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Which Pizza?
Is half of a medium pizza more than all of a small one?
| Subject: Mathematics; Problem Solving Topics: - Geometry (circles) - Make a Model Grades: 4 – 7 Concepts: - Area - Radius - Diameter - Circumference Knowledge and Skills: - Can determine the area of a rectangle by computation - Can use the problem-solving strategy “make a model” - Can determine the area of a circle as the product of the radius and half of the circumference (optional) |
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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.
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