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Arithmetic

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This playlist provides clips that convey key concepts in Arithmetic.

Cyberchase: Measuring One Cup of Sand

1m 43s

problem solving

problem solving strategies

estimating volume

divide and conquer

The CyberSquad figures out how to measure one cup of sand using a two-cup measure and a three-cup measure. They simplify the problem by breaking it down into two actions: pouring and filling. Only after breaking the problem down do they come to the solution.

Clips

1

The January Man: You Know What a Prime Number Is? thumbnail

The January Man: You Know What a Prime Number Is?

Nick explains what a prime number is and determines that the serial killer commits a murder on da...

2

Smilla's Sense of Snow: Mathematics Is True Happiness thumbnail

Smilla's Sense of Snow: Mathematics Is True Happiness

Smilla compares numbers to human life and defines natural numbers, negative numbers, and fractions.

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Numb3rs: Everything is Numbers thumbnail

Numb3rs: Everything is Numbers

Charlie demonstrates how math is all over in the universe. He shows how, even in simple ways, mat...

4

Schoolhouse Rock!: Naughty Number Nine thumbnail

Schoolhouse Rock!: Naughty Number Nine

Learning how to multiply by nine.

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Schoolhouse Rock!: Three Is a Magic Number thumbnail

Schoolhouse Rock!: Three Is a Magic Number

Teaches multiplication using the number 3.

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Cyberchase: Pair the Numbers, Find the Place thumbnail

Cyberchase: Pair the Numbers, Find the Place

Using the numbers 1 through 8, Digit and The Earthlings look for other factors of 20 besides 2 an...

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Cyberchase: Shipping off Cyber Cells thumbnail

Cyberchase: Shipping off Cyber Cells

Digit asks The Earthlings for help in determining how many cyber cells to put into each box. Each...

9

Never Been Kissed: Joining The Denominators thumbnail

Never Been Kissed: Joining The Denominators

After helping Josie with her car, Aldys asks her if she'd be interested in joining a student grou...

10

Cyberchase: Four Jars, Four Cloves Each thumbnail

Cyberchase: Four Jars, Four Cloves Each

Digit is tasked with putting the same number of garlic cloves in each jar. He uses the "counting ...

11

Cyberchase: Finding the Combination thumbnail

Cyberchase: Finding the Combination

Digit and The Earthlings must use factoring to find the combination to the lock on Icky's cage. T...

12

Cyberchase: Talking to the Sphinx thumbnail

Cyberchase: Talking to the Sphinx

Digit and Wicked need to talk to the Sphinx to find the location of the Universal Vortex Opener (...

13

Cyberchase: Balancing Multiple Weights thumbnail

Cyberchase: Balancing Multiple Weights

Inez and Digit need to balance the scale with four numbers and gain access to the machine in orde...

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Cyberchase: The Amazing Digi-Fizz thumbnail

Cyberchase: The Amazing Digi-Fizz

The CyberSquad discusses how the demand of Digi-Fizz will multiply if each Digi-Fizz customer tel...

29

Sid the Science Kid: How Many Geralds thumbnail

Sid the Science Kid: How Many Geralds

The students learn that they are able to be a little more creative with their measuring tools. In...

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Cyberchase: Measuring One Cup of Sand thumbnail

Cyberchase: Measuring One Cup of Sand

The CyberSquad figures out how to measure one cup of sand using a two-cup measure and a three-cup...

31

The Big Bang Theory: Sheldon Finds New Elements thumbnail

The Big Bang Theory: Sheldon Finds New Elements

Sheldon finds out that the new chemical elements he helped discover were found because of a mathe...

32

Cyberchase: Balancing Multiple Weights thumbnail

Cyberchase: Balancing Multiple Weights

Inez and Digit need to balance the scale with four numbers and gain access to the machine in orde...

34

Sid the Science Kid: Estimation Investigation thumbnail

Sid the Science Kid: Estimation Investigation

Sometimes it is hard to make a reasonable estimate. Teacher Suzy equips her students with a techn...

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Cyberchase: Controlling the Elevator thumbnail

Cyberchase: Controlling the Elevator

The Earthlings and Digit have been separated into two different rooms, and they need to set the e...

36

Cyberchase: Creating a Cyberfield thumbnail

Cyberchase: Creating a Cyberfield

Matt, Jackie, and Digit work together to figure out how to properly measure the ingredients neede...

37

Cyberchase: Calculating Clones to Catch thumbnail

Cyberchase: Calculating Clones to Catch

Jackie couldn't count all of Delete's clones when they passed by her, so Inez and Lucky calculate...

38

Math Antics: Multi-Digit Addition thumbnail

Math Antics: Multi-Digit Addition

Rob explains the difference between one-, two-, and three-digit numbers. He then walks through th...

39

School of Rock: Learning in Song thumbnail

School of Rock: Learning in Song

Mr. Finn sings to his class a song about math. His song includes a few simple subtraction and mul...

40

Cyberchase: Dividing Halloween Candy thumbnail

Cyberchase: Dividing Halloween Candy

Jackie shows the creatures how to divide by counting off in rounds. This clip is a great introduc...

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Cyberchase: Candy for Gargoyles thumbnail

Cyberchase: Candy for Gargoyles

The Cybersquad members divide up pieces of rock candy so that each gargoyle gets the same number ...

42

Stealth: It's Not a Prime Number thumbnail

Stealth: It's Not a Prime Number

The captain tells the squadron that he is expanding it to four members, which concerns all of the...

43

The Big Bang Theory: What is the Best Number? thumbnail

The Big Bang Theory: What is the Best Number?

What is the "best" number? There's only one according to Sheldon! In this clip, Sheldon explains ...

44

Stand and Deliver: Teach Algebra thumbnail

Stand and Deliver: Teach Algebra

High school teacher Mr. Jaime Escalante teaches his students about negative and positive numbers....