- Coming up on "Extra Credit": We learn how to draw a rooster, get tips on how to tell an interesting story and so much more.

Stay tuned!

(happy music) Hi, I'm Mrs. Pizzo and I'm so glad you're here with us.

Welcome to "Extra Credit" where we meet interesting people, explore new ideas and discover fun places together.

Each episode we'll introduce you to people who use math, science, sports and writing to make the world an interesting place.

Today's theme is our stories.

And guess what?

I have someone I want you to meet.

- Hi, friends!

My name is Brionne, and I'm so excited to be with you.

Did you know each of us has our own story?

We all have things that make us happy and things that present challenges.

Today we'll spend time hearing stories from many folks who've had different experiences throughout their life.

I wonder, what's your story?

We'll kick things off by hearing about The Diatribe, a group that helps kids tell their stories.

- [Director] Let's hit the lights and do a mic check.

(lights clicking on) (footsteps echoing) - Growing up I never felt safe with him around.

- I never felt like I was able to talk about who I truly was.

- And even when I grew up and became the person I wanted to be everyone disappeared.

- But as I've come to know more people I understand that everybody has things that weigh them down.

For me, it was mental and physical abuse.

- Spiritual, verbal, and emotional abuse.

- Grieving the loss of my family and friends.

- Depression, bipolar and anxiety disorder.

- Poor body image, self-loathing and self-harm.

- Struggling to provide and care for ailing family.

- Not becoming a product of a violent past.

- Loving myself for who I am and not for what others want me to be.

- Carrying on the memories of my loved one.

- We all have struggles.

- We all share struggles.

- So let's come together and create a space.

- And empower each other to unpack it.

(uplifting music) - [Member 1] We give students the tools to write and share their own stories in the classroom and the outside world.

- When you make a poem that you like, it's just really- you get this really accomplishing feeling.

- You can get so much stuff off your chest and people will really listen to what you're saying.

...Because it requires no thought.

Just prick your wrist, check the box.

- [Member 2] We share our stories and inspire openness and vulnerability in auditoriums during assemblies.

- I feel like I can connect with people and that like we all have something in common when we speak.

- [Member 3] I mean, we use creative writing to motivate young people like to be active members of their community, navigate social issues, systematic problems.

- [Boy] This is for every kid whose only ever wish was just that one day they would just get accepted.

I represent him or her.

Anyone similar, you are the reason I make this poem.

- Okay, we're gonna give these people an incredible show.

- [Member 1] We all have struggles.

- [Member 2] We all share struggles.

This is what The Diatribe is all about.

(uplifting music fades out) (peaceful music) - Enclosure of trees here is one of the council areas that the Odawa had in Waganakising.

And each tree was purposely misshapen.

And each chief would sit by their appropriate tree and hold council with all of their brethren and kin.

Standing in this area is hallowed ground.

This is, to me, the equivalent of congressional hall, or you know, these are where the government took place.

This is where government was executed.

I can point to other areas within the reservation and say, the Odawa met here, met there, but this is still intact.

This is still here.

The trees are still growing, they're still alive.

They have those stories within them there.

They've seen the changes that the Odawa had to navigate to be here today.

And just like the Odawa they're still standing, we're still here, we're still in our homelands.

We're going forward into the future.

But, you know, it's good to know that these spots still exist so we don't get too far off track.

We always know that we are Waganakising Odawa.

And these trees are reminders of who we are.

And I think that's a really special piece of our identity is being identified with things beyond yourself.

(birds chirping) - When you're thinking about creating great story it's really thinking about how will someone connect with the story that you're creating?

How will they connect with the world?

Do they understand it?

Is there something that helps them ground what they know in the world that you're creating.

And most importantly, who are the characters in that world and how do you have that player or viewer feel like they're part of it?

- A compelling story is something that I think touches... everyone.

It's something that shows people at the moment of change, of pivotal moments.

It's a story that engages us in ways that helps to transform us.

- If you start with complex characters and authentic characters, they really drive your story because as people we're complex.

- Good story in my opinion has conflict because stories are about getting past something or through something or around something.

