High

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

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:29
Trigonometry Part 2

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

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:22
Trigonometry Part 1

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

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

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

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

Geometry, Part 1: Areas of Two-Dimensional Figures (2004)

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--formulas for a parallelogram (square, rectangle, and rhombus)
--formulas for a trapezoid, triangle, and circle

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:27
Geometry, Part 1: Areas of Two-Dimensional Figures

Algebra: A Piece of Cake, Part 2 (2002)

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Continuing on from Part 1, more formulas are induced from patterns, this time concerning the number of trays needed to serve varying slices of pastries, that are more complicated than those in the first part. We combine formulas by adding and subtracting like terms. We call this simplifying the expression.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:13
Algebra: A Piece of Cake, Part 2

Algebra: A Piece of Cake, Part 1 (2002)

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Algebra helps our engaging teenage hostess, as she calculates the amounts of recipe ingredients needed to cook for and then serve, a sizable party:
1. To avoid confusion, when we write a formula we leave out the multiplication sign “x”, and instead put the number, the constant, in front of the variable, which is “X” in this case.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:19
Algebra: A Piece of Cake, Part 1

My Name is Mina

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Mina loves the night. While everyone else is in a deep slumber, she gazes out the window, witness to the moon's silvery light. In the stillness, she can even hear her own heart beating. This is when Mina feels that anything is possible, that her imagination is set free.

Author: 
Almond, David
My Name is Mina

The Danger Zone: Steering Clear of Drugs (2004)

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Includes 3 15-minute programs. Part 1: "Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana," Using animation as well as dramatic vignettes, this program focuses on the damage these these substances cause damage to the body and the brain.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:45
The Danger Zone: Steering Clear of Drugs

M & C Part 4 (2005)

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A 4 DVD set containing approximately 44 segments showing various science demonstrations or illustrations of abstract concepts that a classroom teacher may not be able to do because of financial, time, safety or equipment concerns. Most demonstrations are followed by animations to illustrate and explain the abstract concepts.
This DVD incudes:
Making Aspirin

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:30
M & C Part 4

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