The Summative Assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testingâefficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.
Kola wellâs derrick in 1980: still the worldâs deepest hole (Credit: Wikipedia) Decades ago, the Russians drilled deeper than anyone has ever gone. Their Kola Superdeep Borehole was started in 1970 and still holds the world record for the deepest hole in the ground. But they didnât reach the mantle.
Russian scientists had to invent new ways of drilling, due to the depth of that area. A number of bore holes were drilled by branching from a central hole. The bore hole which reached 12,262 meters (40,230 ft) in 1989 is the deepest hole ever drilled, and the deepest artificial point on the earth.