- What are these elements?

The kind of rising action, the risk our hero needs to be able to take.

What are the things she has to challenge herself to overcome, to achieve this?

What kind of thing must she want and how much must she want it for us to be really invested?

And then of course, there's this big peak.

The climax of any story where it's all on the line, you can't turn back.

- What's the "what's going to happen next?"

question that you have in your head?

That your viewers, your audience will have those same questions.

So try to take them logically through the story and answer the questions that come up in your head.

- We have all these platforms available where young people are telling their story.

So I encourage you to do that.

And if you have any interest in making storytelling your career or something you want to do, start now.

- I do a lot of things but I think everything can almost be summed up by a storyteller.

So I'm very interested in poetry.

Also photography and short story writing.

On the side, I'm a freelance consultant.

When you're telling stories, think about what it is that you want to get across.

What is the point of the story?

Does it have a beginning that draws in the person who's listening to it?

Does it have a middle that kind of links the beginning to the end?

And does it have a way to end the story?

And the ending doesn't have to be a finale or an explanation, but it's something that leaves the person listening to you with something to think about.

Be yourself.

Understand who you are, be willing to learn, grow, uncover, discover, be curious, love life, live life, breathe beauty and enjoy it while you're at it.

I'm inspired by my niece who is very curious and loves stories.

So she's had books since she was probably under one and every time I see her one of her constant questions is "Nebu, tell me a story," you know, "tell me a story."

I'm not sure if I decided to become a storyteller or it kind of chose me.

I've been writing poetry since I was in 10th grade?

And for me, the way it started is it was a creative outlet.

There was a lot going on politically.

There was a war about to be waged on Afghanistan.

And I had all of these frustrations and I didn't feel like I could talk about these things with my peers.

And so poetry became my outlet.

It became the way in which I was channeling all of this anger and frustration that I had on to a platform that allowed me to kind of release and also be positive and a little bit more at peace with the world.

So that's how it started and of course it continued and my engagement with poetry, waxed and waned.

Like I'd write a lot sometimes and there were times when I didn't write at all but it continued with me.

Like it was something that was constantly my companion over the years.

And when I left work, I realized in order to be seen, in order to be happy, in order to be whole I have to also feed this creative part of me.

I have to feed my creative- my creativity.

And so I realized because I had a passion for poetry but also for photography and short stories or literature, generally, I realized that's what I was.

I was a storyteller.

And not only telling stories in the written form, but also visually.

So I- it kind of was a realization that this is who I was and this is who I'm growing into and this is the kind of skillset that I want to work towards and build on and hone in on.

(tranquil music) - My name is Nabeela Najjar and I am a costume and fashion designer from Detroit, Michigan.

I graduated from the College for Creative Studies in 2016.

And that's when I started my business SeamstressBee.

I would describe my work as dreamy and floral, though it does tend to fall on the conceptual side.

I usually have to come up with an idea or a concept behind the garment before creating it.

I was always a creative kid, but I would say when I was about five my dad taught me how to hand sew and I started to try and make clothes for my Barbies, and that's when I knew I wanted to be a designer.

I was homeschooled up until college.

So when I started CCS, it was my first school experience.

I was extremely nervous and overwhelmed, but it taught me so much.

I really loved being in the Fibers and Textiles department.

It pushed me to think in a different way when it came to creating my garments.

I also wound up assisting and teaching at CCS in the summer programs for years and it was really nice to be able to share my perspective and ideas with students.

My biggest inspirations when creating my garments definitely comes from nature.

The texture, shape, and color of flowers and plants always gives me ideas of new designs when sketching and sewing.

I love working with models.

Planning shoots is always such an experience.

Choosing various models and seeing how they bring your garments to life is so cool to me.

Every shoot is always going to be different.

My favorite piece at the DIA is titled "Hope and Faith Rondelle" by John La Farge.

It's the three panel stained glass windows and it's so beautiful.

What I love about it is the colors and the style of the people portrayed in the piece.

It kind of inspires the style of my garments a bit.

But I would say one of my favorite memories at the DIA is being able to create the sculpture for Isabel and Ruben Toledo's "Labor of Love" exhibition.

