TED Talk Tuesday #21

Hi Guys,

I just found this talk and I had to show it this week, we will do the lion talk next week :-)

Charlie Todd causes bizarre, hilarious, and unexpected public scenes: Seventy synchronized dancers in storefront windows, "ghostbusters" running through the New York Public Library, and the annual no-pants subway ride. His group, Improv Everywhere, uses these scenes to bring people together.

Here is the link.

Take care,

Mrs. Roberti

TED Talk Tuesday #22

Hi Guys,

Here is a talk from a boy a little younger than you, but from a totally different place than we are used to.

In the Maasai community where Richard Turere lives with his family, cattle are all-important. But lion attacks were growing more frequent. In this short, inspiring talk, the young inventor shares the solar-powered solution he designed to safely scare the lions away.

He is a truly inspiring inventor.

Here is the link.

Take care,
Mrs. Roberti

Essential Skills #26 Resources

Hi Everyone,

Thee words “Measures of central tendencies” sound very intimidating, but don’t worry! They just mean: mode, mean, median, and range.  Normally kids feel a bit more relaxed once they see that.  Here are the definitions for those words:

I bet studying this chart will help you earn you 100 on Friday!  If you need something more, here are a few other resources.

Here is a video about finding them.

Here is a website that should help.

Please see me if you have any questions :-)

Take care,

Mrs. Roberti

TED Talk Tuesday #20

Hi Guys,

Here is our #20 TED Talk.  You should remember the speaker and his work with a cockroach leg!  This one is also a fascinating talk about our brains!

Greg Gage is on a mission to make brain science accessible to all. In this fun, kind of creepy demo, the neuroscientist and TED Senior Fellow uses a simple, inexpensive DIY kit to take away the free will of an audience member. It’s not a parlor trick; it actually works. You have to see it to believe it.

Here is the link.

Take care, Mrs. Roberti

Essential Skills #25 Resources

Here are the resources for Essential Skills #25 (Adding and Subtracting Polynomials).

1.) Here is a link that I found to be really helpful.

2.) Here are two videos that you can watch:  video 1 and video 2.

3.) Here is a worksheet with the answer key so you can check your answers.

Please take a look at these resources.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Even though I won't be there this week, Mr. Gamma can help or email me and I can help you.

Take care,

Mrs. Roberti

TED Talk Tuesday #19

TED Talk #19 Looks Aren't Everything

Beauty is in the Eyes of the Beholder... but try telling that to the media industry!

Today's TED talk comes from Cameron Russell about the subject of beauty.  Cameron, a model, knows first-hand how often people are judged based on the way we look.

Cameron Russell admits she won “a genetic lottery”: she's tall, pretty and an underwear model. But don't judge her by her looks. In this fearless talk, she takes a wry look at the industry that had her looking highly seductive at barely 16 years old.

Take a look at her TED talk at This link . 

TED Talk #18 2016

Why lunch ladies are heroes

Think about it...

Who's Your Hero?


Who are the people that you look up to?  The people that inspire you?  The people that you want to be like?



The people that may reside in your head... that you think sometimes, "What would _________ do?"



We all have them.  They may be super heroes, filling comic books with epic adventures, saving cities and fighting against evil.  They may be civil servants like firemen and police officers who put their lives on the line for strangers every day.  They may be professional heroes: doctors, writers, educators, artists, victorious in a specific line of work that we are a part of or hope to be one day. 

They may be in the forefront, captivating everyone's attention.

But,
Maybe
They are the ones who smile, who notice, who care- annnnnnd maybe do a kung-fu-punch while serving up both justice and lunch.



To children's book author, Jarrett Kroscoczka, the lunch ladies he grew up with, became those heroes.   Their super powers might be hidden and undercover, but quiet, unsung heroes have the power to change lives. 



Check out Jarrett's TED talk as he shares the origins of the Lunch Lady graphic novel series, in which undercover school heroes serve lunch... and justice!  His new project, School Lunch Hero Day, reveals how cafeteria lunch staff provide more than food and illustrates how powerful a thank you can be. 

Celebrate National Lunch Lady Appreciation Day this May 6th! 

Essential Skills #24 Resources

Essential Skills #24

Resources

Here are some things that will help you with this weeks’ skills.

1. Here is a website that should help you.

2. Here is a video that should help you.

3. Here is a worksheet that should help you as well.  Please be sure to check your answers to see how you did.