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Encourage curiosity and problem solving! (K-5th Grade)
Mondays; 4:30 p.m. at John and Judy Gay Library (JJGL)
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
When the Smithton River floods five local towns, a plane needs to drop supplies at each. A route needs to be determined that will reach the most-affected areas first, while ensuring the plane has enough fuel between stops and that the pilot complies with regulations about consecutive flying hours. Follow the relief operation as we use a Cartesian plane to determine the distances between each town and plan a successful operation. Strategies used include...
2) Max & Morty
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In this video, Morty helps Max understand about Factoring polynomials so they can determine how many pieces of fabric they need in order to construct a patchwork quilt.
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Multiplica cantando is a fun album teaching multiplication tables to twelve entirely in Spanish featuring native Spanish speakers. By combining skip counting with catchy melodies multiplying in Spanish has never been so easy. The album features 12 songs teach times tables from 1 through 12.
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Multiplication Unplugged was a Teacher's Choice Award nominee. The catchy melodies, drill and student involvement make multiplication tables to twelve very easy to follow. These songs also teach skip counting. So, not only do students learn all of their timetables, they can count by 6s, 7s, and even 12s with no problem! This title and is perfect for earlier grades as a primer and for later grades as a resource and review.
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This lesson focuses on linear function rules and graphs. Students begin by reviewing the meaning of a function, and that a function can be represented by a table, a graph, a formula, or in words. They then explore the relationship between a function and the coordinates of the points on its graph. They examine the effect of changing the value of a in y = ax, and look at the slope of a road defined as the change in y divided by the change in x. They...
Series
Pub. Date
[2006], c1999
Language
English
Description
In this program, geometry is combined with approximation to solve relatively complex problems involving shooting an arrow and landing an airplane on the deck of an aircraft carrier. Emphasizing the value of sketching as a visualization tool, the program also explains how the solution of the archery problem, through geometric inversion, can help solve the problem of a plane landing.
8) Zumbers
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Mr. Rhino follows a path of numbers 1-20 to create a dot-to-dot drawing of a plush (stuffed animal).
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This video begins the exploration of: How can I find the area, volume, or surface area of a geometric figure? We will begin by talking about nets and surface area. We will use a real world scenario to find out how much foam I need to sound proof the room I will use for my band.
Series
Pub. Date
[2013], c2011
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Your average deep-sea diver probably doesn't think much about algebra, but algebraic principles will greatly affect the air in his or her oxygen tank. After briefly reviewing the concept of inverse variation, this video explores Boyle's law, a real world example of an inversely proportional relationship-specifically, between the pressure and volume of a gas. Written and hosted by internationally acclaimed math educator Dr. Monica Neagoy, the program...
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Step right up and meet lines, angles, and figures. We'll answer questions like What is a figure, What is an angle, How are angles similar to each other, and What are the different types of angles? Also, we'll learn about the number line, the coordinate plane, and ordered pairs. You'll realize everything around us is shaped by math. Topics include: Points and Lines, Angles, Congruent Angles, Shapes and Figures, Finding Congruence in Figures, Lines...
12) Mathematica
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The ancient Egyptians, tasked with measuring the area of agricultural land around the Nile, used a variety of tools: ropes, poles, and rulers. Their calculations and measurements were very accurate and their skills unrivaled. With these skills, they were able to construct some of the grandest architectural marvels the world has seen, the Pyramids.
13) Divide Cantando
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Divide cantando is a lively album teaching division facts, with divisors to 9, entirely in Spanish featuring native Spanish speakers. By combining skip counting, dividing in Spanish has never been so easy.
16) Resta Cantando
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Resta cantando features a delightful collection of Spanish songs teaching subtraction, sung entirely by native Spanish speakers. This album blends catchy melodies to make subtraction facts with minuends to 18 very memorable. The songs have been carefully written to reinforce subtraction skills while also boosting Spanish language comprehension.
18) Suma Cantando
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Suma cantando is a wonderful collection of Spanish songs teaching addition, sung entirely by native Spanish speakers. This album blends catchy melodies to make basic addition facts to 18 very memorable. The songs have been carefully written to reinforce addition skills while also boosting Spanish language comprehension.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Perfect for French Immersion classes, these songs teach addition facts to 18 in French. Strands of the new Common Core Curriculum for Mathematics are also covered, including: the commutative and associative properties of addition, finding missing addends, measuring length, telling and writing time, organizing, representing and interpreting data and understanding basic shapes and fractions.
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In this video lecture, Professor Naomi Lowe explains hypothesis testing with means of samples, discussing the distribution of means, the process of hypothesis testing with sample means, confidence intervals, and the creation of a confidence interval.
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