New Mexico State University
Atlantean Dodgeball
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...
New Mexico State University
Bad Date
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...
Khan Academy
Unit Conversion: Gallons to Quarts, Pints, and Cups, Pre-Algebra
Provide your students with the context and information they'll need to convert gallons to quarts, pints, and cups. In this video, Sal defines gallons, quarts, pints, and cups. Then he uses this information to solve a problem where he...
PBS
Career Connections | Supply Chain Manager
Managing a supply chain is all about monitoring inbound and outbound products. Meet one manager who uses computer technology to make sure all runs smoothly.
PBS
Career Connections | Construction Manager
Don a hard hat and grab an iPad; both are essential tools for construction managers. A short video details the education, skills, and tools required for those interested in a career in this fast-growing field.
PBS
Career Connections | Bookkeeping and Accounting
Keeping track of the finances is the job of the accountant and the bookkeeper. Find out what skills add up to make it in the world of ledgers and numbers.
New Mexico State University
Ratey the Math Cat
Find a perfect way to recognize rates. The class first watches a video that emphasizes the word per when referencing a rate. Pupils then use their knowledge to create their own rates via station activities. Finally, individuals use...
PBS
Proportional Scaling
It is not as simple as scaling. MIT researchers explain that a micro engine cannot just be a proportional scaling of a working larger engine. The Math at the Core: Ratios resource compares the proportions involved with the surface area...
PBS
Real-Life Math — Production Scheduler
Use unit rates to find the number of parts needed to produce a given number of units. A production scheduler shares the different ways schedulers use math to ensure the required amount of parts are available to manufacture air...
PBS
Overruled
Conversion solves a royal blunder. Using an animated video, the resource explores the importance of being able to convert measurements. Knowing the ratio of two measurements allows for the conversion between two measurement units. Pupils...
PBS
The Art of Math
Does it balance? An activity provides an opportunity to investigate the mathematics involved in making a balanced mobile. Using a stop-action video, the resource provides the formula needed to create a mobile that balances. The Math at...
PBS
Scale City — Similar Figures in the Real World
Bat a perfect thousand when learning about math and baseball. Scholars view an informative video on Babe Ruth and the Louisville Slugger Museum. They answer several questions on batting averages and scale models using ratios and...
PBS
Scale City — Scale Models in the Real World
Good things come in miniature packages. An interesting video from the Math at the Core MS: Ratios playlist introduces the collection of miniatures in the Kentucky Gateway Museum. Scholars use base-10 blocks to create scale models before...
PBS
Real World Ratio and Rate Problem: Bianca’s Fifty Percent Solution
Fifty percent off can still be quite expensive. Future consumers watch a video showing an irresponsible young shopper overspending in a 50 percent off sale. They then use store ads to calculate 10, 25, 50, and 75 percent discounts on items.
PBS
Relative Reasoning in Finance
Take stock of your financial knowledge. As part of the Math at the Core MS: Ratios series, future investors consider the financial well-being and the environmental stewardship of companies in which to invest. They calculate an emissions...
PBS
Recognize and Represent Proportional Relationships between Quantities: Ratio, Proportion, Cross Multiply, and Divide
Review three video clips for one major concept. The resource contains three short clips to introduce the idea of ratios and proportions and how to solve a proportion. After watching the video, partners use their noses to push pom poms...
PBS
Scale City — Scaling up Recipes and Circles in the Real World
What a great big skillet you have. The resource introduces the class to the world's largest stainless steel skillet. The class creates a model of the skillet and a typical 12-inch skillet and compares the relative sizes of their areas....
PBS
To Scale: The Solar System
To scale, or not to scale ... that is the question! Show scholars the solar system in correct proportion with a lesson from PBS's Space series for middle school. Two versions of the model-building exercise illustrate the planning process...
PBS
Real-Life Math | Zoo Keeper, Hoofstock
Zoos are a great place to learn about math (and see cute animals, too). Part of a larger Real-Life Math series, an informative video, which has a zookeeper describe math in her job, sets the stage for the lesson. Learners answer...
Anywhere Math
Converting Measures
Convert your lessons to include a must-see video that is informative and helpful. Scholars watch an engaging YouTube video that focuses on unit conversions. It shows how to identify and use the correct conversion factor, expressed as a...
Socratica
Chemistry: Introduction to Unit Conversion and Dimensional Analysis
While some branches of science refer to it as dimensional analysis and others as unit conversions, both terms mean the same thing. Socratica presents a video explaining the basics of this topic discussing inches-to-feet conversion as...
Socratica
Chemistry: Introduction to Unit Conversion and Dimensional Analysis (Part 2)
If you know how much carbon dioxide you produce in one breath, can you figure out how much you produce in one month? Socratica helps solve multi-step unit conversion problems. The video walks through how to set up these challenges and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Algebra: Converting Gallons to Quarts, Pints, and Cups
A step-by-step breakdown demonstrating how to convert gallons to cups based on conversion equivalences for quarts, pints, and cups. This video also appears n the strand Arithmetic and Pre-Algebra: Ratios and Proportions. [5:17]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arithmetic and Pre Algebra: Converting Units of Length
This video explains how to convert between customary units of length in the context of a word problem. Practice problems are available. [8:04]