- real world movies
- animals
- art & music
- business & commerce
- design & architecture
- environment
- living & working in space
- science & technology
- teaching & learning
- algebra
- mathematics
- problem solving
- science & technology
- movie close-up
- activities by grade
- jaime escalante
- kay toliver
- news & articles
- educator feedback
- e-store
- about us
- home
- online school edition subscriber login
Rolling Cans
Students discover for themselves the relationship between the diameter and the circumference of a circle.
| Subject: Mathematics Topics: Geometry (circles) Grades: 4 – 7 Concepts: - Diameter - Circumference - pi Knowledge and Skills: - Understands and can apply the formula "circumference = pi x diameter” |
Download Activity: Rolling Cans (PDF)
Hands-On Math Movie:
Bicycle Design
When GT Bicycle Designer Forest Yelverton gets to work designing the latest bike for kids or the US Olympic Cycling Team, his ability to think with the math and geometry he learned in school makes all the difference. Take a look.
Running time 2:32 minutes.
Problem Solving
Frets
Online School Edition
The Real World Update
Get our latest movies and web updates first! Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter.
|
|