Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Explore the properties of polygons through puzzles and games, then pro ceed into a more formal classification of polygons. Look at mathematic al definitions more formally, and explore how terms can have different but equivalent definitions.
Counting is an act of organization, a listing of a collection of thing s in an orderly fashion. Sometimes it's easy; for instance counting pe ople in a room. But listing all the possible seating arrangements of t hose people around a circular table is more challenging. This unit loo ks at combinatorics, the mathematics of counting complicated configura tions. In an age in which the organization of bits and bytes of data i s of paramount importance
Examine the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and d ivision and their relationships to whole numbers. Work with area model s for multiplication and division. Explore the use of two-color chips to model operations with positive and negative numbers.
Learn about the relationships between units in the metric system and h ow to represent quantities using different units. Estimate and measure quantities of length, mass, and capacity, and solve measurement probl ems.
Investigate symmetry, one of the most important ideas in mathematics. Explore geometric notions of symmetry by creating designs and examinin g their properties. Investigate line symmetry and rotation symmetry 9; then learn about frieze patterns.
The flapping of a butterfly's wings over Bermuda causes a rainstorm in Texas. Two sticks start side by side on the surface of a brook, only to follow divergent paths downstream. Both are examples of the phenome non of chaos, characterized by a widely sensitive dependence of the fu ture on slight changes in a system's initial conditions. This unit exp lores the mathematics of chaos, which involves the discovery of struct ure in what initially appears to be random, and imposes limits on pred ictability.
The discipline of social history focuses on the lives of ordinary peop le. Diaries, photos, music, and clothing all contain clues to these pe rsonal histories. This session illustrates how literature can be more fully understood when paired with social history artifacts that reflec t the cultural norms of the time.
I Choose My Future, a captivating presentation and video series, provides viewers with comprehensive, straightforward insight into how substance abuse impacts the individual, their families, and society.
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How have the forces of globalization shaped the modern world? This uni t travels from the Soviet Union to Sri Lanka and Chile to study the ro le of technology and the impact of economic and political changes wrou ght by globalization.
Monarchs considered reforms in order to create more efficient societie s, but not at the expense ofntheir own power.n
This program in the Science section of the GED Connection series focus es specifically on Life Science topics. The program features a studio host, excerpted comments from guest experts, video, on screen graphics and animation to address various life science topics. There are two " Test Connection" segments, following discussions on photosynthesis and the Human Genome Project, where host sums up topic and poses question for students to consider. Other topics covered include the cell - bot h animal and plant , the food web, DNA, mitosis and meiosis. Also ment ioned are changes over time in organisms and ecosystems, including evo lution and extinction, which can be influenced by the impact of man.
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