Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
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.
Connections can be physical, as with bridges, or immaterial, as with f riendships. Both types of connections can be understood using the same mathematical framework called network theory, or graph theory, which is a way to abstract and quantify the notion of connectivity. This uni t looks at how this branch of mathematics provides insights into extre mely complicated networks such as ecosystems.
Watch this program in the 10th session for grade 6
Review appropriate notation for angle measurement, and describe angles in terms of the amount of turn. Use reasoning to determine the measur es of angles in polygons based on the idea that there are 360 degrees in a complete turn. Learn about the relationships among angles within shapes, and generalize a formula for finding the sum of the angles in any n-gon. Use activities based on GeoLogo to explore the differences among interior, exterior, and central angles.
Dave visits Mount Vernon, Monticello and Montpelier recalling the achievements of the Presidents who lived there and their aims for the estates they called home. He highlights features of Georgian and Palladian architecture and provides insightful anecdotes associated with each home. These anecdotes concern the lives of African slaves and indentured servants, epithets on the graves of the tree Presidents, and stories of Dolley Madison's successes in Washington. Viewers gain an understanding of the private lives of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, and Madison.
Competition and cooperation can be studied mathematically, an idea tha t first arose in the analysis of games like chess and checkers, but so on showed its relevance to economics and geopolitical strategy. This u nit shows how conflict and strategies can be thought about mathematica lly, and how doing so can reveal important insights about human and ev en animal behaviors.
In Part I, Betty Tillman Samb and her students at Raoul Wallenberg Hig h School in San Francisco, California, explore Ishmael Reed
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How do ideas change the world? This unit traces the impact of European Enlightenment ideals in the American and Haitian revolutions and in S outh America. It also examines the revitalization of Islam expressed i n the Wahhabi movement as it spread from the Arabian peninsula to Afri ca and Asia.
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This program on problem solving is the 3rd of 13 episodes designed to help students prepare for the mathematics section of the GED exam. Pro blem solving is an acquired skill that can be improved through practic e. People need to know how to get the answer more than having the answ er itself. A host and several guests present 5 principles for math pro blem solving in the context of a person wanting to buy a car. The firs t step is to identify and understand the problem. One should focus on the problem to ensure one knows how to proceed. Second, one should loc ate all needed information. This includes doing any homework beforehan d and reading the fine print. The easiest decision isn't necessarily t he smartest one. Third, one sets up the problem, looking for similarit ies to a previous problem that could guide one's approach, as well as cues that reveal the functions to be performed. Fourth, one works the calculations, seeking a ballpark estimate before reaching the final an swer. When calculating, it's essential to know the PEMDAS order of ope rations: a) first solve within parentheses; b) simplify exponents; c) multiply and divide from left to right of equation; d) add and subtrac t from left to right. Lastly, it's important to check that one's answe rs make sense.
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