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TED-Ed

A-rhythm-etic. The Math Behind the Beats

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Your learners will dance in their seats as this talented drummer connects math to music in a short video clip. Clayton Cameron shows how math puts the "cool" in various genres of music, including jazz, hip-hop, pop,...
Lesson Plan7:31
Curated OER

Inside OKCupid: The Math of Online Dating

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Capture the hearts of your young statisticians with this real-life example of using statistics in online dating. The use of average and geometric mean are discussed in the context of creating the algorithm used to connect people.
Lesson Plan7:34
TED-Ed

Pixar: The Math Behind the Movies

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
When will we ever use this? A Pixar movie maker explains to students how math is used in the creation of animated films. The movie maker discusses the importance of coordinate planes, transformations and translations, and...
AP Test Prep9:36
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Flipped Math

Calculus AB/BC - The Quotient Rule

For Students 10th - 12th
Some differentiation rules are just better to memorize. The ninth lesson in a unit of 11 presents the quotient rule to pupils for them to memorize. Learners use the quotient rule to determine the derivative of two quotients after seeing...
AP Test Prep12:48
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Flipped Math

Calculus AB/BC - Introduction to Optimization Problems

For Students 10th - 12th
Let's get the equation set. Pupils see the importance of setting up an one-variable equation in the first of two lessons on optimization problems. The presenter works four different types of problems before individuals use the included...
Instructional Video8:36
Corbett Maths

Instantaneous Rates of Change

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Here's a great lesson that looks at slope as an instantaneous change. Using an estimated tangent line, the presenter shows the class how to find an approximation for the instantaneous rate of change. Scholars determine the slope of the...
AP Test Prep11:46
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Flipped Math

Calculus AB/BC - Determining Limits Using the Squeeze Theorem

For Students 10th - 12th
Sandwich the video in between lessons. Scholars learn about the Squeeze Theorem, or Sandwich Theorem, in the eighth of 18 videos in Unit 1 - Limits and Continuity. After seeing a few examples, they look at different situations to...
AP Test Prep18:18
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Flipped Math

Calculus AB/BC - Defining the Derivative of a Function and Using Derivative Notation

For Students 10th - 12th
Pupils learn how to find the derivative of a function by applying the definition using limits. Learners understand that the derivative provides the slope of the tangent line and use that information to find the equation of the tangent...
AP Test Prep8:02
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Flipped Math

Calculus AB/BC - Connecting Differentiability and Continuity

For Students 10th - 12th
Despite what you thought, you can differentiate between continuity and differentiability. Using a short lesson, pupils learn how differentiability and continuity relate to each other. It provides three descriptions of when a function is...
AP Test Prep12:39
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Flipped Math

Calculus AB/BC - The Power Rule

For Students 10th - 12th
There has to be a quicker way. Pupils learn the power rule that allows for a shortcut to take the derivative of terms to a power. Using the newly found rule, scholars find the slope of the tangent line to a function at a given x value....
AP Test Prep11:14
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Flipped Math

Calculus AB/BC - Estimating Limit Values from Tables

For Students 10th - 12th
There's value in using a video to analyze a table of values. Pupils learn how to find the limit of a function from a table of values in the fourth of 18 lessons in Unit 1 - Limits and Continuity. An engaging video gives a tutorial on how...
AP Test Prep13:27
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Flipped Math

Calculus AB/BC - Limits at Infinity and Horizontal Asymptotes

For Students 10th - 12th
Learning about end behavior means it's close to the end of the unit. The 16th of 18 lessons in Unit 1 - Limits and Continuity has scholars watch a video to learn how limits at infinity can be used to determine horizontal asymptotes and...
AP Test Prep15:20
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Flipped Math

Calculus AB/BC - The Chain Rule

For Students 10th - 12th
Unshackle oneself from the burden of not understanding derivatives. The first of seven lessons in Unit 3 - Differentiation looks at the Chain Rule. By watching a video, scholars learn when to apply the rule and how to use it to determine...
AP Test Prep19:47
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Flipped Math

Calculus AB/BC - Straight-Line Motion: Connecting Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

For Students 10th - 12th
Move the video on motion to the front of the line. The second of eight lessons in Unit 4 - Contextual Applications looks at straight-line motion. Scholars learn how position, velocity, and acceleration are related by derivatives before...
AP Test Prep9:14
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Flipped Math

Calculus AB/BC - Introduction to Related Rates

For Students 10th - 12th
Here's a video for those who can relate to being confused about related rates. The fourth of eight lessons in Unit 4 - Contextual Applications looks at related rates. Individuals learn to write equations that show a relationship between...
Instructional Video3:36
New Mexico State University

Bad Date

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Get the best ratio for a good date. The class watches a video where dates are rated based on the ratio of words spoken. Pupils then use the ratios in the video along with other given ratios to find equivalent ratios. Finally, they...
Instructional Video5:26
New Mexico State University

Atlantean Dodgeball

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Develop ratios within sporting games. Class members watch a video about dodgeball and see how coaches compare the scores. Pupils then work with ratios to compare the scores throughout the tournament. Using their knowledge of ratios, they...
Lesson Plan3:42
TED-Ed

How Many Ways Can You Arrange a Deck of Cards?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Entertain and grab your learners' attention with a short video clip that engagingly teaches the concept of a permutation and how a factorial is a wonderful shortcut for theoretical probability calculations.
Instructional Video1:47
Corbett Maths

Constructing SAS Triangles

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Two sides and an angle ... a triangle it makes. Given the measure to two sides and the angle between them, the narrator of a short video shows how to draw a triangle with a ruler and protractor. Pupils use handouts to practice the newly...
Instructional Video5:31
Corbett Maths

Dividing Algebraic Fractions

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Do the keep, change, flip dance. The resource shows that the division of algebraic fractions follows the same rules as dividing numerical fractions. Pupils understand that if they can multiply rational expressions, they can divide...
AP Test Prep28:02
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Flipped Math

Calculus AB/BC - Approximating Areas with Riemann Sums

For Students 10th - 12th
There are several ways to estimate the area if the curve does not create nice geometric figures. The presenter introduces the idea of using areas of rectangles to estimate the area under the curve. Pupils use four types of Riemann Sums,...

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