Instructional Video

Vi and Sal Explore How We Think About Scale

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Why is it that people perceive there is a bigger difference between the numbers one and two than the numbers 1001 and 1002? In this interesting video, Sal is accompanied by Vi Hart, and they talk about how we tend to think according to logarithmic scale in our everyday life rather on the more well-known linear scale. They talk about the how this scale is a fundamental model for many naturally occurring phenomena.

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Resource Details
Grade
10th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Media Length
6:56
Audiences
For Teacher Use
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Instructional Strategy
Flipped Classroom
Accessibility
Closed Captions
Usage Permissions
Creative Commons
BY-NC-SA: 3.0
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