That was sponsored by the FJC.

That was my favorite memory at the DIA.

To just be able to create a sculpture and have it displayed there amongst some of the old greats was a memory I'll never forget.

So today I'll be showing you how I make my blouses.

I usually start off with a concept and a sketch.

And I must say my work is pretty intuitive also.

So even when I sketch sometimes it may not always turn out exactly like what I have in mind.

I like to try and mix in like natural dyeing with some of the chemical dye that I like to use a lot.

Coffee is always my favorite to work with because it kind of mellows the color out.

So let's see what we can create.

I know that I don't dye the traditional way, but in here there's a bit of the dusty orange and old rose and then I'll put in the coffee.

So here is the color, it will look a little different when it's dry but...

Here we are!

Here's the fabric I dyed and it's all cut out and ready to start being attached together.

So we're going to begin sewing!

Doesn't look like much yet but once it's put together it'll be a pretty garment!

One thing about me when it comes to my work is that I am definitely not a traditional seamstress.

(chuckles) I always make the joke about how other sewers would frown upon how I cut and sew my designs.

I have only taken one professional sewing class at CCS and it taught me so much, but I am mostly self-taught.

So my ways of sewing are definitely interesting and intuitive.

So here is the final blouse.

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

It was definitely an intuitive piece to work on because I was kind of just sewing and going with the flow.

But here it is.

I feel like the fashion world is always changing.

It can definitely be intimidating at times trying to get your name out there when there's so many huge name brand designers is a bit overwhelming but I always think they started somewhere and got to where they are now.

So that always pushes me to keep designing.

- [Narrator] In Isabella County, the Sasiwaans Immmersion School is at the forefront in preserving the Anishinabe language.

for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian tribe's youngest members.

- It started in 2008 when the tribal council passed a resolution saying that language was important and they were gonna do something about it.

We have three classes now, and we're full capacity or full of students in each class.

- The language and culture go hand in hand.

And language is who you are.

So it's important in that way.

- [Howard] And hopefully we give them enough language that they will continue to learn as they go along.

Once they leave here they get very little.

So we have to give them a very good, sound foundation.

That's our biggest challenge, I guess, to try and get them to be really interested in the language that they will continue to learn it.

- When I first came here, there were people that did not say (speaks phrases in Anishinabe) Now you see people, you say (greeting in Anishinabe) and they put their thumb up (speaking Anishinabe) and there's more vocabulary coming out.

Everybody is starting to use it.

The little ones understand it.

And it's truly a revitalization.

They're very strong in their effort in preserving our Anishnabemowin language.

- [Narrator] To discover more stories about the history and culture of Michigan's indigenous people visit WCMU.org - There's another member from the Dr. Blotch family empire demanding brilliant writing from us.

Let's find out more about this week's challenge which involves creating a how-to guide for an in-home vacation.

I wonder what destination you have in mind.

(mysterious music) - Oh, hello, 826 Michigan students and families.

I am so impressed with all of the work that has been submitted for 826 Michigan's writing challenge.

Thank you!

- [Dr. Blotch] Noami, what is this writing challenge of which you speak?

- Uh, Dr. Blotch?

How do you know where I live?

Well, I was just sitting here thinking to myself about a writing challenge that we could do for 826 students but... for you- for you too!

- [Dr. Blotch] But of course, Nora, that makes perfect sense, very believable.

And just to clarify, this is Dr. Lisanthia Blotch of the doctors Blotch Empire.

The previous doctors Blotch nominated me to call you this week, Nora, because of my impeccable interpersonal skills and my superhuman ankle strength.

Which comes in handy more often than you'd think.

I'm the sister-in-law of your beloved Liberty street robot shop Blotch genius and overall great guy.

- Well, wonderful?

Uh, congratulations on those ankles?

Uh, so anyway, Dr. Blotch, how are you?

I mean, we're in quarantine.

How are you keeping busy?

- [Dr. Blotch] Thank you for asking.

I, unlike the other Blotches you've talked to so far, am loving social isolation because there's no way for a single child to get near me which is perfect because you know how I feel about them.

