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How to Identify Coordinates to Create a Right Triangle
In this short video we will answer a standardized math test question where we are asked to identify a missing coordinate to form a right triangle in a coordinate plane. We will understand that the coordinate plane is composed of right...
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How to Find the Area of a Composite Figure
In this short video we will answer a standardized math test question where we are asked to find the area of a composite figure. We will learn that a composite figure is a figure that is composed of two or more two-dimensional figures. In...
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Use Metric Conversions to Solve a Real World Problem
In this short math video we will answer a standardized math test question by using metric conversions to solve a multi-step real world problem. We will begin by identifying what the question is asking us to do. We will then draw a...
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Similar Figures
In this video lesson, we will learn the definition of similar figures. Similar figures are figures that are the same shape but different sizes. Similar figures have corresponding sides that are proportional and corresponding angles that...
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Using Pythagorean Theorem to Find the Distance Between Two Points
In this video lesson we will learn how to create a right triangle in the coordinate plane to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the diagonal distance between to points. We will find the perimeter of a right triangle in the coordinate...
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Arithmetic Sequences: Identifying, Writing Equations, and Finding Terms
In this video, the teacher explains arithmetic sequences, how to identify them, and how to write them as functions. The lesson covers how to find the common difference, additional terms, and how to graph and write the equation of an...
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Dilations
This video lesson introduces dilations. Dilations are a transformation that changes the size of a figure by enlarging it by a scale factor greater than one or by reducing it by a scale factor less than one. Real world examples are...
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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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Identifying Functions with Mapping Diagrams
In this short math video we will answer a standardized math test question by identifying a mapping diagram that is NOT a function. We will review that a function maps each input to exactly one output. We will review each answer choice to...
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Find the Missing Angle
In this short video we will answer a standardized math test question where we are asked to find the missing angle. We will be presented with three intersecting lines that form a triangle. We will be asked to find the missing angle. We...
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Using GCF's & LCM's Open Response
In this short math video we will answer an open response standardized math test question where we need to use GCF and LCM. We will use an organized list to identify the 10th customer from 180 customers. We will also identify each 25...
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Understanding Linear Relationships
In this short video we will answer a standardized math question where we are given a table of a linear relationship and asked to find the value of y given a value of x. We will identify the constant rate of change and extend the pattern...
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Reasoning with Exponents and Radicals
In this short video we will answer a standardized math test question where we are asked to find the value of the unknown variable in a given equation for different situations. We will review the terms power, base, exponent, square root,...
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Identify the Best Way to Sample a Population
In this short video we will answer a standardized math test question where we are asked to identify the best representative sampling of a population. We will review each answer choice looking for bias and selecting the most random...
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Solve a Real World Problem Dividing a Whole Number by a Fraction
In this short math video we will answer a standardized math test question where we solve a real world problem dividing a whole number by a fraction. We will visualize the given information by drawing a picture. We will use the picture to...
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Understanding Line Plots
In this short math video we will answer a standardized math test question where we show our understanding of line plots. We will first recognize that each x on the line plot represents one piece of data. We will eliminate the answer...
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How to Calculate Metric Conversions
In this video, the teacher uses metric conversions to solve a standardized math test question that involves calculating distances walked by three individuals in kilometers and meters. The teacher explains the concept of metric units and...
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Derive the Quadratic Formula
In this video I will derive the Quadratic Formula by Completing the Square to the standard form for a quadratic equation. Have you ever wondered where the quadratic formula came from? Do you struggle to understand why such a complicated...
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Box and Whisker Plots: Understanding and Creating Them
In this video, students will learn about box and whisker plots, a visual way to display data distribution using five values: minimum, maximum, median, lower quartile, and upper quartile. The video explains how to interpret and create box...
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How You Should Take a Multiple Choice Test
Testing is around the corner and one thing we don't focus I believe enough on is how to take a test. In this video I will go through exactly what I tell my students to do as they prepare to take their tests. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:13...
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How to Estimate Tip
In this short video we will answer a standardized Math Test question where we are asked to estimate tip. We will round our bill to the nearest dollar first. Since we are asked to find 15% of a value we will first find 10% and then half...
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Compare Real World Unit Rate
In this short video we will answer a standardized math test open response question where we are asked to find and compare unit rates in the real world. We will compare the price per ounce for two different size boxes of crackers. We will...
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How to Find the Volume of a Composite Figure
In this short video we will answer a standardized math test question where we are asked to find the volume of a composite figure. We will review that a composite figure is a solid made up of two or more three dimensional figures. We will...
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Using Percent to Compare Data
In this short video we will answer a standardized math test question where we are asked to compare data by finding and using a percent. We will first review the table of data to understand the data given. We will then use a part to whole...