National Education Association
Know and/or Use Function Notation, Including Evaluating Functions for Given Values in Their Domain
Introduce the basics of evaluating a function using function notation with a video that makes connections between evaluating a function and substituting into an expression. The short presentation works through three examples of...
Curated OER
Find Zeros of a Function Given the Graph
Introduce zeros of a function and their relationship to the graph of the function. an informative video uses the definition of a zero to help identify them on a graph and provides several examples of finding the zeros of a variety of...
National Education Association
Interpret the Rate of Change/Slope and Intercepts within the Context of Everyday Life
Rates of change can be a slippery slope. The resource makes the connection between the rate of change and the slope of a line. It continues on to provide examples of how to interpret the slope and the y-intercepts of linear equations...
National Education Association
Determine Minimum, Maximum, Vertex, and Zeros Given the Graph
Do not always be maxed out by the vertex. A short video introduces the graphical display of the vertex and zeros of a quadratic function. The presenter provides the definitions of the minimum and maximum of the graph along with...
National Education Association
Writing Linear Equations
No matter how it is written, it still is a line. A video shows class members how to take points and write the equation of the line that goes through those points. It then outlines how to develop the equation whether the points are...
National Education Association
Perpendicular and Parallel Lines
Provide the definitions of parallel and perpendicular lines, as well as the relationships between their slopes. Two examples explain the process of finding the equation of either a perpendicular or parallel line to another line through a...
National Education Association
Scatter Plots
What's my line, anyway? A video covers the aspects of finding an equation of the best-fit line for a set of data. It works through plotting the points to drawing a line that appears to represent the data. The presenter suggests finding...
National Education Association
Inappropriate Data Usage
Correlate the responses to identify the cause. A resource presents how individuals sometimes confuse the issue between correlation and causation. The video provides examples of different variables that are correlated — but one does not...
National Education Association
Solve and Graph Simple Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
What is the best method to overcome negativity? Remember your absolute value! An informative video starts with an explanation of what absolute value is and its connection to measurement. It goes on to solve sample problems to help...
National Education Association
Using Measures of Central Tendency
Is it better to be average or an outlier? It all depends on your perspective! The video explains the impact an outlier has on central tendency. Using multiple examples to solve for mean, median, and mode, the video proves that having an...
Virtual Nerd
How Do You Solve a Word Problem with an Equation Using Addition?
Watch and learn how to set up a simple equation to this word problem. It's very straightforward. And you can solve it too.
Curated OER
How Do You Use an Equation with Consecutive Numbers to Solve a Word Problem?
Mrs. Jenkins has five children. How old is each one of them? A big word problem with lots of numbers to figure out. Show this video to your class! The more exposure your learners have to word problems, the more comfortable they will be...
Curated OER
How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using a Two-Step Equation with Decimals?
A word problem with just one variable. Definitely doable! Identify all the components in this word problem then write an equation. Now solve it using the properties of equality.
Curated OER
How Do You Write an Equation From a Word Problem?
Word problems. Raise your hand if you love word problems! Don't see any hands raised? Watch this video as the teacher demonstrates how to identify the variables and match them up with given values in the word problem. Then she writes an...
Curated OER
How Do You Solve an AND Compound Inequality and Graph It On a Number Line?
Solving a compound inequality is not as difficult as it might seem at first. Just break it apart and solve each side as an individual problem. See how to write these two solutions in set-builder notation. Then graph each inequality on...
National Education Association
Slope and Direct Variation
We all know linear equations are special, but the direct variation equation is extra special! The video begins with a set of data to illustrate a direct variation relationship. It then completes examples of writing direct variation...
National Education Association
Scatter Plots and Line of Best Fit
Demonstrate how to use a box and whisker plot to place a line of best fit accurately with an educational video. It begins with a review of box and whisker and line of best fit, and then uses an application problem to describe the process.
National Education Association
Finding the Length of a Hypotenuse
Finding the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle can be done in two ways as shown in this video. First, the hypotenuse is found using the Pythagorean Theorem. Next, the distance formula is used to solve the same problem.
SciShow
Great Minds: Ada Lovelace
Do you know about The Enchantress of Numbers? Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer program, more than a century before the first modern computer. Her knowledge and vision continue to inspire mathematicians today.
Physics Girl
The Ultraviolet Catastrophe
What do scientists do when their observations don't match the theory? An interesting video introduces the ultraviolet catastrophe as part of a larger series covering physics concepts. Starting with ultraviolet light and ending with...
SciShow
Does Hot Water Freeze Faster Than Cold Water?
Hot water freezing faster than cold water is called the Mpemba effect. The interesting video analyzes the concept of water temperature and its effect on freezing rates. The narrator explores past experiments showing this effect and...