LAUSD IMaST Digital Video Resource Library Utilization Guide

California Middle School Mathematics Concepts and Skills:
Course 2

Chapter 5: Rational Numbers and Percents

Futures Channel Movie #4005 Models for Movies: Building miniature replicas with a full-scale imagination, Greg Jein reproduces every detail of the Star Trek space vessels.
Chapter Engagement

Ask students to think about “what this man needs to know to do his job” as they watch Futures Channel Movie #4005 Models for Movies.  After the movie, ask students to think about and list ways in which a model maker might use fractions, decimals, and percents.  Use the Movie Guide and the following list to guide your discussion:

Measurement (fractions)

Making materials or mixing paints (percents)

Calculating costs (decimals)

Increasing or decreasing the size of something (fractions, percents)
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