arithmetic

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arithmetic

Working at the farmer's market

solving money problems involving the four math operations
2004
Follows Rita and Carlos Garza as they work on their apple farm. Uses math problems to calculate various business aspects of running the apple orchard. Teaches about growing apples, farm equipment, and selling apples at the farmer's market.

Running

2009
Describes how learning and using math can help an athlete in the sport of running. Also provides brief profiles of accomplished runners.

Magic squares

learning the inverse relationships between addition and subtraction
2006
Describes magic squares and the relationship between addition and subtraction.

How many legs?

learning to multiply using repeated addition
2006
Uses unique photographs of animals and simple exercises with repeated additions to teach young children how to multiply.

The bowwow bake sale

2002
Four friends, wanting to adopt a puppy named Penny, calculate that they can easily afford her dog food and raise money for other supplies by baking and selling doggy treats.

Speed skating

2009
Explores the connections between math and speed skating, looking at how knowledge of speeds, measurement, and other math skills can help fans and athletes better understand and play the game.

Soccer

2009
Explores the connections between math and soccer, looking at how knowledge of tallying, estimating, and other math skills can help fans and athletes better understand and play the game.

Baseball

2009
Explores the connections between math and baseball, looking at how knowledge of counting, angles, and other math skills can help fans and athletes better understand and play the game.

Solomon Grundy, born on Oneday

a finite arithmetic puzzle
1977
Discusses a solution to an arithmetic problem based on the rhyme about Solomon Grundy's life.

Stay in line

1996
Twelve children on a class trip to the zoo have fun grouping themselves into lines of different sizes.

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