(audibly shudders in disgust) So, yes, I've been dandy on that front.

But- Natasha, I have to say I'm a world traveler, a regular jet setter and staying at home is really putting a damper on my vacation plans.

I was supposed to go to Montego Bay, Jamaica in May, Narnia in June, Pluto in July and everything's been canceled.

(choking up) It's quite sad, I must say.

- Oh, wow.

That is quite a list of destinations Dr. Blotch.

- Well, you know me.

(laughing) So, anyway, I was thinking, why isn't there a way to bring the travel experience into my home?

An in-home vacation experience.

That's what I need.

A veritable how-to guide.

Now I'll need at least a hundred, maybe more because who knows how long I'll be cooped up inside.

Thank you!

- Uh... - [Dr. Blotch] So you can get these to me by Thursday, right?

You really are a dear, Nadia.

- Uh, Dr. Blotch, well, first it's Naimah and...

I'm sorry, what are you actually asking me to do?

- [Dr. Blotch] Solid question, I need a way to develop how-to guides for in-home vacations so that I can jet set without my jet.

Do you see?

- I just don't think I can do this.

It's just- especially not in that timeframe...

But maybe I could ask some 826 Michigan students to help!

- [Dr. Blotch] Yes, there may even be some items in my home that might help to enhance the experience.

I've always thought uncooked couscous felt like the sands of the Florida beach.

Or maybe a fan can create a summer breeze.

Or perhaps there's a special tool, like, shoots like a laser blaster that fills the house with shooting stars.

It's up to the writers.

Just make sure it's good, would you?

I'm really craving a trip unlike any other I've had.

- (sighs) Well...

I mean, I guess it sounds like a plan... but I'm just still a little confused about how we're supposed to write this.

I mean, are we just supposed to write down: "You're in Paris, ta-dah!"

- [Dr. Blotch] (sighs exasperated) Norma, do I have to explain everything?

First, the writers need to come up with a destination.

Anywhere in the universe, beyond even.

Then they'll need to set the scene.

What does the place look, sound, taste, smell and feel like?

Next, they'll need to be creative and think about what I'll do during my luxurious vacation at home.

Finally, you'll send me the guides and I'll be on vacation forever.

- And you're saying that this could be anywhere?

Like even like a Lake Michigan vacation?

Or a trip to the moon?

Or some enchanted forest that's made completely of cotton candy?

Do I have it?

- [Dr. Blotch] Indubitably.

All right?

(chuckles) I can't wait to learn how to bring a vacation into my home.

Ta-ta!

- Oh my gosh, writers, let's get to work.

(mysterious music) - I am starving to feel strong and empowered.

- I'm starving to feel heard.

- I'm starving to feel whole.

- I'm starving to feel accomplished.

- I'm starving to feel solidarity and power.

- I am starving to feel enough.

- I'm starving to feel worthy of breathing some days.

- I will not let the agreements that I made in the past keep me from freedom.

- I will not let voices of despair keep me from fighting for a better world.

- I will not let my depression keep me from... joy and excellence.

- I will not let failure keep me from trying.

- I will not let capitalism keep me from a joyful life.

(laughing) - I will not let my inner voice stop me from living my best (expletive) life.

Can I say (expletive)?

- [Producer] Yeah.

- Okay.

(laughs) - If I knew I could do anything I would never let fear hold me back.

- If I knew I could do anything I would run for office.

- If I knew I could do anything I would bike around the world.

And I think I would also... speak on larger platforms.

- If I knew I could do anything I would continue to try, right?

I don't want to be stagnant.

I don't want to be that old dog that can't learn to do new tricks.

- If I knew I could do anything I'd be best friends with Lizzo.

(laughs) I love her.

(laughing) - I know that I can do anything.

So I will continue to move as if I can do everything.

- I am somebody who definitely believes that we can do anything that we put our minds to if we work hard enough and we got the will to do it.

Anything.

- My depression and my anxiety are struggles that can be isolating and very defeating, but I am resilient.

