Thanks for an awesome year!!

Some Inspiration

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by things you didn't do than by the things you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
~Mark Twain

Ted presentation requirements

Here are the requirements for your presentation HERE

Thesis Topic for Project

Avi: It is a social injustice that basic curable diseases such as tuberculosis runs rampant through third world countries and causes thousands of deaths when the cure is easily accessible to the rest of the world.
Ellen: The use of technology to more more accurately copy previous performances of piano composers and performers is a benefit to the rest of musicians and those who enjoy music.
Jamie & Dominic:
"Universe" enables the world to immerse themselves in contemporary mythology of the stars in the night sky.
Mark & Jennifer: By creating more opportunities for young, interested students to participate in scientific studies, we can not only prepare them with the facilities they need for productive careers in medicine, but we can also introduce different yet valuable perspectives into the medical world.
Katherine&McKenzi: Through the study of California Coast Redwood trees, the tallest trees in the world, a whole new world of unique organism have been discovered adding to the biodiversity of this BEAUTIFUL world!
Regi and Julianna: Because we do not know where meat comes from, we should eat real/natural food such as plants (vegetables that are not artificially grown).
Tim: Reducing emissions alone won't be enough to solve the climate problem; we must look at alternate solutions such as injecting a layer of ash or sulfur that will block sunlight and lower the planet's temperature.
Soledad: Are you tired of having to pay hundreds of dollars for gas just for your car? If you are why not try the hydrogen car? Larry Burns shares the future design by GM, a vehicle that runs on hydrogen and pumps energy back into the electrical grid when they’re idle. This brilliant idea is everything that people have been asking for in a car. The hydrogen car will eliminate stress over high gas prices, improve the environment, and will provide convenience.
Kate & Alex: Most people do cheat but only cheat a little bit and are more likely to cheat when they are seperated froms the reward or when people see there peers cheating and are less likely to do so when reminded of their morality.
Jordan Kmetz: Because our brain has a way of being happy with what it gets, we should have preferences that drive us towards one choice, but should not drive ourselves mad with what the other choice might have been.
Joe: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_deutsch_on_our_place_in_the_cosmos.html
David Deutsch on our place in the Cosmos

New Date for Picnic

AP STUDENTS

We have to change the date of our picnic.
We need permission slips.
We can do the picnic either next Tuesday the 19th or Wednesday the 27th once we have all permission slips in!

Presentation Dates

Thursday May 21st
1. Ellen

Friday May 22nd (5-8 minutes per presentation)
1. Tim
2. Avi
3. Mark and Jennifer
4. Soledad & Brianna
5. Kristin & Sobedya
6. Caitlin

Tuesday May 26th
1. Julie & Regi
2. Kristin & Sobeyda
3. Hannah
4. Richard
5. Paige
6. Jordan

Wednesday May 27th
PICNIC

Thursday May 28th
1. Codale, Ryan, Jack
2. Hannah
3. Natasha
4. Katherine & McKenzi
5. Alex & Kate
6. Dominic & Jaimie
7. Gary

TED IDEAS

TED: Technology, Entertainment, and Design
Some videos to consider:
Sean Gourley: Mathematics of War HERE
Al Gore: Climate Crisis HERE
Niels Diffrient: rethinks the way we sit down HERE
Adam Grosser and his sustainable refrigerator HERE
Louise Fresco on feeding the world HERE
Saul Griffith on everyday inventions HERE
Bill Gross ideas for finding new energy HEREBonnie Bassler: How do bacteria talk? HEREDennis vanEngelsdorp: Where have the bees gone? HERE
Jane Goodall helps humans and animals live HERERobert Full, how engineers learn from evolution HERE
E.O.Wilson: help build the Encyclopedia of Life HERE
Janine Benyus: 12 sustainable ideas from nature HERE
Philippe Starck: why design? HERE
Don Norman: 3 ways good design makes you feel good HERE
Ben Saunders: 3 things to know before you ski to the North Pole HERE
Ueli Gegenschatz soars in a wind suit HERE
John Wooden: Coaching for people not points HERE
Bill Gates: How I am trying to change the world NOW HERE
Ernest Madu on world class health care HERE
Kamal Meattle on how to grow your own fresh air HERE
Mark Brittman on what's wrong with what we eat HERE
Larry Burns on reinventing the car HERE
James Watson on how DNA was discovered HERE
Richard Preston: climbing the world's tallest trees HERE

Ted Videos

Saul Griffith - using kites to tap wind energy HERE

Dave Eggers - Once upon a school HERE

Aimee Mullins on running HERE

Elizabeth Gilbert HERE

Michael Pollan - the omnivores next dilemma HERE

Sign up for your TED video by THURSDAY - first come first serve. Let me know who you are working with and which TED video you are using - it must involve SCIENCE or TECHNOLOGY.
Good Luck and have fun researching. We can't have duplicate videos - so pick carefully and sort of quickly. Pick one that inspires YOU!

Great Bio Review

Here is a link for a great bio review HERE

Lab Review HERE