Choosing the Most Orange Crystal
(View Complete Item Description)In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad must locate a crystal with the highest fraction of orange color.
Material Type: Lecture
All resources in Wisconsin Digital Learning Collaborative CCSS Math Resources
Estimating Costs, Estimating Profits
(View Complete Item Description)Franklin works with Laverne to create a budget for a job painting a room, in this video segment from TV 411.
Material Type: Lecture
Directions to Hen Rock
(View Complete Item Description)In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad follows a treasure map with riddles to find Ivanka the Invincible’s secret treasure chest. One of the riddles asks the CyberSquad to record how much of a turn they make from one object to another. To do this, they have to record the angle of the turn.
Material Type: Lecture
Algebra: Growing Patterns
(View Complete Item Description)Introduce elementary students to the concept of functions by investigating growing patterns. Visual patterns formed with manipulatives are especially effective for elementary students and allow them to concretely build understanding as they first reproduce, then extend the pattern to the next couple of stages.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Teaching/Learning Strategy
Alternate Multiplication Algorithms
(View Complete Item Description)Students today develop proficiency with many different algorithms for multiplication. This approach insures that each student will find a method that works effectively for him/her. Teachers model the different algorithms and encourage students to use and practice each method before selecting a favorite.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Instructional Strategies for Mental Math
(View Complete Item Description)These strategies support active student participation in math lessons and allow teachers to assess the developing proficiency levels of all students in the class by walking around to monitor student responses. These strategies are especially effective during the Mental Math part of an Everyday Mathematics lesson.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
Games to Practice Multiplication Facts
(View Complete Item Description)Students must think about the factors of each number as they play this game. Students quickly learn the value of selecting prime numbers as a strategy. The beauty of the game design is that students will review the factors of many numbers and mentally add the sum of these factors together in search of the "best move."
Material Type: Game
Obtuse Angle
(View Complete Item Description)An interactive applet and associated web page that demonstrate obtuse angles (those between 90 and 180 deg). The applet presents an angle (initially obtuse) that the user can adjust by dragging the end points of the line segments forming the angle. As it changes it shows the angle measure and a message that indicate which type of angle it is. There a software 'detents' that make it easy capture exact angles such as 90 degrees and 180 degrees The message and angle measures can be turned off to facilitate classroom discussion. The text on the page has links to other pages defining each angle type in depth. Applet can be enlarged to full screen size for use with a classroom projector. This resource is a component of the Math Open Reference Interactive Geometry textbook project at http://www.mathopenref.com.
Material Type: Reading, Simulation
How to use a protractor
(View Complete Item Description)An interactive applet and associated web page that provide step-by-step animated instructions on how to measure angles using a protractor. Specifically, it uses a protractor to measure two angles that form a vertical pair, verifying they have the same measure. The animation can be run either continuously like a video, or single stepped to allow classroom discussion and thought between steps. Applet can be enlarged to full screen size for use with a classroom projector. This resource is a component of the Math Open Reference Interactive Geometry textbook project at http://www.mathopenref.com.
Material Type: Reading, Simulation
Constructing a 45 degree angle with compass and straightedge
(View Complete Item Description)An interactive applet and associated web page that show how to construct a 45 degrees angle with a compass and straightedge. The animation can be single-stepped or run as a continuous movie. Applet can be enlarged to full screen size for use with a classroom projector. This resource is a component of the Math Open Reference Interactive Geometry textbook project at http://www.mathopenref.com.
Material Type: Reading, Simulation
Angle measure - degrees.
(View Complete Item Description)An interactive applet that acts as a 'digital manipulative' for explaining angles measured in degrees. The applet has an angle formed from two segment that can be dragged around in a circle. The angle measure is shown against a 'clock face' calibrated in degrees. The measures can be turned off for class angle estimation discussions. Applet can be enlarged to full screen size for use with a classroom projector. This resource is a component of the Math Open Reference Interactive Geometry textbook project at http://www.mathopenref.com.