- My depression's a dumpster fire, but I'm an entire ocean.

- My past is a scuffed pair of shoes, but I am feeling fresh out the box.

- My gender dysphoria is a parasite, but I am a host who knows when to show someone the door.

- My mental health is a thunder storm, but I am a ray of sunshine.

And I will always come back out and rise every single day.

- Welcome to InPACT@Home where we practice interrupting prolonged sitting with activity.

My name's Kemper, this is Claire, and we're here to help get you moving for the next eight minutes.

You'll be surprised at what these moments of movement can do for you and the rest of your family so that you can stay active and healthy at home.

So go ahead, get up and let's get started!

For this movement activity, we're going to be focusing on our mood and mental health.

Before I jump into that, let's get warmed up.

Follow Claire for some high knees.

Follow me for some lower knees to get the body flowing and get your mind right.

So exercise isn't just beneficial for your body.

It is incredibly beneficial for your mind and your mental health.

Endorphins are released after you exercise, which you'll notice at the end of this eight minutes.

- Okay?

- Whoo!

- So trust me, try to elevate the heart rate.

Try to get the blood flowing and try to get yourself to sweat a little bit.

Keep going.

Everybody's doing great.

Couple more seconds here.

And then we will transition into exercise two and rest.

Awesome.

Exercise two will be a reverse lunge with rotation at the bottom.

So if you watch Claire we're going to step back with one leg.

Weight's going to be in that front heel.

Claire's going to rotate over that knee.

Contracting the abs, working a lot of the lower body muscles.

If you're with me, we're going to take the rotation out and we're simply going to step back and then up.

Again, making sure that knee is at or behind the toe and squeezing our glutes and hamstrings at the top.

Trust me when I tell you, if you make this a daily routine or a semi-partial regulated habit, you will feel better at the end of your week.

Which could help in school, could help in relationships, could help in your self-esteem and confidence.

Couple more here.

Last one, big inhale, exhale, rest.

We're going back to those knees.

Again, continuing to get the heart rate up and blood flowing.

You all are doing great.

Stay with it.

If you have more space than your living room feel free to run around the house.

Just don't leave us.

Keep your TV on, okay?

Almost there, almost there.

A couple more seconds.

Again, we're landing softly, abs are tight.

Keep those arms pumping.

Ready?

And switch- back to the lunge.

Stepping back, up, squeezing your quads, squeezing your glutes, making sure your knee is staying at or behind your toe.

You might notice your heart rate elevating relatively high right now, which is okay.

That's normal.

Keep up the good work.

Try to push yourself here, okay?

Notice when something's difficult.

Notice the thoughts that are going on in your head.

Are you enhancing your abilities to do it?

Or are you talking badly to yourself?

Try to switch the tone in your mind when you're doing something challenging.

Couple more seconds here.

And the last rep, give me one more.

Rest.

Beautiful job.

Next group of movements.

We will do ankle hops to start.

If you're watching Claire she is jumping up on her toes, landing softly.

Think about like when you're skipping rope, okay?

This is working the calves pretty intensely.

If it's too much, we're going to take it to a standing calf raise with me.

Just make sure your core is tight.

You're taking your time on the way down and you're cushioning the landing if you are jumping.

Last thing we want to do is get injured doing this.

So just go at your own pace, do what you can.

Y'all are doing great, y'all are doing great.

You can see my heart rate elevated right now.

I'm getting a little fatigued, I'm there with you, I understand.

Almost there.

Couple more seconds and rest right now.

Switch to our next movement.

This is going to be a modified sphinx push-up.

Don't ask me why it's called a sphinx, I do not know.

But from here Claire's going to get onto her hands and knees elbows are in close.

She's going to extend her elbow up, squeezing her tricep, which is the back of the arm.

And then slowly lowering down.

If that is too difficult for you we're going to take it into a modified pushup.

So we'll be on our knees here.

Hands about shoulder width apart.

We're going to sink our chest down.

And then come all the way back up.

Big inhale on the way down, exhale on the way back up.

Great.

Take your time.

Take your time.

Slow on the way down.

Try to come up forcefully on the way up.

