Fibonacci Sequence in Nature

What is the Fibonacci Sequence?

https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/fibonacci-sequence.html

Fibonacci Sequence in Nature

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt2OlMAJj6o

Doodling in math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and being a plant  

 (by Vi Hart of Khan Academy)

Zonkeys and Zorses

A  zonkey is the offspring of zebra and a donkey. Zonkeys are unable to produce offspring. They have a similar face to a zebra, with stripped legs:

The Zonkey - Hybrid Animals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gstrZIK-2I

A zorse is a cross between a zebra and a horse:

Half zebra, half horse - it's a zorse

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

Top 5 Most Amazing Animal Hybrids <-- Video

Images of more "hybrid" animals can be found at:
Hybrid Animals (Google Images) <---Click here.
(Beware! Some images may have been photo shopped!)

Mother Cat Adopts Baby Squirrel

Years ago, my father-in-law (a retired school teacher), sent me a newspaper article with a story about a squirrel that was adopted by a cat. It was an interesting and heart-warming story that I never forgot! After searching for the story on the internet, I came across more recent stories that were very similar to the one that he had shared. I thought you might enjoy listening to these stories, as they seem to be more common than I thought! Here are just a few of them:

Mother Cat Adopts Baby Squirrel and Teaches it to Purr 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gr5P-36w1Q

Cat Adopts Baby Squirrels 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADuSnt6PFn8

                Mother Cat Adopts Orphan Squirrels

http://www.lovemeow.com/mother-cat-adopts-orphan-squirrels-1608329006.html

Elephants Never Forget

Elephants have outstanding memories! Have you ever wondered why? This Ted-Ed video helps us understand how elephants behave based on their excellent brain function! 

Why elephants never forget

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

Project Tango to ARCore

Project Tango will soon be replaced!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe10ExwzCqk

https://developers.google.com/tango

ARCore will be replacing Project Tango
https://developers.google.com/ar

What's the difference between ARCore and Tango?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oULzzv0thQ0

Project Jacquard

Welcome to Project Jacquard by Google ATAP

Watch a video showing how technology can be woven into fabric!!

http://atap.google.com/#project-jacquard

Levi's jacket with a smart sleeve <--- It's washable!! Click to view.

Solar Impulse 2

This video features the launching the first 24 hour solar powered flight in history flying across

Europe, Africa and the United States. The idea was born in Switzerland fifteen years earlier.

Solar Impulse 2, the Round-The-World Solar Airplane

⇒ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNMBPJpaimc

The plane was piloted by Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg:
⇒ http://aroundtheworld.solarimpulse.com 

Article ⇒ Solar plane makes history after completing round-the-world trip

Piccard and Borschberg are pioneers in aviation history!  

Google ATAP

Google's Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) has some amazing Science videos featured on their websites:
https://atap.google.com

https://www.youtube.com/user/GoogATAP

 Project SOLI is featured at: 

https://atap.google.com/soli

"Your hands are the only interface you'll need."

Humanoid Robots

Humanoid Robots are robots that are built to resemble humans. Androids are robots that look and act amazingly like humans.

Human Meets Humanoid - JAPAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IFuv1AVouM

Robot Exhibition 2017 - JAPAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9hb0nvJ3I4

2017 World Robot Conference - Beijing, CHINA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjLJPMa7ASA

Atlas, The Next Generation

Boston Dynamics has created incredible robots!! ATLAS is available for viewing at:

⇒https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVlhMGQgDkY.

Robot Soccer Games are also great fun to watch!! You can see the amazing evolution of robotic technology in the comparison of these two soccer matches from 2011 and 2017.

RoboGames 2011 - 3:3 Robot Soccer Final Match - US vs. Japan

⇒https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK9adYsL3D8&t=101s.

RoboCup 2017: World Cup for robots kicks off

⇒https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9uFIBGSkMg&t=60s

Falcon Heavy Lift-Off

On Tuesday, February 6th, our Science classes were able to initially view the animation of the "Falcon Heavy" lift-off, and then the afternoon Science 20 class was able to watch the LIVE broadcast of the actual lift-off. For those of you who missed seeing the lift-off, simply click on the link for a >>>> REPLAY.  More information on the SpaceX program is available at: http://www.spacex.com.