Material Type: Reading, Simulation
Acute Angle
(View Complete Item Description)An interactive applet and associated web page that demonstrate acute angles (those less than 90 deg). The applet presents an angle (initially acute) that the user can adjust by dragging the end points of the line segments forming the angle. As it changes it shows the angle measure and a message that indicate which type of angle it is. There a software 'detents' that make it easy capture exact angles such as 90 degrees and 180 degrees The message and angle measures can be turned off to facilitate classroom discussion. The text on the page has links to other pages defining each angle type in depth. Applet can be enlarged to full screen size for use with a classroom projector. This resource is a component of the Math Open Reference Interactive Geometry textbook project at http://www.mathopenref.com.
Material Type: Reading, Simulation
Right Angle
(View Complete Item Description)An interactive applet and associated web page that demonstrate a right angle (those equal to 90 deg). The applet presents an angle (initially 90 deg) that the user can adjust by dragging the end points of the line segments forming the angle. As it changes it shows the angle measure and a message that indicate which type of angle it is. There a software 'detents' that make it easy capture exact angles such as 90 degrees and 180 degrees The message and angle measures can be turned off to facilitate classroom discussion. The text on the page has links to other pages defining each angle type in depth. Applet can be enlarged to full screen size for use with a classroom projector. This resource is a component of the Math Open Reference Interactive Geometry textbook project at http://www.mathopenref.com.
Material Type: Reading, Simulation
Acute triangle
(View Complete Item Description)An interactive applet and associated web page that demonstrate the three types of triangle: acute, obtuse and right. The applet shows a triangle that is initially acute (all angles less then 90 degrees) which the user can reshape by dragging any vertex. There is a message changes in real time while the triangle is being dragged that tells if the triangle is an acute, right or obtuse triangle and gives the reason why. By experimenting with the triangle student can develop an intuitive sense of the difference between these three classes of triangle. Applet can be enlarged to full screen size for use with a classroom projector. This resource is a component of the Math Open Reference Interactive Geometry textbook project at http://www.mathopenref.com.
Material Type: Reading, Simulation
Constructing a 30 degree angle with compass and straightedge
(View Complete Item Description)An interactive applet and associated web page that show how to construct a 30 degrees angle with a compass and straightedge. The animation can be single-stepped or run as a continuous movie. Applet can be enlarged to full screen size for use with a classroom projector. This resource is a component of the Math Open Reference Interactive Geometry textbook project at http://www.mathopenref.com.
Material Type: Reading, Simulation
Constructing a 60 degree angle with compass and straightedge
(View Complete Item Description)An interactive applet and associated web page that show how to construct a 60 degrees angle with a compass and straightedge. The animation can be single-stepped or run as a continuous movie. Applet can be enlarged to full screen size for use with a classroom projector. This resource is a component of the Math Open Reference Interactive Geometry textbook project at http://www.mathopenref.com.
Material Type: Reading, Simulation
What Are the Different Parts of a Graph?
(View Complete Item Description)Being able to read a graph isn't just vital for an algebra class. Graphs and charts are used everywhere! We'll take a crash course on the basic x/y plane used in algebra and give you the fundamental vocab you need. This lesson is on the different parts of a graph. Knowing the vocabulary for the different parts of the graph is really useful because it allows you to do more than just draw it on your paper and think about it in your head; it allows you to talk about it with other people and express what you're doing in words.
Material Type: Lecture
Using a Coordinate Grid
(View Complete Item Description)In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad must locate each other using a map's grid to construct a coordinate system using letters and numbers.
Material Type: Lecture
Feed That Dog
(View Complete Item Description)The CyberSquad solves the problem of giving equal parts of two apples to Cerberus, the three headed dog of Greek mythology, in this video from Cyberchase.
Material Type: Lecture
The Right Amount of Cupcake Mix
(View Complete Item Description)In this video segment from Cyberchase, Bianca doubles the ingredients in a cupcake recipe that includes fractional amounts. ***Access to Teacher's Domain content now requires free login to PBS Learning Media.
Material Type: Lecture