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Spoke Math
Prepare for presentation the Futures Channel movie, Building and Testing Wheels. Tell students that as they watch the movie, you want them to think about this question (which should be posted):
What geometric concepts can you identify in this video?
| Subject: Mathematics Topics: - Geometry - Right Triangles - Circles Grades: 7 - 12 Concepts: - Circumference - Intersect - Theorem - Right Triangle - Tangent Knowledge and Skills: - Can apply geometric theorems in a problem-solving situation - Can create an equation based on verbal description of the relationships of variables - Can find the length of one of the sides of a right triangle, given the other two |
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Hands-On Math Movie:
Building and Testing Wheels
On location at Easton Sports for an inside look at what it takes to build and test durable, high-performance bike wheels.
Running time 5:00 minutes.
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