Habits of Mind - Gathering Data Through All the Senses

Data (noun):
Facts and statistics collected together for reference.

Origin: 1646
Latin: datum

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Person of the Week: Mike Rowe

Mike Rowe is the host of Discovery Channel's "Dirty Jobs." He has to gather data through all the senses so he may report on the rigors of jobs no one really wants. 

 

Movie of the Week: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Five children get invited to Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory where they gather data through all the senses to find the secrets that Wonka possesses. 

 

Song of the Week: Selected works by percussionist Evelyn Glennie, a musician who demonstrates how to listen to music by using your whole body and not just your ears! (In this 30+ minute video, we will focus on the segment between minutes 7 and 10)

Sources:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/data
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/dirty-jobs/images/images/dirty-jobs-you-ask-mike-answers-284x212.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7f/WillyWonkaMoviePoster.jpg/225px-WillyWonkaMoviePoster.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU3V6zNER4g