0:00:02 > 0:00:05# Every day when you're walkin' down the street
0:00:05 > 0:00:07# Everybody that you meet
0:00:07 > 0:00:10# Has an original point of view
0:00:10 > 0:00:12- # And I say, hey!- Hey!
0:00:12 > 0:00:17# What a wonderful kind of day If we can learn to work and play
0:00:17 > 0:00:21# And get along with each other
0:00:21 > 0:00:23# You gotta listen to your heart Listen to the beat
0:00:23 > 0:00:26# Listen to the rhythm The rhythm of the street
0:00:26 > 0:00:29# Open up your eyes! Open up your ears!
0:00:29 > 0:00:32# Get together and make things better By working together
0:00:32 > 0:00:37# It's a simple message And it comes from the heart
0:00:37 > 0:00:41# Oh, believe in yourself For that's the place to start
0:00:41 > 0:00:46- # And I say, hey!- Hey! - What a wonderful kind of day
0:00:46 > 0:00:51# If we can learn to work and play And get along with each other
0:00:51 > 0:00:56# What a wonderful kind of day, hey! What a wonderful kind of day, HEY! #
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Hey, DW.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02- Hey!- Whoa...ugh!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09So using the formula we just learned, who can tell me
0:01:09 > 0:01:10the area of this rectangle?
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Sue Ellen?
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Erm, can I go to the bathroom?
0:01:19 > 0:01:20All right.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27I have a confession to make - I'm not a math person.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Sometimes when I'm in math class,
0:01:29 > 0:01:33it seems as if Mr Ratburn is speaking a different language.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Snow, looking doo keemo laka nes waba dos mah dos imba.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Sue Ellen?
0:01:42 > 0:01:46'And it's not just me, no-one in my family is a math person.'
0:01:47 > 0:01:51When we hang pictures at home, we don't even take measurements,
0:01:51 > 0:01:52we just eyeball it.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57It's perfect.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00'And when we cook, we never use recipes.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01'We just use trial and error.'
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Mmm, delicious.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Next time, let's use less cranberries
0:02:08 > 0:02:10but throw in a few more walnuts.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14The truth is,
0:02:14 > 0:02:17the Armstrongs get along just fine without using math,
0:02:17 > 0:02:21except in one instance...
0:02:21 > 0:02:22math class.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Ah, Sue Ellen, you're back, just in time for the next problem.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27Oh...
0:02:38 > 0:02:41For your final art club project, you will all get to create
0:02:41 > 0:02:45a piece of art for a public area in the school.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50- Can I give our homeroom a makeover and turn it into a spa?- No.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Try to make your piece of art interact with the space it's in.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Why does it have to be in that particular spot?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Oh, what if I put a car in the gymnasium?
0:02:59 > 0:03:03It would say, "Our basketball team is going places."
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Hmm, I don't think Principal Haney would like that.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10I'm delighted to announce that our big sale was so successful,
0:03:10 > 0:03:14you will each get 15 to spend on your project.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Let me know what space you want to use by the end of the day.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Muffy, are you going to ask if you can paint the whole school pink?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25I was going to say salmon.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29I think I'm going to put paintings of jellied newts
0:03:29 > 0:03:32and candied beetles up around the cafeteria.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Yuck, why?
0:03:33 > 0:03:37It's a reference to the Henry Skreever books -
0:03:37 > 0:03:39those are some of his favourite foods.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Oh, right, that could be cool.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44How about you? Have you chosen your spot yet?
0:03:44 > 0:03:48No, I just haven't found anything that feels right.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Don't worry, you will,
0:03:50 > 0:03:54and I'm sure whatever you do will be great - you're so artistic.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Thanks.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06ELEPHANT TRUMPETS AND ZEBRA NEIGHS
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Ahem.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12You know, you're wasting water.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Oh, sorry.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17See, the water fountain is like our watering hole -
0:04:17 > 0:04:19it connects us to nature.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23I wonder if I should do the foliage in some sort of green velvet.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Wow, that's so creative.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28I don't know how you come up with these things.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Remember, we can only spend 15.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34You might want to add that up before going to the register.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36If it's too much, I'll put something back.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- I don't have a calculator on me. - You don't need a calculator.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42I've got a pen and some scratch paper.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Please, if I tried to add all this up, I'd be here for hours.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47You know me and math.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- What do you mean?- I'm terrible at it.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54No, you're not - you got a B+ on your last math test.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- I saw your grade.- OK, but I had to study really hard.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I'm not a math person like you.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02You said so yourself, I'm artistic.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06You can be both, you know. There's no law against it.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12- You do math all the time. We all do.- Not if I can help it.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17That'll be 14.25, please.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Hey, look at that. It was under 15.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- That was lucky.- It wasn't luck.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28You were using math and just didn't realise it. It's called estimating.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29See you later.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32I want to finish my homework before dinner so I can start on this.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34You just did it again!
0:05:34 > 0:05:37You calculated how many hours before dinner!
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Not a math person?
0:05:39 > 0:05:40There's no such thing.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48- Sue Ellen, how on earth did you get to school on time?- What do you mean?
