TED-Ed
The Last Banana: A Thought Experiment in Probability
Your learners will be surprised by the thought-provoking, counterintuitive puzzle presented in this short video that models a fun, fictional situation in which a game is played with two number cubes to decide which of two people wins a...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection and Adaptation
The pocket mouse can be light brown like the sands of the desert, or dark brown like the volcanic lava flows that are interspersed throughout New Mexico's Valley of Fire. It seems that predators have weeded out light colored mice in this...
Flipped Math
Unit 6 Review: Similar Figures
After a short review of the material from the Similar Figures Unit, pupils work through 18 problems to further practice the skills from the unit. Scholars apply those skills in the application problems at the end of the review.
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Side Splitter Theorem
Apply perspective to similarity. Individuals learn about the Side Splitter Theorem by looking at perspective drawings. Pupils use the theorem and its corollary to find missing lengths in figures. Next, they practice using the theorem and...
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Prove Triangles Similar
Show more than one way to prove similarity. Scholars learn three different methods to show two triangles are similar, Angle-Angle, Side-Side-Side, and Side-Angle-Side. Pupils practice applying these methods to determine whether two given...
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Unit 3 Review: Parallell and Perpendicular Lines
Learners watch a quick review on the Parallel and Perpendicular Lines unit. The pupils work through ten review problems ranging from identifying types of angles formed by parallel lines and transversals to writing equations of parallel...
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Parallel Lines and Triangles
Triangles bring sums to geometry. The lesson presents two theorems dealing with the angles of a triangle. Pupils learn about the Triangle Sum Theorem and the Exterior Angle Theorem, and then apply the theorems to create equations and...
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Proving Lines Parallel
Show it can all be proved. Scholars learn the converses of the properties of parallel lines. Using the converses, pupils determine which lines are parallel based on angle measurements and practice using a flow proof to show that two...
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Properties of Parallel Lines
Work within a parallel universe. Scholars learn about the relationships of angles when two parallel lines are intersected by a transversal. They see how to find the measurements of all eight angles by knowing the measure of one angle....
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Unit 2 Review: Reasoning and Proofs
The proof is in the review. Individuals watch a short review of the content from the unit to prepare for the unit exam. The review covers inductive reasoning, conditional and related statements, and two-column algebraic and geometric...
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More with Proofs
Proofs may be as easy as 1, 2, 3 ... maybe. Pupils participate in creating four example proofs. The presentation uses a list of geometric properties to develop the proofs by filling in both the statements and reasons. Scholars practice...
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Intro to Proofs
Prove the best way to keep up in Geometry. Scholars first review algebraic properties from Algebra. Learners then use the properties to create two-column proofs to solve linear equations before completing algebraic proofs by providing...
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Addition Postulate
Add a little algebra to the geometry. Class members learn about the Addition Postulate for segments and angles. The pupils use their knowledge of solving equations to find lengths of segments and measures of angles. Individuals apply...
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Unit 1 Review: Tools for Geometry
Pupils review the vocabulary, formulas, and postulates from the opening unit in Geometry. Individuals use these to solve a problem set that requires learners to apply algebraic skills along with providing reasons within a proof. Scholars...
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Angle Pairs
Complement the class by identifying pairs of angles. With a vocabulary lesson, pupils learn the names and definitions of special angle pairs including adjacent, vertical, complementary, supplementary, and linear pairs. Using the...
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Points, Lines, and Planes
Geometry is more than just vocabulary. Pupils learn the basic geometric definitions and how to identify and name points, lines, and planes. Though the first lesson is packed with related vocabulary, scholars experience four postulates...
Mathispower4u
Graph a Direct Variation Equation (Negative Slope) Example 2
Bypass the table and go straight to the graph. A short video shows one example of graphing a direct variation equation with a negative slope by using the same method as graphing an equation in slope-intercept form. Pupils see it's easy...
Corbett Maths
Questionnaires
Build a good set of questions. Scholars learn how to critique a set of questionnaires and determine if they are good. The instructional activity provides them an opportunity to create a suitable question to replace a flawed one.
Corbett Maths
Algebraic Proof
Proofs do not exist only in geometry. The video shows the class different ways that proofs appear in algebra. Pupils work through a variety of algebraic proofs involving the divisibility of an algebraic expression or whether it is even...
CK-12 Foundation
Segments from Chords: Lesson
Strike a chord length. The section of a larger playlist on geometry introduces the relationship relating lengths of intersecting chords. Using the relationship, the video shows how to find lengths of segments of the chords.
CK-12 Foundation
Angles Outside a Circle: Lesson
Understand the difference in finding angle measures. A segment of an extensive geometry playlist introduces the formula to find the measure of an angle formed outside of a circle. Using examples, the video shows how to calculate measures...
CK-12 Foundation
Inscribed Angles in Circles: Lesson
Circle the angles and intercept the arcs. The video introduces three theorems relating to inscribed angles in circles. Using drawings, the segment of a playlist on geometry illustrates the measure of angle along with theorems about two...
CK-12 Foundation
Angles On and Inside a Circle: Lesson
A video introduces methods to find the measure of angles whose vertex is on and inside a circle. Within examples, the section of a larger playlist on basic geometry incorporates several angle measurement theorems.
CK-12 Foundation
Inscribed Quadrilaterals in Circles: Lesson
Find supplementary information about inscribed angles. A section of a large geometry playlist introduces the relationship of angles in an inscribed quadrilateral. The presentation works through examples that use the relationship between...