We have one more rep here and rest, switch.

Our next movement, we're going back to our ankle hops.

If you're with me, we're going back to calf raises.

Now you're probably sweating a little bit.

You're probably sweating.

Am I right, Claire?

- Mhm!

- Claire's sweating a little bit.

I'm sweating too.

We're with you on this.

We're almost there.

We're over halfway with this routine today.

We have about five seconds left before we get back into our pushups.

Three, two and one back down to our pushups.

Last time with this, everybody.

Y'all are strong right now.

And I will tell you, if you continue to speak to yourself in a positive manner, you will start believing it.

And when you start believing it your actions are going to change.

And when your actions change that's how you change your whole world.

Okay?

So take your time.

Good.

Good, everything's tight, core is tight.

Couple more reps left.

Last one here.

And rest.

Awesome, awesome, awesome.

Get water if you need to.

But watch this last sequence of movements.

Claire will be doing our bicycle crunch, okay?

Legs are going to be up.

She's going to bring her opposite elbow to me keeping her lower back jammed into the ground.

From here we're working on our abs a lot.

If that's too much for you, take it to a twist crunch.

Lower back is down.

We're going to take our shoulder to the opposite knee and then bring it all the way back down.

Stay with us here, working on the core.

Okay?

Exhale when you come up, slow on the way back down.

Continue to breathe, continue to breathe.

Beautiful work, beautiful work.

We have a couple more reps left in the tank.

I know you're fatigued.

I'm going to ask you to stay with us.

And switch!

Last movement.

Claire's going to go into a modified plank up.

So we're going to be back into that hands and knees position.

Claire's going to push herself up into a modified push-up position and then back down.

If that's too much, stay here with me, we're going to hold this position.

We're going to kick our leg back, squeeze our butt.

And then back down.

Kick the leg back, squeeze the butt, then back down.

Again, we're exhaling as we exert.

So my leg goes back, I'm going to squeeze my butt, and my abs are staying tight the whole time.

One more rep here.

Blow it out and rest.

Come back up.

Beautiful job, everybody!

Great work.

I hope you enjoyed today's movement break.

InPACT@Home is a chance to apply the skills you may have learned in your PE class to improve your health.

To learn more about the health benefits associated with daily movement visit inpactathome.umich.edu Now don't forget to fill out your daily log.

We will see you again during our next workout.

- [Announcer] Support for this program is provided by: the Michigan Public Health Institute and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

- Hey, mathematicians.

Are you ready for our daily math challenge?

Today we meet Mr. Lineberger, who's going to help us rock in math with volume.

What is volume anyway?

We get to find out as we think about how volume can help us pack a car for a family trip.

(guitar strumming) - Volume!

More volume!

Oh wait, this is supposed to be a math lesson.

Sorry, got confused for a moment.

Okay, I'm back.

I'm Mr. Lineberger and today, instead of talking about rock and roll, we're going to be talking about rockin' math.

So let's look at a different type of volume.

Volume, when we're in math mode, means the amount of space that something occupies.

Or the amount of space it contains.

What's the volume of this container?

In other words, how much does this container hold?

That's right, one gallon.

A gallon is a unit of volume.

But we can be more specific than that.

A gallon is defined as 231 cubic inches.

What in the world is a cubic inch?

Imagine an inch.

Now imagine a cube that's an inch wide.

If it's also one inch tall and one inch deep then we have a cubic inch.

Volume of a rectangular prism is determined by length multiplied by width multiplied by height.

That's multi-step multiplication.

Try saying that three times quickly.

But, seriously, try saying it.

So back to our gallon sized carton of milk.

If a gallon is 231 cubic inches we could imagine it like this.

Let's start with 100 cubes add another hundred- that's 200 cubes.

Let's drop 30 more cubes in, three groups of 10.

And a final cube to make 200 plus 30 plus 1- or 231.

Throw all those in a gallon milk carton and it would be perfectly filled.

Let's try another example.

This one is probably even easier.

I wonder, what is the volume of this cube?

Well, let's first imagine that each of these smaller cubes is one centimeter wide, tall, and deep.

