitments normally expected of adults. Make a list of 5 commitments you think someone at least two years younger than you would not make.

  4. “Always strive for perfection, yet remain humble enough to accept the absolute best you can be with inner peace and personal satisfaction.” Anonymous

  5. May 10, 1994 In South Africa, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is sworn in as the first black president of South Africa. As a teenager living in South Africa, how do you feel about this?

  6. “All inspirations start as frail as a redwood seed, yet can grow to be the mightiest of trees.” Anonymous

  7. Greatest Common Factor (GCF)—The largest value that can be divided into every item of the group without having any remainders Find the GCF of 42 and 63

  8. Plants With Seeds What are the advantages and disadvantages of an evergreen tree? Of a tree shedding and regrowing its leaves? Make a short list for each

  9. “It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached.” Samuel Johnson

  10. Wheel-shaped kite invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1908. Convinced that man would fly, Bell had been experimenting with kites for several years. Put yourself in the picture taken in 1908. Write two sentences describing the impact of flight on your life as you live in the early 1900’s.

  11. “When you reach for the stars, you may not quite get them, but you won't come up with a handful of mud either.” Leo Burnett

  12. Why do you think the Speaker of the House is considered to be the second most powerful leader in the country?

  13. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt

  14. October 21, 1879 Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, NJ. Write a list of 5 changes caused by this invention.

  15. “There are 3 choices: you can either give up, give in, or give it your all!” Anonymous

  16. A beaker contains two salt solutions divided by a membrane. The solution is higher on the left side of the beaker than the right. The membrane is permeable to water but not to salt. Which side of the beaker contains the more concentrated salt solution? Why?

  17. Solve the following— Be prepared to show your work d – (-12) = 18

  18. October 21, 1960 Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon clashed in their fourth and final presidential debate. Write two sentences about what the U.S. would have been like if Kennedy had lost the debate.

  19. “The best things in life are free; and,they are also priceless.” Jean Williams Brown, Associate Justice, Alabama Supreme Court

  20. Explain the process that results in the formation of stalactites and stalagmites. Can you think of another process in nature that produces shapes similar to stalactites?

  21. “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.” Erin Majors

  22. On a certain tropical island, the wind typically blows in one direction only. Offshore from the island, coral reefs grow on the side that faces the wind but not on the side away from the wind. Formulate a hypothesis to explain why coral reefs would grow in this way.

  23. May 10, 1869 At Promontory, Utah, California Governor Leland Stanford pounds in a ceremonial golden spike that completes the nation's first transcontinental railway. List five changes this will make in way business is conducted in the US.

  24. “Live in the present but plan the future!” Anonymous

  25. November 3, 1998 Former pro wrestler Jesse “The Body” Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota. Do you think pro athletes or actors/actresses should be elected government officials? Make a list of 5 characteristics that you think elected officials should possess. Defend your answer with your list of criteria.

  26. “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too, can become great.” Mark Twain

  27. You are consulted on whether a limestone building or a quartzite building would better withstand the effects of acid rain. What would be your response and why?

  28. The school band has 54 members while the choir has 48 members. What is the greatest number of rows that each group can be broken into if the number of rows are the same for the two groups?

  29. “Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses . . . on your powers, instead of your problems.” Paul J. Meyers

  30. This cartoon appeared on November 4, 1871 after Chicago’s Great Fire of 1871. Make a list of five emotions this cartoon attempts to provoke.

  31. “How soon is now?” Steven Patrick Morrissey

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