Firefighter Training

In this video segment from Cyberchase, Harry decides to train as a firefighter and uses line graphs to chart his physical fitness progress.  

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Bianca Goes to the Movie

This Cyberchase video segment features Bianca, who must figure out the fastest route to a movie premiere.

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Body Matches

In this video from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad searches for a kidnapper using their only clues: a footprint and a handprint.

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Building a Fence

In this Cyberchase video segment, Harry must build a rectangular fence in his grandmother's backyard using fencing of various sizes.

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A Cage to Save a Whale

In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad must estimate the measurements of Spout the Whale in order to find a cage that will fit him. 

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Calculating Elapsed Time

Students practice the concept of time passage by counting, subtracting and regrouping in base 60.

Calculating Rectangular Area

In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad measures Judge Trudy's land claim by using tarps, fence posts and a grid made with rope.

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Calculating Speed

In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad calculates the speed of each broom.

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Catching a Kidnapper

The students learn about body matches and measuring one part of the body using another body part. They learn about non-standard measures and relative measurement.

Catching the Kidnapper

In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad and Digit construct a physical profile of the person who kidnapped Choocroca, a giant cybercrocodile.

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Comparing Regular and Irregular Areas

The CyberSquad proves that the area of Hacker's land is equal to the area of Judge Trudy's land in this video segment from Cyberchase.

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Cooking Contest

In this Cyberchase video segment, Matt uses subtraction to help Digit figure out how much time he has left in a cooking contest with Hacker.

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Defining, Describing and Calculating Rate

Students explore their prior knowledge of rate and extend it to create tables of values coordinating time and distance. They learn how to examine distance-time graphs and how to calculate unit rates.

Determining Rates from Graphs

Students learn about and practice calculating rates (positive, negative and zero) using data from graphs.

Digit in Pursuit

The CyberSquad tracks Digit’s position in time and then studies graphs to figure out what Hacker is scheming in this video from Cyberchase.

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An Egyptian Clock

The CyberSquad must construct a clock of sorts in order to keep track of the amount of time they have to rescue Dr. Marbles in this video segment from Cyberchase.

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Elapsed Time and Scheduling

Students practice time management by making their own schedules. They learn to calculate elapsed time in both digital and analog formats.

Estimating Distance and Time

Students learn to estimate the time it takes to travel different distances based on an estimation of the time it takes to travel a part of the whole route. This reinforces basic fractional/ratio thinking, as well as early multiplication as repeated addition.

Estimating Distance and Travel Time

In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad estimates how much air supply they will need to complete an underwater mission.

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Estimating Time from Rate

Harry estimates how long it will take him to get to the front of a long ticket line in this Cyberchase video segment.

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