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Recommended for: Grades 4-8

Resource: Importance of the Origin

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Length: 4m 24s
Size: 12.2 MB

In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad is trying to rescue the Cyberspace Council, which is being held captive by Hacker. Motherboard has let the squad know that the council is on the18th level of a very tall building. The squad has to figure out which floor that is without entering the building.

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http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/vtl07.math.number.nums.importorig/

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Frame: If you’ve ever looked closely at a thermometer you may have noticed how the numbers on it are arranged in what might be called a number line. Have you ever seen number lines used in other measurement instruments? If the temperature measured on a thermometer starts at five degrees and then it gets seven degrees colder, what is the new temperature?

Focus: In this segment, the CyberSquad receives information from Motherboard about the moves Buzz and Delete are making with the Council. How does the squad finally keep track of these changes and figure out which floor the Council is on?