Instructional Video4:29
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The Lowdown — The Math of Credit Cards

6th - 7th Standards
Take credit for finding a great lesson on credit cards. Future consumers first learn about lines of credit and credit cards by watching a video. They then work through some problems on simple interest and monthly payments.
Instructional Video2:24
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The Lowdown — The Math of Trash: Percents and Proportions

6th Standards
Don't toss the lesson in the trash. Scholars watch an informative, up-to-date video that discusses how percents and proportions help clarify data about trash, recycling, and climate change. They consider their own trash output and create...
Instructional Video1:22
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The Lowdown — Percents Combined: Proportional Relationships with Multistep Ratio and Percent Problems

5th - Higher Ed Standards
Multiple discounts are always a good thing. Viewers of an informative video see how to calculate sale prices by applying multiple percent discounts. They also learn to determine the resulting total percent discount by multiplying ratios.
Instructional Video2:43
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The Lowdown — Defining and Calculating Percents

6th - 7th Standards
Don't discount the lesson. Part of The Lowdown: Real-World Math series, an engaging video shows viewers how to calculate percent discounts using the idea that percents are ratios out of 100. It also looks at how to determine whether a 20...
Instructional Video2:34
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The Lowdown — Percents Defined

6th - 7th Standards
Out of every 100 times, how many times was the lesson a success? Scholars first watch a short video from The Lowdown: Real-World Math series to learn about the meaning of percents. They then color in 10-by-10 grids to express percents...
Instructional Video5:25
Corbett Maths

Percentages: Compound Interest

8th - 12th Standards
Scholars learn to solve compound interest word problems with the help of a short video. Then, they apply their new skills to practice problems on a provided worksheet.
Instructional Video2:33
Corbett Maths

Finding Frequencies from Histograms

6th - 10th Standards
Drawing and reading a histogram are two different skills. Support those having difficulty making the transition with a lesson that contains video support. Learners may view a pair of videos demonstrating how to read the frequency of a...
Instructional Video5:15
PBS

Real-Life Math | Data Analyst

6th - 8th Standards
Data is just waiting for scholars to analyze. By viewing a video of a data analyst explaining his job and the math that surrounds it, scholars begin a lesson on data collection and analysis. Groups develop questions for a poll on teenage...
Instructional Video4:30
PBS

Real-Life Math | Physical Trainer

6th - 7th Standards
Train yourself to naturally use math. Young mathematicians first watch a video in which a personal trainer describes math concepts necessary in his daily professional life. After measuring their heart rates, they apply percentages to...
Instructional Video5:37
PBS

Real-Life Math | Chef

6th - 8th Standards
Cook up a lesson on unit conversions. Scholars brainstorm how chefs use math in restaurants, and then watch a video of a real chef explaining how unit conversions, food and supply costs, portion sizes, and payroll all require math. They...
Instructional Video3:09
PBS

Real-Life Math | Radiologist

6th - 8th Standards
How are radiologists like superheroes? Answer: They have X-ray vision and can do math. A short three-minute video and an associated lesson focus on how radiologists use math in their professional lives. It tasks learners with performing...
Instructional Video3:41
Corbett Maths

Drawing a Pie Chart

6th - 10th Standards
Easy as pie ... with a little work anyway! A complete lesson provides video instruction on creating a pie chart from a set of data. The practice that follows helps learners draw their own pie charts while practicing skills from the...
Instructional Video10:00
Corbett Maths

Reading Histograms

6th - 10th Standards
Learn how to read and write histograms. A pair of video lessons instructs learners on the skills required to find the frequency of a range in a population from a histogram. The lesson compares a histogram to a frequency table....
Instructional Video3:17
Mathispower4u

Find a Course Percentage and Grade Using a Weighted Average (Example)

8th - 11th
Sit back and watch pupils calculate their own grades. Through a short YouTube video, individuals see how to do the calculation by watching an example. They learn how to account for weighted averages in the computations.
Instructional Video6:17
Mathispower4u

Find the Points Needed to Receive an A in a Class Based on Total Points (Example)

8th - 11th Standards
The point is—use the video. A short YouTube video describes how to find the number of additional points individuals need to get an A in a class that uses a point system for grading. It also looks at what percentage these additional...
Instructional Video10:02
Anywhere Math

Percent Proportion

6th - 9th Standards
You'll be 100 percent satisfied with a helpful math video. Scholars watch an engaging YouTube video to learn how to solve percent problems (finding the part, finding the whole, and finding the percent). The method employed here is to set...
Instructional Video9:30
Anywhere Math

The Percent Equation

6th - 9th Standards
Watch the whole video, not just part of it. An instructive video shows how to solve percent problems using equations. It describes finding the whole, given the part and the percent; finding the part, given the percent and the whole; and...
Instructional Video8:09
Anywhere Math

Probability

6th - 9th Standards
The probability is high that your class loves an informative video lesson. The lesson begins with a discussion of vocabulary related to probability and acceptable ways to present a probability. The presenter wraps up the instruction with...
Instructional Video4:30
JFR Science

Percent Composition

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Everyone knows water is made of hydrogen and oxygen ... but how much of each? Science scholars explore percent composition through a video from JFR Science. The narrator provides background information, time-saving tips, and example...
Instructional Video4:42
Teacher's Pet

Percent Composition and Empirical Formulas

9th - 12th Standards
Investigate empirical formulas and their relationships to the composition of a compound. The lesson first demonstrates a percent composition calculation. It then defines an empirical formula and applies it to given masses to determine a...
Instructional Video7:32
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Math Antics

Finding a Percent of a Number

6th - 8th Standards
Use the knowledge of multiplying fractions to find a percent of a number. The video builds the process to find the percent of a number by recalling that the word of in fraction problems meant to multiply. Finding the percent of a...
Instructional Video5:07
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Math Antics

Percents Missing Total

6th - 8th Standards
Is there a formula to help find the total in a percent problem? Given the part and the percent, the resource shows how to find the total. The video provides a two-step formula to find the total and goes through two word problems to...
Instructional Video8:53
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Math Antics

What Are Percentages?

6th - 8th Standards
Get the most out of 100. A video presents percents as special fractions with 100 as the denominator. The narrator breaks down the term percent into its root and prefix. Using learners' knowledge of converting fractions to decimals,...
Instructional Video8:28
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Math Antics

What Percent Is It?

6th - 8th Standards
Which of the three percent questions is being asked? There are three basic types of percent problems, the resource covers the type when the percent is unknown. The resource shows two methods of finding the percent, either through the use...