That means the volume of one of the small cubes is one cubic centimeter.

If that's the volume of one cube, we know that a side is made up of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

9, 9 cubes.

9 multiplied by 1 is 9.

So one side is 9 cubic centimeters.

When we look at the cube this way we can see that one side is really one of 3 layers of the cube.

If one layer is 9 cubic centimeters and there are 3 layers then the overall volume is 9 multiplied by 3.

The volume is 27 cubic centimeters.

Let me demonstrate that for you in another way.

Imagine these base 10 blocks are a cubic centimeter in volume.

I'll take four and make a row.

There.

Then I'll add more blocks until I have four rows.

Like so.

How many total blocks are there?

4, 8, 12, 16 total blocks.

So we know the volume of this is 16 cubic centimeters.

Now, if we were to add another layer on top we would have two layers each with a volume of 16 cubic centimeters.

If this is our final rectangular prism, 16 plus 16, the total volume would be 32 cubic centimeters.

If I were to add two more layers to make the final figure an actual cube, what would the volume be?

Correct.

64 cubic centimeters.

Okay, we're back.

Now, let's look at some real world examples to help you get a good feel for volume.

What about a coffee cup?

It's got a volume of about 240 cubic centimeters A football?

That's about 4,800 cubic centimeters in volume.

It's a lot more volume than a coffee cup.

A basketball is a little over 7,000 cubic centimeters.

And your average oven?

The volume of a normal oven is a whopping 141,000 cubic centimeters.

But if we switch units and think about cubic meters that's much less than half of one cubic meter in volume.

Now let's get down to the real problem.

Have you or your family ever packed a car for a trip?

Usually everyone gets all their bags together and you just hope that they all fit.

Then you load them in the trunk and any that didn't fit?

Well, in my family that means someone gets to carry a suitcase on their lap.

But what if we knew the volume of each bag and the total volume of the trunk, the amount it can contain?

If we knew that we'd be able to make a reasonable estimate to determine if our bags will fit in the trunk or if someone is going to have to share their seat with the luggage.

The power of math!

When I go for my audition for Math Metal I want to bring all my guitars, but I'm not sure that they will all fit in the trunk of my car.

I want to use some math to help me know how much space my guitars will take.

All my guitar cases are the same shape.

I like these cool rectangular cases because they're easy to stack.

My cases are 5 inches high by 40 inches long and 15 inches wide.

I have 6 guitars to take with me.

Let's figure out how much space those guitars are going to take.

You see, solving a volume problem is a lot like figuring out the area.

Really, we can start with area.

Let's use some multiplication to determine the area of one side of the case.

It's 40 inches long by 15 inches wide.

How could we represent that?

One way would be to think of 40 as four groups of 10.

I can do 10 times 15 in my head.

15 10s is 150.

If I have four groups like that I just have to add 150 four times.

So 150 plus 150 that's 300, plus 150 that's 450, plus 150, that's 600.

The area of one side of the case is 600 square inches.

Now, I can think of volume.

If I made my entire case out of cubic inches I'd have 600 cubes to make up one layer.

I also know that my case is 5 inches tall so I have five layers.

I just need to multiply 600 by 5.

Five groups of 600 would be the same as 600 plus 600 plus 600 plus 600 plus 600.

I'll give you a minute to figure that one out.

There, are you done?

Yes, 3000.

My case is 3000 cubic inches in volume.

I've got six cases.

3000 cubic inches, six times.

That's a big number.

So let me make 6 times 3000 an easier problem.

I can think of 3000 as 3 times 1000.

So, 6 times 3000 is the same as 6 times 3 times 1,000.

6 times 3 is 18.

18 times 1000 is 18,000.

When you stack all my guitar cases together they take up 18,000 cubic inches.

I happen to know that my trunk holds 20,000 cubic inches of volume.

My guitar cases take up 18,000 cubic inches.

That leaves me with 2000 cubic inches to spare.

Hmm, I might be able to pack my smoke machine as well.

Thanks for helping me figure things out.

Today, we looked at some strategies for multi-step multiplication.

