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Wired For Success - narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Internet, cell phones, Facebook and Twitter... it's clear that technology plays a big role in many students' lives. But in many classrooms -- particularly in schools with limited resources -- teachers still rely on paper, pens, chalk...
Mazz Media
Symmetry
Through real life examples and animation, this video shows students that when an object is symmetrical, it has the property of symmetry and that the line of symmetry is the line of reflection. Students will come to understand that many...
Curated Video
Counting Sides and Angles to Identify Polygons
In this video, the teacher explains how to differentiate between a pentagon and a hexagon and determine if they are regular or irregular. The teacher emphasizes the importance of understanding the vocabulary associated with shapes and...
Visual Learning Systems
Perimeter and Area: Calculating Perimeter
In this series of programs students are introduced to perimeter and area. Easy-to-understand examples enable students to understand the process by which perimeter is calculated. The area of rectangles, parallelograms, and triangles is...
Curated Video
Identifying and Sorting Quadrilaterals
In this video, students learn how to identify and sort quadrilaterals at the Shape Warehouse by examining their attributes. Through visual examples and explanations, students are guided in recognizing the characteristics of...
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Calculus: The Greeks, Newton, and Leibniz
What is calculus? What kinds of problems led to the development of calculus, and how far back does it go? Let's learn some math history!
Curated Video
Finding the Perimeter of Polygons with More than Four Sides
In this video, students are taught how to find the perimeter of polygons with more than four sides by adding the side lengths. The teacher emphasizes the difference between perimeter and area, and highlights common mistakes students...
Curated Video
Identifying Rhombuses: Attributes and Characteristics
In this video, students learn how to identify a rhombus by its attributes. The video explains that a rhombus has four congruent sides, opposite sides that are parallel, and opposite angles that are equal.
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Thunderstorm Wind
Lightning is spectacular, from a distance. It's nature's way of transferring electricity within the sky, or between the sky and the ground. When lightning is nearby, it is a threat to safety. People are struck by lightning, in many cases...
Curated Video
Classify Quadrilaterals by Examining Their Sides
In this video, students will learn how to determine the relationship between quadrilaterals by examining their sides. The video explains the concepts of regular and irregular polygons, as well as the importance of considering the number...
Curated Video
Identifying Line Symmetry in Irregular Polygons
In this video, the teacher explains how to identify line symmetry in irregular polygons. They discuss the three options for line symmetry - horizontal, vertical, and diagonal - and emphasize the importance of having matching parts when...
NUMBEROCK
Polygons
Alan kite surfs, skateboards, bikes, dives, and explores space as he learns about Polygons. These shapes surround Alan in his daily life, and he is so excited to give you a tour of real-world polygons! The smooth beat and positive vibes...
Curated Video
Understanding Volume
In this lesson, students will learn how to find the volume of geometric solids by using their knowledge of two and three-dimensional shapes, as well as the measures of area and perimeter. They will understand that volume refers to the...
Curated Video
Identifying Quadrilaterals
In this video, the teacher explains how to identify different types of quadrilaterals by looking at their attributes. They discuss quadrilaterals with two sets of parallel sides, such as parallelograms, rectangles, squares, and...
TED-Ed
Why Do Honeybees Love Hexagons?
Float like a butterfly, think like a bee! Build a huge hive, hexagonally! Find out the reason that hexagons are the most efficient storage shape for the honeybees' honeycombs. This neat little video would be a sweet addition to...
Curated OER
What is the Formula for the Volume of a Prism?
Is prism just another mathematical term for a solid? It must be since this lesson is about volume. The teacher illustrates and explains how to find the volume of a rectangular prism and also how to find the volume of a triangular prism....
Curated OER
What is a Triangle?
Triangles, triangles, triangles. What makes a polygon a triangle? How many types of triangles are there? How do you determine what kind of triangle it is? Watch this video as the teacher explains 'tri' meaning three, making a triangle -...
Curated OER
What is a Point?
A point is an exact location in space. This tutorial defines the concept of a point as it occurs in graphing, geometry, and algebra. A variety of examples are used to show how important points are and where they'll be seen in the world...
Curated OER
How to Copy a Polygon
A middle school students shows us how to accurately copy a polygon on a piece of paper. He uses a compass, ruler, and pencil in order to copy the correct angles and lines. This is a great video to engage your students at the beginning of...
Virtual Nerd
What are Interior and Exterior Angles of a Polygon?
Break down interior and exterior angles with this video. Using a pentagon, a teacher demonstrates how to find the interior and exterior angles of a polygon. She goes on to explain a few of the properties of these angles, writing down all...
Virtual Nerd
What is a Prism?
I always thought a prism was a solid triangular shaped piece of glass that made rainbows when the light shined through it. Well, that is a prism, but that is only one example of a prism, as prisms are three-dimensional solids of a...
Curated OER
What is the Formula for the Volume of a Prism?
Is prism just another mathematical term for a solid? It must be since this lesson is about volume. The teacher illustrates and explains how to find the volume of a rectangular prism and also how to find the volume of a triangular prism....
Curated OER
What is the Formula for the Volume of a Pyramid?
There are a lot of moving parts in this problem. There's the formula for a triangular prism. Then there's the formula for a triangular pyramid. And don't forget the formula for the area of the base of a triangular shape. Get out your...
Curated OER
How Do You Find the Lateral and Surface Areas of a Regular Pyramid?
A regular pyramid has four equal triangular shaped sides and a square base. The lateral area is comprised of the area of the four triangular sides. The surface area is the area of the four triangular sides plus the area of the base....