Q: Routine can be the enemy of creativity because it removes the need for quick thinking and new ideas. New stimuli will keep you on your toes and open your mind up creatively. Try to shake up your everyday life with a few small changes, such as: Taking new routes to get to work or school. Changing the decor in your home or office regularly. Listening to different music, podcasts, or radio stations. New environments can inspire us and awaken our sense of creativity by offering new sights, sounds, and experiences. Visit new restaurants, coffee shops or stores in your area to explore. Travel to parks, libraries, and museums in nearby areas to experience new surroundings and get out of your comfort zone. Learning new things in an enjoyable way is an ideal way to open your mind. Fun hobbies can reawaken your adventurous spirit and improve your overall outlook. Look for hobby-related courses at local community centers or search online for interesting classes in your area. Fun hobbies could include photography, archery, painting, wood carving, baking, and cooking. Waking up earlier in the morning will give you extra time to be creative before you have to deal with other responsibilities. A few extra hours of free time before work may be the ideal window to approach new ideas with a clear mind, free of distractions. Being awake at a different time of day may also inspire new thoughts and insights. Try changing your wake-up time gradually to avoid overwhelming your body's natural sleep cycle.
A: Change your daily routine to expand your thought process. Hang out in different spots to expose yourself to new stimuli. Try new hobbies to expand your life experiences and gain new talents. Start getting up earlier in the morning to make the most of your time.

Q: Whether your production is in need of simple costumes or statement pieces, see what your local thrift store has to offer. Places like Goodwill or Salvation Army may even have furniture pieces available to purchase at a bargain price. Ask if your local thrift store will consider loaning items from their store. This would be especially helpful if your school is planning on having more productions in the future. The thrift store may just ask for any borrowed items to be returned in good condition, and recognition in the program pamphlet for the donation. The dollar store is a great place to find inexpensive props and other crafting items. If you go during a certain season or holiday, you will even be able to pick up seasonal items and decorations for very little money. Check out the plastic tableware and tablecloths to spruce up a kitchen scene, or peruse through the plastic greenery to assemble fake potted plants and bouquets to liven up a garden scene. Don't be afraid to use your imagination and get crafty with some hot glue. For example, if you combine some white round gift boxes, ribbon, and some fake flowers, you can create a layered wedding cake prop. Having props that serve more than one purpose will save you money on the current production, and any future productions as well. Budgeting for props that have multiple uses may also allow you to splurge on props or set pieces that did not make the initial cut as being important. Get creative with reusing big props as well as small props. A fake pine tree could serve as a holiday tree, or it could represent a tree in a park scene that the actors have a picnic under. A stack of books can sit on a desk to portray an office space, or actors can place the books on a shelf to represent a library. It is never too late or too early to start a prop collection. This will make planning your next production easier. Make a catalogue or a list of what is available in storage to avoid purchasing or creating duplicate props. While it is nice to have a couple of people involved with the production who know how to sew or do alterations, this might not be the case. The internet is filled with video and written tutorials on how to transform drab thrifted items into an entirely different outfit.
A: Go to your local thrift store for discounted clothes and furniture items. Visit your local dollar store to purchase items that can be used as props. Design props that can have more than one use. Use online tutorials to learn how to tailor thrifted clothes into costumes.

Q: You can think of a significant digit as an "interesting" or an "important" digit that gives you useful information about a number. This means that any zeroes to the right of whole numbers or to the left of decimals can be discounted because they are placeholders. To find the number of significant digits in a number, just count the number of digits from left to right. Here are some examples: 1.239 has 4 significant digits 134.9 has 4 significant digits .0165 has 3 significant digits This depends on the problem you're working with. If you're rounding a number to two significant digits, for example, then you'll need to identify the second significant digit of the number and then use the number to the right of it to see if you should round it down or up. Here are some examples: 1.239 rounded to 3 significant digits is 1.24. This is because the digit to the right of the third digit, 3, is a 9, which is 5 or more. 134.9 rounded to 1 significant digit is 100. This is because the digit to the right of the digit in the hundreds place, or the first digit, 1, is 3, which is less than 5. 0.0165 rounded to 2 significant digits is 0.017. This is because the second significant digit is 6, and the number to the right of it, 5, makes it round up. To do this, you will first have to add up the numbers you are given. Then, you will have to find the number with the lowest amount of significant digits and then round your entire answer to that place. Here's how you do it: 13.214 + 234.6 + 7.0350 + 6.38 = 261.2290 See that the second number, 234.6, is only accurate to the tenths place, or four significant digits. Round the answer so that it is only accurate to the tenths place. 261.2290 becomes 261.2. First, multiply all of the numbers that you are given. Then, check them to see which number is rounded to the least amount of significant digits. Finally, round your finally answer to match the level of accuracy of that number. Here's how you do it: 16.235 0.217 5 = 17.614975 Notice that the 5 number only has one significant digit. This means that your final answer will only have one significant digit as well. 17.614975 rounded to one significant digit becomes 20.
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Understand what a significant digit is. Round a number to an amount of significant digits. Round to the correct number of significant digits in addition. Round to the correct number of significant digits in multiplication.