We used these strategies to determine the volume of a puzzle cube, a carton of milk and six guitar cases.

Until next time, keep rocking out, math style!

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Thanks for "tooning" in.

(happy music) Poor old rooster, he has to wake up before any of the animals on the farm, climb up that great big rooftop, crawl out to the edge of the roof and then crow as loud as he can.

(rooster crows) It's no wonder he's a little bit frustrated and flustered.

Today we're going to talk a little bit about emotion.

Emotion is how a character feels and the way we show emotion is through our facial expressions.

Our eyes, eyebrows and mouth are all ways that we can show how we feel.

Happy.

Sad.

Angry.

Are all emotion.

Today, we're going to draw a very frustrated rooster.

Let's draw.

We're going to start with the eyes.

We have a circle, just like this.

Right next to that is a smaller circle.

We're gonna draw the pupils right towards the center.

That helps him look a little more frightened and frustrated and a little bit flustered.

Now for the beak.

Come out to a point.

In.

Down, up.

Point.

In.

And... up.

Now he's crowing very loudly.

So we're going to make his tongue sticking out.

We go out, around and in, and a little line right down the middle.

We're going to show just the bit of the interior or inside of the mouth.

(rooster crows) Got a line down from the base of the mouth here to the top of the tongue, and then from the base of the tongue to the top of the lower lip.

And then shade that in above and below.

There's a little line coming just down the top of the nose there.

Next we a little line like that.

Now the crown on top of the head.

Up, around, in.

Out, around, in.

Out, around, and connect.

Next the eyebrows are raised up high.

Now for the neck.

Notice the texture on the line, back and forth.

And then the wings.

First the back wing here.

We want it to look very, very frazzled and nervous.

From the neck come around and connect to that wing.

Now for the tail feathers.

Out, down, up, down, up.

There's a W and in.

The other wing, right here.

Out, up, down, scribbly little lines just like that.

Few feathers flying off.

Now for the legs.

One line down, two lines down.

One line down, two lines down.

Feet, letter C. Out, down, up.

Other toe right next to it, down and in.

Other foot, around and in.

Out, down, up.

Out, down, in.

I'm going to make him up on the rooftop.

So we just have a line coming down.

Line coming down, and then a line across.

Maybe a few shingles on that roof.

Could be on top of a chicken coop.

Two lines on the stomach.

Maybe a few more feathers flying off.

He has to wake up very early in the morning when the sun first comes up.

So we're going to draw the sun.

We've been drawing the sun the same way for over 10,000 years.

It appears in cave paintings and appears in our drawings today.

It's just a simple circle and a few lines like that.

Simple and effective.

That's the sun.

There is your rooster.

Sign your name.

Take pride in your work.

We've had a lot of fun today and now it's time to draw to a close.

See you next time.

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- 365, I write rhymes.

365, I craft lines.

It could be on page or in mind.

Words used to capture moments in time.

A sucker for words, a poetry nerd.

All through my city there's poetry read, poetry written, and poetry heard.

It's gonna be a poetic herd, a creative flock.

Language uplifted like birds.

Poets be riding a flop, performing to soar.

We do it all from my core.

And I kid you not, this poetry might evade your block, whether they like it or not.

Billboards and murals, screens and marquees.

You might see it painted on streets.

I'm so grateful for words.

Gonna be some poetry nerds.

All in my city, poetry read, poetry written, and poetry heard.

Hear it, write it, read if you choose.

Whatever you do, I hope you find a poet in you.

That would be cool.

If you found a poet in you.

- I learned so much today.

I enjoyed meeting so many different people and learning about some of the things that make us different and also the same.

What's your story?

How are your experiences different or similar to the kids in Grand Rapids who are learning poetry with The Diatribe?

Before we leave let's say thanks to our special co-hosts.

See you next time!

- On the next episode of "Extra Credit" we'll meet a teenager who owns his own business, get fit with cardio kickboxing, and learn about self portraits.

Get your extra credit on the Michigan learning channel.

- [Announcer] This program is made possible in part by: Michigan Department of Education, the state of Michigan, and by viewers like you!

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