Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Math in Special Effects Teams Solved the Challenge

9th - 10th
The teams use a light probe and tape measure to record light intensity at different distances from the source. They then examine the data and use different methods to represent the mathematical relationship between light intensity and...
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Math in Special Effects Introduction

9th - 10th
Jeremy Chernick from J&M Special Effects discusses how he ended up creating effects as a career, then introduces a challenge about the algebra behind lighting high-speed effects like explosions.
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Get the Math in Basketball

9th - 10th
The teams use different strategies to solve the free throw challenge presented by Elton Brand. While Calen and Tiffany take a graphical approach, Carter and Alicia solve the problem algebraically.