TED Talks
Danielle R. Moss: How we can help the "forgotten middle" reach their full potential
You know the "forgotten middle": they're the students, coworkers and regular people who are often overlooked because they're seen as neither exceptional nor problematic. How can we empower them to reach their full potential? Sharing her...
Hip Hughes History
Checks and Balances: How to Write an Effective Essay
HipHughes prepares you for a Check and Balance essay, focusing on the rejection of Treaty of Versailles and the Supreme Court case U.S. v Nixon (74)
Curated Video
The Meaning Behind Scatter Plot
In this video lesson, students will gain an intuitive understanding of how to construct and interpret scatter plots. This lesson explains that a scatter plot shows the relationship between two data sets. Students will find that there may...
Curated Video
Point Slope Form Explained
This video lesson will derive the point-slope formula and explain how and why it works. Students will learn to write a linear equation in point-slope form using slope and a point. Writing an equation from two points will also be...
Curated Video
How to Write Repeating Decimals as Fractions
This video lesson will introduce the steps of converting a repeating decimal to a fraction algebraically. You will also learn the pattern associated with the number of digits that repeat. Grade 8 Common Core Topics/Standards
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Constructing and Interpreting Two-Way Tables
The video is a lesson on constructing and interpreting two-way tables. The teacher explains the vocabulary associated with two-way tables, such as joint frequencies and marginal frequencies. The teacher also provides examples of two-way...
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Solving Inequalities Using Multiplication or Division
In this video lesson we will apply the Properties of Inequality using Multiplication and Division. We will discover that when you multiply or divide both sides of an inequality by the same POSITIVE value the result is an equivalent...
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Compound Interest & Depreciation (Let’s Buy a Car!)
This video lesson introduces applications of exponential growth and decay. I will explain and model how to use the compound interest formula. This formula will also be used to model a car loan. Lastly, I will demonstrate how to apply...
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Pythagorean Theorem and the Coordinate Plane
This video lesson will introduce how to find the distance in the Coordinate Plane using the Pythagorean Theorem.
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How to Identify and Use Algebraic Properties
This video will introduce, explain and model how to use the Commutative Property, Associative Property, Distributive Property, Identity Property and Inverse Property. We will review how these properties apply or do not apply to addition,...
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Zero and Negative Exponents: Evaluating Expressions
This lesson on zero and negative exponents teaches students how to evaluate expressions involving numbers with zero as an exponent and negative integer exponents. The teacher explains the definition of zero and negative exponents and...
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Product of Powers Properties
This video lesson will introduce the Product of Powers Properties. Students will learn how to multiply powers with the same base, find a power of a power, and find a power of a product. Exemplar problems are modeled and student practice...
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Product Property of Radicals
This lesson will review how to use the Product Property of Radicals to simplify radicals. Students will learn rewrite expressions involving radicals and rational exponents using the properties of exponents. Exemplar problems are modeled...
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Quotient Property and Operations with Radicals
This video reviews the Quotient Property relative to simplifying radicals, as well as radical like terms and operations with radicals.
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Graphing Quadratic Functions in Intercept Form
This lesson will explain how to graph a quadratic function in intercept form. You will learn how to find the axis of symmetry given the intercepts and how to find the value of a to write a function.
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How to Find Tax, Tip and Discount
During this video lesson we will find tax, tip, discount and markup using percent of increase and decrease. I will provide key vocabulary terms to understand how to find tax, tip, discounts, and markups. Four practice problems with...
Curated Video
Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing
In this video, the teacher explains how to solve systems of linear equations by graphing. The lesson covers vocabulary, steps to solve the equations, and examples, with a focus on checking solutions and using graphing skills to find the...
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Interpreting Two-Way Tables Using Relative Frequency
This video lesson is the second video instruction how to create two-way tables. This video will review what a relative frequency is and how to find the relative frequency. Topics covered: two-way tables, bivariate data, relative...
Curated Video
Drawing the Line on Understanding Linear Functions
This video lesson teaches/reviews how to write a linear function from a real world graph in slope-intercept form. Topics that will be covered include - finding slope from a graph, finding slope from two points, finding the y-intercept...
Curated OER
SAT Prep: Test 1 Section 2 Part 1
Beginning a series based on The Official SAT Study Guide(first edition), the speaker (Sal) deftly demonstrates how to work through the types of problems typically seen on the SAT. He assumes that the reader is also working from the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Writing: Frequently Confused Words Basic Example
Watch Sal work through a basic frequently-confused words question from the SAT Writing and Language Test. [1:34]
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Khan Academy: Writing: Frequently Confused Words Harder Example
Watch Sal work through a harder frequently-confused words question from the SAT Writing and Language Test. [2:17]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Writing: End of Sentence Punctuation Harder Example
Watch David work through an SAT Writing: End-of-sentence punctuation question. [4:49]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Writing: End of Sentence Punctuation Basic Example
Watch Sal work through a basic end-of-sentence punctuation question from the SAT Writing and Language Test. [0:21]