Zero Waste Lifestyle (Lauren Singer) TedED

 Zero Waste Lifestyle

Lauren Singer

Consider these important questions in order to find the most important points.

What did Lauren do to make the transition to zero waste easier?

1) She stopped buying packaged food.

2) She started making many of her own products.

3) She started shopping second-hand.

4) She downsized

What are the benefits of living a zero waste lifestyle?

1) saves money

2) eat better (healthier) and feel better

3) happier 

What recommendations does Lauren offer to help people reduce the trash they produce?

1) look at your trash and understand where it comes from

2) do little things (over time they make a positive large-scale difference)

3) DIY (do it yourself) - learn to make products yourself

Start with something like this:

  (2) In class we watched a TedED video called, Zero Waste Lifestyle. The speaker, who was named Lauren Singer, explained her unique lifestyle and why she thought it was important to share. (6) It was truly fascinating!

If you need help picking a quote, here are some memorable ones:

"Zero waste for me means I don't make any trash."

"If I was going to move away from plastic, the only way that I was going to be able to do that was to learn how to make my products myself."

"The idea that I didn't have to produce any trash, was so empowering, and so inspiring!"

"The benefits of living this lifestyle far outweigh any of the negatives that you can imagine."

"I'm living in direct alignment with my values."

"I want to be remembered for the things that I did while I was on this planet . . and not for the trash I left behind."

Mysteries of the Vernacular:Robot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXnlMckRiyE

Mysteries of Vernacular: Robot

    A robot is a machine capable of carrying out a programmable series of actions.  The origin of the word robot dates back more than a thousand years. It dates back to the era of serfdom in central Europe. During this era, servitude was the currency for rent. In those days, the Slavonic word rabota described the forced labor of the people. A slight adjustment of spelling, and rabota became the Czech robota. In addition to defining the toil of the serfs, it was also used figuratively to describe any kind of hard work or drudgery.  (7 SENTENCES)

    In 1920, Czech writer Karel Capek published a science fiction play called "R.U.R."  This was short for "Rossum's Universal Robots."

The story featured automated machines with distinctly human features. Until they revolted, these machines catered to the whims of the people of Earth.  (4 SENTENCES)

    Capek originally considered calling these hard-working machines labori from the Latin word for labor.  Because he worried it sounded a bit too scholarly, he opted, instead, to emphasize their enslaved state by naming them roboti. The word roboti is robot in English.  (3 SENTENCES)

    The play, "R.U.R.", was wildly successful!  When it was translated into English in 1923, the word robot was enthusiastically embraced. (2 SENTENCES)

    Though most of today's robots look quite different than Capek imagined, they've become just as popular as he predicted. Unlike in "R.U.R.", though, our robots haven't risen up against us. Here's hoping it stays that way!  (3 SENTENCES)

Japanese Pearl Divers - Ama Divers AND How Do Oysters Make Pearls?

 The Ama

               

How Pearls are Made

              

How Squids Outsmart their Predators (by Carly Anne York)

1) Watch the video and Key Word Outline the important parts to remember the many ways squids outsmart their predators.

A cephalopod is one of a class of mollusks that has tentacles attached to a its head.

 Mollusk: a type of invertebrate  Invertebrate: an animal without a backbone 

2) Be sure to answer the following questions and fill in the blanks where indicated:

1.  Is a squid a cephalopod?                      

2. What are the two titans that wage battle in the ocean's depth?

3. The sperm whale likes to eat giant squids. Do giant squids ever get away?

4. How do scientists know?

5. What is the size range of squids?

6. How many species of squid are there?

7. What is their first line of defense?

8. What is their second line of defense? (Hint: this secondary sensory system & allows them to sense oncoming predators even in dimmed waters)

9. What is another defense system of the squid that makes them hard to find?

10. If a squid is found by a whale using sound waves to find it, what does the squid eject to help protect itself?

11. What two things can the ink do to protect a squid? (3:32 to 3:52)

12. What type of propulsion does the squid use to help protect itself?

13. How many miles per hour can this enable them to propel?

14. They are Earth's fastest ______________.  <- Fill in the blank.

15. The deep-sea vampire squid can do what?

16. The tiny bobtail squid can do what?

17. The Pacific flying squid uses jet propulsion to do what?