Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Examine your intuitive notions of what makes a "good copy" and then pr ogress toward a more formal definition of similarity. Explore similar triangles and look into some applications of similar triangles, includ ing trigonometry.
Probability is the mathematical study of randomness, or events in whic h the outcome is uncertain. This unit examines probability, tracing it s evolution from a way to improve chances at the gaming table to moder n applications of understanding traffic flow and financial markets.
Continue exploring rational numbers, working with an area model for mu ltiplication and division with fractions, and examining operations wit h decimals. Explore percents and the relationships among representatio ns using fractions, decimals, and percents. Examine benchmarks for und erstanding percents, especially percents less than 10 and greater than 100. Consider ways to use an elastic model, an area model, and other models to discuss percents. Explore some ratios that occur in nature.
Explore several methods for finding the volume of objects, using both standard cubic units and non-standard measures. Explore how volume for mulas for solid objects such as spheres, cylinders, and cones are deri ved and related.
Watch Videos 11 and 12 in the 10th session for grade 6–8 teachers . Explore how the concepts developed in this course can be applied thr ough case studies of grade 6–8 teachers (former course partic ipants) who have adapted their new knowledge to their classrooms.
Dave recalls the Pilgrim's decision to leave England and find a place free from religious persecution. Dave traces the Pilgrim exodus to Amsterdam, to Leiden, and finally to America where a land patent gives the settlers permission to settle in Virginia. Dave explains that the Mayflower Compact established social order and good government that would ultimately inspire the words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Dave visits Plymouth Rock, and gives some idea of the Native American friendships that resulted in the first Thanksgiving on American soil.
The conventional notion of dimension consists of three degrees of free dom: length, width, and height, each of which is a quantity that can b e measured independently of the others. Many mathematical objects, how ever, require more
In Part I, Alfredo Lujan and his students at the Monte del Sol school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, explore My Own True Name, Pat Mora
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What is the impact of the individual in world history? This unit exami nes the role of individual and collective action in shaping the world through the lives of such diverse figures as Mao Zedong, the Ayatollah Khomeini, and Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo.
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle laid the foundation of Western intellec tual thought.nn
The importance of proper spelling, punctuation and capitalization to c oncise and readable writing is the focus of this episode. Teachers go over the types, the uses and the rules of punctuation marks. Other gue sts discuss spelling rules and issues, such as common mispellings and devices for remembering how words are spelled. Basic capitalization ru les are discussed as well.
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