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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why the Shape of Your Screen Matters

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video, Brian Gervase explains how the size a of television screen affects how much of a movie people are able to watch. [3:33] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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OER Commons

Oer Commons: Scale

For Teachers 7th Standards
Seventh graders will explore scale and use it to find measurements in scale drawings.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Catching the Kidnapper

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad and Digit construct a physical profile of the person who kidnapped Choocroca, a giant cybercrocodile. [2:49]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Distances or Dimensions Given Scale Measurements

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Read and interpret scale drawings and floor plans to find scale dimensions and actual dimensions
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Scale Distances or Dimensions

For Students 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize unit scale as a ratio between units of measure of scale dimension to actual dimension.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Applications Using Linear Models

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students use problem-solving strategies and a plan to solve real-world dilemmas. Students watch a video tutorial, explore guided notes and attempt...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Unit Scale to Find Actual Dimensions

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify unit scale and use unit scale when problem solving.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Decimals as Percents

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Write percents as decimals and decimals as percents
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Equivalent Fractions

For Students 6th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand and write equivalent fractions.
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Other

Nm Learning Games Lab: Math Snacks

For Students 9th - 10th
Games and videos, each accompanied by guidelines for teachers and students, cover math topics such as proportion, ratio, number line, scale, and measurement. Downloads are available for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Similarity

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a lesson plan for high school age learners. The objective is to discover the factor of proportionality in similar polygons and to relate this factor to the perimeters and areas of similar polygons.
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Math Planet

Math Planet: Algebra 1: Calculating With Percents

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides examples and a video lesson that illustrates how to solve percent problems.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Are Some People Left Handed?

For Students 9th - 10th
Today, about one-tenth of the world's population are southpaws. Why are such a small proportion of people left-handed -- and why does the trait exist in the first place? The following video investigates how the uneven ratio of lefties...