0:05:48 > 0:05:53- I'm usually on time. - Exactly, and why are you on time?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Because you've determined how long it takes you to get here.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59See? You ARE a math person.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00Actually, my mom drove me,
0:06:00 > 0:06:04so she's the one who determined how long it would take.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- Bye, Mom. - HORN HONKS
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Ah...
0:06:08 > 0:06:10A combination lock.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13You need to remember the sequence of numbers in the correct order -
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- that's math.- My lock has letters.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20All I have to remember is Ellen, which is pretty easy,
0:06:20 > 0:06:22cos it's part of my name.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23Nice try.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Ah-hah, you're measuring! That's math again.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32I'm just eyeballing the space to get a sense of the size.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- I'm not even using a ruler.- So?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36You're still measuring it with your eyes,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39you're just doing it inaccurately.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- I have a ruler - want to borrow it?- No.
0:06:45 > 0:06:46Ah-hah!
0:06:46 > 0:06:51You had to mix the right amount of red and yellow to get that orange.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53More measuring!
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Admit it, you're using math all the time.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59For your information, the orange came from this tube.
0:06:59 > 0:07:05OK, but you had drawn a circle, and that's geometry, so...
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Fine, you win, I'm using math without knowing it.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13- Why do you care, anyway? - Because we're all math people,
0:07:13 > 0:07:15and art people.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- ELEPHANT TRUMPETS - Oh, my dear,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27it's absolutely fabulous. Thank you so much for creating us.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- ZEBRA NEIGHS - And you gave me
0:07:29 > 0:07:33such a nice, shiny coat. I feel almost three-dimensional.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Oh, Sue Ellen, can I use your spot for my art project?
0:07:39 > 0:07:43What? No way, the water fountain is the whole key to my piece.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46I know, that's why I thought it wouldn't be a problem.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Apparently, there was a leak in one of the pipes, so they moved it.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52They moved the water fountain? Where to?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Just down the hall.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01But...but it's not going to fit now. What will I do?
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Oh, don't worry, you'll think of something. You're so artistic.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10I'm sorry, Sue Ellen.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12I asked Principal Haney,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15and he said they can't move the lockers to make the space bigger.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17But then it won't fit.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Well, there is one thing you can do to make it fit,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24just cut one of the animals out.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Well, which one is it going to be?
0:08:27 > 0:08:31No, not me! I just got here. Pick the elephant.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Oh, no, please, I'm so well drawn.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Look at these delicate ears.
0:08:38 > 0:08:39Well, what about my mane?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41It's the best thing you've ever done.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43BOTH: Please, Sue Ellen, keep me!
0:08:43 > 0:08:47No, me, me! I'll be your friend for life.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50I can't choose, I have to keep them both.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55The whole thing is ruined.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Mrs Bryan?
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- They're not finished.- These are foods from the Henry Skreever books?
0:09:12 > 0:09:17They're inspired by the books. I know, they're terrible.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Not all of us can be art people.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I think they're amazing.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24What? You do?
0:09:24 > 0:09:29Yeah, they're vivid and strange and oddly beautiful.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Thanks. That means a lot to me, coming from you.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37And best of all, I'm sure they fit in the spots you chose,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39unlike my painting.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43They moved the water fountain and now the space for it is too small.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- Are you sure? - Yeah, I just came from there.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49I'd have to chop one of my animals in half to make it fit.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Oh, I guess I have to start from scratch.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Let's double-check and measure your canvas.
0:09:55 > 0:10:01One side is five feet, and the other side is five feet,
0:10:01 > 0:10:03so it's a perfect square.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Now, let's measure the space you have on the wall.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10The wall is only three by three.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12I'd definitely lose one of my animals.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Not necessarily.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20Sure, you could make the painting smaller by cutting off this area,
0:10:20 > 0:10:24and then you're right, you would lose the elephant or the zebra,
0:10:24 > 0:10:29but you could also make the painting smaller by trimming it less...
0:10:29 > 0:10:31And by taking a little bit from each side,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34I wouldn't have to cut into the figures.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36It might just work.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38See? I knew you were a math person.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42I wanted kids to remember about how they're connected to
0:10:42 > 0:10:44all the other animals in the world,
0:10:44 > 0:10:49but you don't really get the full effect until you drink from it.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50Mrs Bryan?
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Really nice work, Sue Ellen, and great use of the space.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03OK, everyone, it's ready.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07I call it, "Me In Lights".
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Erm, it's very bold.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Are you sure you only spent 15 on this?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Oh, I didn't spend a thing.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Crosswire Motors donated all the light bulbs
0:11:19 > 0:11:21and the labour was free too.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23HE SNORES
0:11:23 > 0:11:26I put it right in front of the class,
0:11:26 > 0:11:30so that everyone's day would be brighter before school started.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32I thought yours was the best.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Oh, no, yours was way better.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Actually, it's not finished.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41I forgot something.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49"For Prunella Deegan, who taught me we are all math people..."
0:11:51 > 0:11:54"..and art people."
0:11:59 > 0:12:01ELEPHANT TRUMPETS