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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Video Walkthrough Multiplying Multi-digit Numbers with the Distributive Grid Method


This video walkthrough features:

  • The Distributive Grid Method of Multiplication
  • Multi-digit Problems
  • Pause then solve format
  • Step-by-step Narration

Monday, May 7, 2012

Video Walkthrough: Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers

This lesson/assignment features:
  • Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
  • Traditional Method
  • Pictorial Method
  • Sep-by-step Narration
  • Pause the video to try the problems independently

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Video Walkthrough: Converting Mixed Numbers Into Improper Fractions



This presentation features:
  • Converting Mixed Numbers into Improper Fractions
  • Traditional Method
  • Pictorial Method
  • Use for independent, then guided practice. 
  • Step-by-step Narration

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Video Walkthrough: Simplifying Fractions by Dividing by GCF

This video features:
  • Explanation of Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
  • 5/10, 9/36, 4/16, and 15/20 in Simplest Form or Reduced to Lowest Terms
  • Step-by-step Narration

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Video Walkthrough: Equivalent Fractions and Finding the Missing Numerator or Denominator



This lesson features:
  • Equivalent Fractions - fractions that represent the same part of a whole.
  • Finding the Missing Numerator or Denominator
  • The Identity Property Applied to Finding Equivalent Fractions

Friday, March 30, 2012

Video Walkthrough: Volume of Cubes and Rectangular Prisms

This video features:
  • Volume formulas for cubes and rectangular prisms.
  • Several examples of each.
  • Pause for practice examples for independent practice.
  • Solutions given with step-by-step narration.
  • Complex figure composed of cube and rectangular prism 
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Monday, March 26, 2012

Video Walkthrough: Coordinate Geometry - Ordered Pairs (in Quadrant I)

This video walkthrough features:
  • Coordinate Grid
  • x-axis
  • y-axis
  • Ordered pairs (x,y)
  • Quadrants I, II, III, and IV (main focus is on Quadrant I)
  • Step-by-step narration

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Video Walkthrough: Perimeter and Area of Squares and Rectangles


This video walkthrough features:
  • Definitions of perimeter and area.
  • How to find perimeter and area of squares and rectangles.
  • Area formulas for squares and rectangles.
  • Several examples narrated and explained.
  • Each polygon or figure shown with square units.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Video Walkthrough: Quadrilaterals - The 4 Sided Polygons



This video features:
  • Quadrilaterals
  • 2 branches of the quadrilateral family tree
  • Trapezoids
  • Parallelograms
  • Squares
  • Rectangles
  • Rhombus (rhombi)
  • Descriptions and defining features of each of the above figures


     



Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Video Walkthrough: Order of Operations - By Request

This video features:
  • Order of Operations
  • Viewer requested problem 6 divided by 2(1+3)=?
  • Fractional representation of above problem
  • PEMDAS
  • Multi-step problem

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Video Walkthrough Classifying Triangles by Angles and Sides....and Triangles - Finding the Missing Angle






This lesson features:
  • Classifying triangles by angles
  • Acute
  • Obtuse
  • Right
  • Classifying triangles by sides
  • Scalene
  • Isosceles
  • Equilateral
  • The sum of the angles of a triangle = 180 degrees
  • Finding the missing angle of a triangle

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Video Walkthrough: Measuring Angles Live!

This video demonstrates:
  • How to use different protractors to measure:
  • Acute angles
  • Obtuse angles
  • Vertex
  • Baseline
  • LIVE pencil paper and protractor footage

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Monday, March 5, 2012

Video Walkthrough: Geometry Intro. Lines, Line Segments, and Rays

This video features:
  • Definition of line, line segment, and ray
  • Drawing and naming lines, line segments, and rays
  • End points
  • Earth, Moon, Infinite example
National Common Core Curriculum

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Video Walkthrough: Order of Operations with Fractions

This presentation features:
  • Order of Operations with parentheses, brackets, and braces
  • Fractions (multiplication, addition, subtraction, and exponents)
  • Finding a common denominator
  • Step-by-step narration

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Video Walkthrough: Fraction Review #2


This video features:
  • Fraction Word Problems
  • Mixed Numbers
  • Improper Fractions
  • Converting Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions
  • Problem Solving Strategies

Russell spent 1/3 of his allowance to go to the movies. He wants to buy a new video game that will cost him another ½ of his allowance. If he buys the game, how much of his allowance will he have spent? (5-NF-1)

3 2/3 x 1 5/6=
(5-NF-6)



Joe's mom makes "healthy" brownies. She uses 1-2/3 cups of white flower and 2-1/8 cups of wheat flour. How much flour does she use to make the brownies? (5-NF-2)



Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Video Walkthrough: Fraction Word Problems Part 4



This video features:
  • Multi-step fraction word problems
  • You decide which operation to use
  • Pictorial Method
  • Array Method
  • Traditional Method
Mr. Addwell teaches math for 180 minutes every day because he works with both first and fifth grade students. If he spends two-thirds of his math time with fifth graders, how many minutes does he spend working with fifth graders?

Mr. and Mrs. Thirsty bought a gallon of milk at the store. If the family drinks 1/4 of the gallon on the first day and one-third of the gallon on the second day, how much milk is left in the gallon? If they need half of a gallon left for the third day, will they have enough milk?

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Video Walkthrough: Fraction Word Problems Add, Subtract, Multiply, or Divide Part 3


In this video you will see:
  • Fraction Word Problems
  • Array Method
  • LCM
  • Traditional Method

Mrs. Dividend and Miss Quotient went to the movies.  Each of them bought popcorn.  Mrs. Dividend had 5/8 of her bucket left and Miss Quotient had two-sevenths of her bucket left.  How much more popcorn does Mrs. Dividend have left?  How much popcorn did they eat all together?


Mrs. Timely went to fill up her van with fuel.  Since the pump wasn't working properly, she was only able to fill 9/10 of her tank.  She used 4/5 of this fuel going to and from school last week.  How much fuel did she use going to and from school?

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Video Walkthrough: More Fraction Word Problems





This video features:
  • Fraction word problems
  • Pictorial Method
  • Traditional Method
  • Problem solving strategies
Bob is working on his reading log and gets a reward for each night he reads for 20 minutes. If he gets 1/3 of a bag of jelly beans for each night he reads, how many days will 12 bags of jelly beans last?

Mr. Marinich, Mr. Addwell, Mr. Sum, Mr. Plus, and Mr. Minus were sharing a 2 liter bottle of soda. Mr. Marinich drinks one-half of the bottle, Mr. Addwell drinks 1/6 of the bottle, Mr. Sum drinks one-fourth of the bottle, and Mr. Plus drinks 1/12 of the bottle. Is there any soda left for Mr. Minus? How would you know?