Watch network engineer Diana Tootle explain how she uses math in her work in this video from KAET. In the accompanying classroom activity, students watch the video and then complete an activity involving an aspect of math that Ms. Tootle discusses: converting numbers between base 2 and base 10. [4:37]

Concepts

algebraic expressions, converting numbers, expanded notation, exponents, place value

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Additional Tags

base 2, base ten, binary number, multi-digit addition, pbs learningmedia: real-life math: network engineer

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional

Common Core

6.EE.A.1