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Shark Fin CSI
Shark fin soup is quite a delicacy in Eastern cultures. Its high price tag makes shark fins a hot item for poachers! Scholars learn how investigators created a process to determine the shark species people hunted in a presentation. The...
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Shark Weapons
Humans have been making weapons from shark teeth for more than 100 years. These weapons help researchers build an understanding of migration of the different species of sharks. An interesting installment from the Brain Scoop series...
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Sharks Sharks Sharks and More Sharks
Learn what makes a shark a shark and their classifications in a video presentation. The focus of the presentation is an exploration of the unique species of sharks from different orders.
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Why Sharks?
Sharks have survived every major mass extinction in the history of the earth. Although the shark has had a good run, human interference threatens the survival of these formidable creatures. A video lesson explores creatures of the deep,...
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Crocodiles vs. Alligators
Crocodile or alligator? The answer is in the bite! There are many characteristics that distinguish a crocodile from an alligator including the overbite of an alligator that contrasts with the underbite of the crocodile. Part of a larger...
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How the Moon Controls Biological Cycles
All types of organisms sync behaviors using biological clocks. But how do those biological clocks work? It turns out the moon is in control! Part of a larger series exploring biology, the video presents an exploration of this phenomenon...
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Area of a Triangle
Base times height or one half base times height ... area formulas are pretty predictable! Given the base and height dimensions of a triangle, a video lesson explains the process of finding the area. Learners have the opportunity to...
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Area of a Semi-Circle
Short, but to the point, an informative resource does the job! A quick video lesson describes how to calculate the area of a semi-circle. Learners watch the video tutorial and then practice with the included practice problems.
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Area of a Trapezium
Trapezium or trapezoid is a matter location! A British narrator explains the process of finding the area of a trapezium, otherwise known as a trapezoid. After watching several examples, learners practice the skill with the included...
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Area of a Shape on a Grid
What does a grid have to do with area? Well, just about everything! Learners view composite shapes on a grid and watch as the video instructor finds their areas. The examples use shapes composed of rectangles and triangles. Scholars...
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Area of a Parallelogram
Find the area of a rectangle, square, parallelogram, and rhombus by multiplying the base by the height. A well-designed lesson has scholars first view a video showing examples of finding the area of a parallelogram before practicing...
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Area of Compound Shapes
Composite figures—because everything isn't shaped like a rectangle, triangle, or circle. Learners practice separating compound shapes into something more manageable. A video shows them how to make the calculations, and worksheets give...
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Travel Graphs
No need to travel ... the lesson will come to you! A well-designed lesson begins by describing the rate of change of a distance-time graph highlighting areas of constant, increasing, and decreasing speed. The video instructor then shows...
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Reading Stem and Leaf Diagrams
What are you growing in your math classroom? Scholars use a video lesson to learn how to read a stem and leaf diagram. The video instructor explains how to interpret the key and then explores how to find the range, mode, and median from...
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Drawing Stem and Leaf Diagrams
Plant the seed and watch it grow! A video lesson teaches learners how to create a stem-and-leaf diagram from a set of data. The instructor discusses the purpose and advantages of organizing data with the diagrams.
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Scatter Graphs: Correlation
How does understanding correlate with instruction? A systematic lesson describes the different types of correlation as well as how to determine the strength of the correlation. After watching the video, learners complete practice...
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Scatter Graphs
No scatter brains here—only graphs! A thorough video lesson begins by describing the process of plotting data to create a scatter plot. The instructor goes on to explain how to draw a line of best fit and then use it to make some...
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Interpreting Pie Charts
Not pi, but pie! A video instructor explains how to read and interpret a pie chart. The lesson shows the best way to identify the part of the population in each section of the pie using fractions and/or percents.
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Reading Pictograms
Let the pictures do the talking! Young scholars learn to analyze data displayed in pictograms using a video resource. They then test their analytical skills by reading and answering questions using several pictogram examples.
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Drawing a Pie Chart
Easy as pie ... with a little work anyway! A complete lesson provides video instruction on creating a pie chart from a set of data. The practice that follows helps learners draw their own pie charts while practicing skills from the...
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Drawing Pictograms
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Test this theory as classes learn to represent data with pictograms. A video shows pupils how to use pictograms to create a display of data similar to a dot plot. A pair of worksheets offers...
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Line Graphs
Here's a lesson sure to keep classes in line! A straight-to-the-point video explains the steps of creating a line graph from a table of data. Following the video, learners have plenty of opportunities to practice with the included...
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Reading Histograms
Learn how to read and write histograms. A pair of video lessons instructs learners on the skills required to find the frequency of a range in a population from a histogram. The lesson compares a histogram to a frequency table....
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Drawing Histograms
Decrease the frequency of histogram-related questions! A well-designed lesson shows how to create and read a frequency histogram using a series of three videos. Learners then complete practice problems that use the concepts shown in the...