Unit 1
He was a civil rights movement leader. Famous for the "I Have a Dream" speech.
Martin Luther King Jr.
How are the top and bottom layers of the canopy different?
There is more life at the top of canopy versus the bottom.
Name one of the three inventions talked about in the reading.
Liquid Lenses
Fuel Briquettes
Disaster Shelters
What is the most popular online video game?
World of Warcraft
Where is the Da Vinci School located?
Stevenage, England
What is one reason that make people follow a leader of a movement?
People follow leaders who share the same beliefs.
What is an "epiphyte"?
Roots that attach themselves to large trees and absorb water and nutrients from the atmosphere.
How many people can 20 Exo houses house?
80 people
What is the number of gamers that play online worldwide?
1.2 billion
Why is the Da Vinci school so different from traditional schools?
It combines traditional school educations with practical on the job training.
What word means, "The ability or power to lead people or an organization" ?
Leadership
The most common epiphytes are ?
Mosses
True or False
Joshua Silver invented the Disaster Shelters.
False
Michael McDaniel invented Disaster Shelters
Which two regions the most active online gamers?
China, Middle East and Africa, Latin America, Western Europe, North America, Korea/Japan/Oceania
North America and Western Europe
What is the main reason some students aren't engaged in traditional school?
They don't see the connection to their future lives.
According to Sivers, what might be the result of not joining in a movement?
People could be afraid of being laughed at.
How did Nadkarni's interest in tree begin?
She climbed trees for fun
Why is infant mortality rate so high in India?
Women in India give birth to premature babies who need medical attention in order to stay alive but there is no access to incubators and they are too expensive.
Name one of Jane McGonigal's video games she designed.
World Without Oil
Superstruct
What is "Grit"?
Hard work and determination
What are the ways in which Sivers thinks a movement starts? (Its a 6 step process)
A leader begins a new idea alone
One person joins the leader
A second person joins in
Another few people join
Lots of people join the leader
Now its a movement
Who helped Nadkarni grow mosses?
Incarcerated men and women
What did Jane Chen invent? How does it work?
She invented an incubator. it looks and acts like a small sleeping bag and has a phase changing wax inside that melts and warms at the level of body heat. It is meant to keep newborn and premature babies warm.
What is the "epic win" face? Do we often have this in real life? Why or why not?
When you are on the verge of a big win in a game. No we do not often have this in real life because we don't usually get as excited for solving problems in real life then we do in video games.
What is "growth mindset"?
Realizing that we have the ability to continue to learn in life and that our brains grow in response to challenges.