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The Corollary Crowd:
Quadratic Formula
Opening Song: [all sing]
Here's the story of a lovely lady
Who was bringing up three very lovely belles.
All of them had minds of gold, like their mother,
The youngest one in precal.
Here's the store, of a man named Corollary,
Who was busy with three boys of his own,
They were four men, living all together,
Yet they were all alone.
Till the one day when the lady met this fellow
And they knew what it was when they vowed,
That this group would somehow form a family.
That's the way we all became the Corollary Crowd.
The Corollary Crowd,
That's the way we all became the Corollary Crowd.
The Corollary Crowd.
Carol:
Kids! You better be getting ready. It’s almost time for school/
Greg:
Yeah and I got to be there early to set up for the Talent show.
Marcia:
The talent show! Oh no I completely forgot and I don’t have anything to sing
Alice:
[WALKS IN] Good morning Corollary Crowd.
ALL:
Good morning Alice.
Alice:
So Corollary Crowd, what’s supp?
Peter:
One hundred and eighty degrees.
Cindy:
Not in the mood this morning, Peter.
Alice:
Anyone else?
Mike:
Marcia forgot about the talent show today and doesn’t have a song to sing
Jan:
Can you help us Alice?
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Alice:
Sure, let’s brainstorm.
Bobby:
[BEGINS TO HUM ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT]
Alice:
You could sing the song you guys always sing on the bus.
Marcia:
No, there’s too many parts in that song
Alice:
it’s one song, one part
Greg:
No Alice, voice parts.
Jan:
[TAD BIT ANNOYED] Bobby, what are you humming?
Bobby:
Row Row Row Your Boat. We learned it yesterday in preschool.
Peter:
You could always sing that.
Cindy:
No it’s too babyish for cool ole’ Marcia.
Greg:
You could always sing that melody with the quadratic formula in place of the words.
Marcia:
Oh yeah, I remember that song. [SINGS]
X equals negative b plus or minus square root
B squared minus four a – c
Divided by two a
Jan:
Marcia, you sound grand
Carol:
And Greg, that was a grand idea
Mike:
Look at that Corollary Crowd teamwork!
Alice:
Look, Marcia, look. See, Marcia, see. See the school bus. See the school bus pull down
the street. See, Marcia, see.
Peter:
Oh yeah guys it’s here
Bobby:
Here’s your chance to warm up Marcia.
Mike:
Bye kids. Look at our kids. So big, riding the school bus, to the land of mathematics. I am
so proud.
All [SINGING]: The school bus
It’s the cool bus
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Everyone likes to ride the school bus
It’s the cool bus
Jan:
two to a seat
With 24 seats
That’s 48 people
Peter:
Plus the driver
Jan:
That’s 49 people
Bobby:
Which is the square of seven
All:
Huh?
The school bus
It’s the cool bus
Everyone likes to ride the school bus
It’s the cool bus
Greg:
The wheels are round
With a diameter of 18 inches
Marcia:
If circumference is 2 pie r
Cindy:
Or pie d
Marcia:
Then the circumference of the wheel is 56.5
Greg:
actually its 56.5486/67/76
All:
Huh?
The school bus
It’s the cool bus
Everyone likes to ride the school bus
It’s the cool bus
Marcia:
Hey Stacy, what’s up?
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Stacy:
Your bus got in late.
Alice:
Oh yeah we were warming up for the talent show on the way here.
Stacy:
Well I hope you’re warmed up because, Marcia, you’re on in two people.
Greg:
Who’s next?
Stacy:
Mary Jane Docks.
Jan:
What’s she singing?
Stacy:
Row Row Row Your Boat.
Peter:
Okay Marcia, the competitions going to be steep
Cindy:
Okay, let’s get into your costume
Alice:
Not both of you can fit in it.
Cindy:
Okay, Marcia, let’s get YOU into your costume
Announcer:
Next up, Ms. Mary Jane Docks singing Row Row Row Your Boat.
Mary Jane:
Hey Guys, this is a little twist I prepared. Ah hem Mistro.
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Propel, Propel, Propel your craft
Placidly down the liquid solution
Ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically,
Existence is but an illusion.
Announcer:
Thank you Mary Jane. Next up Marcia Corollary with the Quadratic formula song.
Marcia:
Hey guys, I know you just heard Row Row Row Your Boat and all, but I put some great
new lyrics to it that take it to the next level.
Greg:
[ECHOS] Next level
Marcia:
Hit it. [SINGS]
X equals negative b plus or minus square root
B squared minus four a – c
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Divided by two a
[SPEAKS] Sing it with me now.
All Sing:
X equals negative b plus or minus square root
B squared minus four a – c
Divided by two a
APPLAUSE
Announcer:
So I guess it looks like Marcia Corollary is this year’s talent show winner!
Cindy:
Yes!
[CHARACTER CREDITS]
Peter:
Congratulations Marcia.
Mike:
We’re so proud of you and your achievement.
Carol:
For a treat lets go see the fortune teller
Marcia:
okay!
Marcia:
So, am I going to be a professional singer someday? I won the talent show at my school
today.
Fortune teller: No
Marcia:
Am I going to be a mathematician? I sang a song about math.
Fortune teller: No
Marcia:
Well, what am I going to be?
Fortune teller: You will have a perm gone wrong and only one leg. You will be ugly and fat.
Marcia:
What?!
Fortune teller: Yes you will hop around, fat ugly and old.
[ENDCREDITS]