It’s time to make math sense of our surroundings! We’ll start by collecting and organizing information from our daily lives. Students will learn how to interpret this information through visuals like lists, charts, tree diagrams and graphs. The tour doesn’t stop here, we’ll move onto describing the outcomes based on probability, mean, median, mode, and range. The world will make much more math sense after these exercises!
Grade levels: Upper Elementary (4-6)
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Problem-Solving Skills
Do you need to figure out how far New York is from Chicago? Have you ever needed to double a cookie recipe? Or figure out your batting average? Math problems are everywhere. We will identify how, when, and where to use the problem-solving logic.
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Information Report Writing Skills
Pip with the aid of her persuasive writing piece has convinced her doughnut loving Principal that the school canteen needs a nutritional face lift. However, for her Principal to make the best decision on improving the canteen he has asked Pip to prepare an informative report. Pip decides to do some work experience at a local paper to learn more about informative writing. This program guides students through the informative writing process and points out some common problems students face when gathering information and presenting reports. Students will see how delivering the right information in the right way can be a very powerful tool.
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Measurements, Ratios, & Percents
This is an extensive tour through the field of measurement. Students will discover ways to to calculate speed, area, perimeter, and ratios. It doesn’t stop there, we’ll learn how to convert Metric and Standard measurements and use strategic thinking to estimate. Grab your ruler and let’s start measuring.
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Angles, Polygons, & Circles
Students will figure out the area of everyday shapes like, circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, and polygons. After that, we’ll find the surface area of some funky objects and be introduced to pyramids, cones, prisms, and cylinders.
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Teaching Systems Vocabulary Super Pack
Programs in the Series: 1 STRANDED!, 2 ARTISTS & RUMOR Chick, 3 TWO’S COMPANY, 4 JOHNNY HIGHTOWER & THE SPEED WALKERS, 5 MAD SCIENTISTS & STUDY PARTNER, 6 IMAGINARY LARRY and 7 SHALL WE DANCE?
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Beyond Multiplication & Division
Students will be revisiting multiplication and division and travel beyond the basics. Gear up for a challenge in factorization, exponential notation, and solving multiple digit problems. You’ll learn how to make sense of order of operations, square roots, exponents and justifying solutions. So hold onto your hats and prepare to multiply and divide. The DVD covers these topics: Number Sense,Comparing Fractions, Decimals, and Percents· Squares & Square Roots · Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, & Dividing Decimals· Prime Factor and Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, & Dividing Fractions
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Working With Fractions & Decimals
Discover more about fractions and decimals! By the end of this program, students will be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide the most complex fractions and decimals. We will also introduce ratios, rates and brush up on estimation. Get the point?
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Gakusei Seikatsu!
Meet Yui and Yayoi – two Japanese teenage students who tell us all about student life in Japan. We learn about their school and the subjects they study; what they do in their spare time; what they eat; and about their families and friends. The girls also take us step by step through preparing and cooking okonomiyaki (Japanese pancakes), and the correct way to use chopsticks. This Australian-made, curriculum fit program is spoken entirely in Japanese and provides exposure to Japanese native speakers as well as cultural aspects of life in Japan. It is an excellent learning resource and is particularly helpful in aiding the development of vocabulary and grammar.
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Industrial Ingredients
This informative program details industrial ingredients that are not used in domestic cooking and the functional roles they play in the context of meeting consumer requirements and the demands of mass processing. This program examines food additives and the laws that govern their use, health-promoting ingredients, processing aids and current trends and issues within the food industry. Sustainability is discussed, whilst key terminology is defined, including: ‘Smart’, ‘Novel’ and ‘Nutraceutical’. This is a fascinating look at mass food production and what governs this growing industry in a straightforward format that allows viewers to glimpse into some of the world’s biggest production companies.