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Video Of The Week — Behold The $2,000 Pizza!
The fact that New Yorkers take their pizza seriously is well-known. Pizzeria owners are always striving to create the sauciest, cheesiest, and crunchiest pies to delight their customers. Now, Industry Kitchen, a South Street Seaport restaurant, has upped the ante with “the fance’za” — a pizza so decadent, it will set back the consumer $2,000 USD.
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Monday, January 16, Americans will celebrate Martin Luther King Day to honor the clergyman who spearheaded the African-American Civil Rights Movement. It is largely thanks to his efforts that America is today, the land of opportunity for all.
Japan's Prestigious Good Design Award Goes To . . . A World Map?
The decision to bestow the 2016 Good Design Award, Japan’s most prestigious design honor, upon the AuthaGraph World Map came as a surprise to many. Given that previous winners have been innovations like personal mobility chairs and robotic arms, people wondered what had impressed the judges about the design of a map. It turns out that this strange-looking map is the most proportionate depiction of our planet.Homework AssignmentFriday, January 13, 2017 at 10:36 am
G ManCritical Thinking Challenge:
Why is important for continents to be represented accurately, especially in classrooms?
Japan's Prestigious Good Design Award Goes To . . . A World Map?
The decision to bestow the 2016 Good Design Award, Japan’s most prestigious design honor, upon the AuthaGraph World Map came as a surprise to many. Given that previous winners have been innovations like personal mobility chairs and robotic arms, people wondered what had impressed the judges about the design of a map. It turns out that this strange-looking map is the most proportionate depiction of our planet.We'll be reading this for the next 3 week.Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 11:12 am
G ManBook reports due then
Read this fun articleTuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11:46 am
Stanford Creates "Robotic Mermaid" To Help With Deep Sea Exploration
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), have been used to conduct undersea tasks, deemed unsafe for humans, for many years. But while they have been very successful at tackling projects like oil rig repairs, the vehicles lack the finesse and dexterity required to handle fragile missions like monitoring coral reefs. Their traditional boxy shape also makes it difficult for the robots to penetrate small areas without damaging the surrounding flora. Now thanks to Stanford University's mermaid robot, OceanOne, these shortcomings may be a thing of the past.Homework Assignment: Read the below article and answer the 9 questions.Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11:44 am
G ManArticle Comprehension:
1) What are some of the shortcomings of traditional ROVs?
2) Who came up with the idea of building a mermaid-like robot?
3) When was the first prototype of OceanOne released?
4) What are the mermaid robots fins useful for besides steering?
5) How does waterproofing the electronics with oil help the design?
6) Why does the robot make a good diving companion?
7) What can the robot do to stabilize itself if the ocean waters get too choppy?
8) What was OceanOne's first mission?
9) What did the robot do after completing its task?
Stanford Creates "Robotic Mermaid" To Help With Deep Sea Exploration
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), have been used to conduct undersea tasks, deemed unsafe for humans, for many years. But while they have been very successful at tackling projects like oil rig repairs, the vehicles lack the finesse and dexterity required to handle fragile missions like monitoring coral reefs. Their traditional boxy shape also makes it difficult for the robots to penetrate small areas without damaging the surrounding flora. Now thanks to Stanford University's mermaid robot, OceanOne, these shortcomings may be a thing of the past.Were reading this and reports are due next FridayThursday, October 22, 2015 at 11:03 am
Warren the 13th and The All-Seeing Eye: A Novel
Meet Warren the 13th, a cursed 12-year-old Victorian bellhop who’s terribly unlucky . . . yet perpetually optimistic, hard-working, and curious. Orphan Warren’s pride and joy is his family’s hotel, but he’s been miserable ever since his evil Aunt Anaconda...Book Report #3Monday, October 12, 2015 at 10:19 pm
G ManRead the free book excerpt and summarize
National Geographic Kids Everything Space: Blast Off for a Universe of Photos, Facts, and Fun!
Get ready to blast off into space to explore planets, stars, and beyond! This fun book will pull ...Should Columbus Day be renamed?Monday, October 12, 2015 at 12:19 pm
G ManRead this article and argue your POV for or against this?
Movement To Rename 'Columbus Day' To 'Indigenous People's Day' Gains Momentum
On August 3rd, 1492 Italian explorer Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain, to seek out a western sea route to China and India. However, the explorer and his crew never made it to the gold and spice islands of Asia. Instead, about two months later, on October 12th, they landed on a small island in the modern-day Bahamas that Columbus claimed for Spain and named San Salvador.read thisFriday, October 9, 2015 at 11:09 am
The Marvels
The illustrated story begins in 1766 with Billy Marvel, the lone survivor of a shipwreck, and charts the adventures of his family of actors over five generations. The prose story opens in 1990 and follows Joseph, who has run away from school to an estranged uncle's puzzling house in London, where he, along with the reader, must piece together ...Join Class
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