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Probability, Part 1: Experiment, Theory and Odds (2003)

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--expressing a probability between certainty and impossible as the likelihood of an uncertain event occurring
--conducting and recording probability experiments using small and large number trials with replacement
--calculating the theoretical probability of a particular event occurring
--expressing probabilities as odds

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Middle
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Length: 
00:13
Probability, Part 1: Experiment, Theory and Odds

Probability, Part 2: Probability Complement and Tree Diagrams (2003)

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--calculating the complement of an event (the probability of the event not occurring)
--the changing probabilities of each of three events occurring in a small number trial experiment without replacement
--representing all possible outcomes from multiple events with a tree diagram

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Middle
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Length: 
00:15
Probability, Part 2: Probability Complement and Tree Diagrams

Trigonometry Part 1 (2004)

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--similar triangles
--finding an unknown height in a similar triangle
--tangent ratios of varying angles
--hypotenuse, adjacent, and opposite sides
--using a calculator to find the tangent ratio of any angle
--using tangent ratios to find an unknown adjacent or opposite side length

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Middle
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00:22
Trigonometry Part 1

Trigonometry Part 2 (2004)

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--tangent, sine and cosine ratios
--using a trigonometric ratio to calculate the lengths of the other sides of a right triangle when an angle and one side length are known
--using a trigonometric ratio to calculate an angle of a right triangle when two side lengths are known
--using the mnemonic acronym SOHCAHTOA

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Middle
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Length: 
00:29
Trigonometry Part 2

Ratios (2004)

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--ratios and equivalent ratios
--ratios expressed in fractions or preferably in whole numbers
--ratios of quantities
--calculating and comparing ratios of quantities
--importance of the order of ratio numbers
--ratios in scaled drawings
--equivalence of inches, feet and miles to centimeters, meters and kilometers

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:23
Ratios

Statistics: Part 1 (2004)

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--the many uses of statistics
--gathering and organizing data for interpretation
--how to prepare and interpret a picture graph or pictogram, a vertical and a -horizontal bar graph, a broken line graph, a circle graph or pie chart, a frequency table, a stem and leaf plot, a frequency histogram, and a frequency polygon

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Middle
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00:13
Statistics: Part 1

Statistics: Part 2 (2004)

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--calculating mean, median, and mode averages and how each describe data
--the range of data
--the distribution of data by quartiles
--calculating mean, median, and mode averages within quartiles
--interquartile ranges
--box and whisker plots

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:15
Statistics: Part 2

Problem Solving Part 1 (2004)

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--the five steps to problem solving: read and re-read the problem, identify important information, choose a strategy, solve, check the answer
--the six strategies to choose from: guessing and checking, using a simpler related problem, discovering patterns, drawing pictures and diagrams, making lists and charts, working backwards

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Middle
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00:19
Problem Solving Part 1

Problem Solving Part 2 (2004)

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--review of Part 1
--the discovering patterns strategy is used to solve a problem discovering patterns in number sequences.
--the making lists and charts strategy is used to solve a problem with disparate and incomplete information
--the drawing pictures and diagrams strategy is used to solve a problem about the number of poles needed to build a fence

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Middle
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Length: 
00:21
Problem Solving Part 2

Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna)

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Even across thousands of miles, the special bond between a mother and a son can never be broken. It gives hope to Carlitos, a scrappy nine-year-old boy whose mother, Rosario, has gone to America to build a better life for both of them. While Rosario struggles for a brighter future, fate forces Carlitos' hand and he embarks on an extraordinary journey to find her. Critics and audiences alike have praised this inspirational and heartwarming tale of a mother's devotion, a son's courage and a love that knows no borders.

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01:50
Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna)

Real People: Bullying, the Internet and You! (2005)

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The program is designed for educators to empower teens to use the internet without fear, and without resorting to mistreating anyone. By presenting the true stories of real teens who were bullied online, it challenges teens to realize that the person at the other end of the "enter" button is a real human being with the same feelings, hopes and needs as they have.

Grade Level: 
Middle
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00:22
Real People: Bullying, the Internet and You!

A Wooden Bucket: The White Cooper's Craft in 1850 (2004)

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This film is about the Cooper's Craft and making a wooden bucket from start to finish in 1850, filmed in Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island, New York.

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Middle
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00:23
A Wooden Bucket: The White Cooper's Craft in 1850

A Smile as Big as the Moon

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John Corbett plays Mike Kersjes, a special education teacher who helps his students achieve their impossible dream: to attend Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Their inspiring journey is based on a true story.

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Middle
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Professional
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01:35
A Smile as Big as the Moon

The Most Dangerous Game

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Evil Russian game hunter, Count Zoroff traps unsuspecting shipwreck survivors on his remote island. Bored with hunting animals, the blood-thirsty count decides his new sport is hunting humans. Upon meeting shipwreck survivors Robert Rainsford and Eve Trowbridge, he decides they shall be the next prey in his insane game. The stranded guests are sent off on the mysterious island and must now find a way to outsmart Zoroff to survive through the night in The Most Dangerous Game!

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High
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01:13
The Most Dangerous Game

Romero

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"If they kill me, I shall rise in the Salvadoran people." ROMERO is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his country.

This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.

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Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
01:45
Romero

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