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Numbers and Operations

Operations

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Cyberchase

RESOURCE	GRADE LEVEL	MEDIA TYPE
Bianca Gets a Present In this video segment from Cyberchase, Bianca is babysitting two young girls on Halloween. When their mother is late, she has to take them trick-or-treating even though it is her birthday. To thank her, the girls combine their Halloween candy and then share it equally amongst themselves and Bianca.	3-6	Video
Bianca the Spy This video segment from Cyberchase introduces the idea of inverse operations as Bianca imagines herself as a spy.	4-8	Video
Calculating Clones In this video segment from Cyberchase, Inez and Lucky figure out how to keep track of the number of clones as they continue to multiply.	3-6	Video
Competing for the Northern Hemisphere Games In this video from Cyberchase, Harry must score a total of 50 points in various events to qualify for the Northern Hemisphere games in New Orleans.	4-8	Video
Creating Equal Shares Students practice fractions by sharing certain numbers of objects among different numbers of people. They begin with unit fractions and move to sharing multiple objects among multiple people, in which a < b, and to produce fractions less than one.	3-6	Lesson Plan
Estimating Greeting Card Sales In this video segment from Cyberchase, Harry tries to calculate the total amount of money he has earned by selling greeting cards.	3-6	Video
Estimation Students practice their estimation skills by estimating time and numbers of objects in situations in which counting is not feasible or necessary.	3-6	Lesson Plan
Feed That Dog The CyberSquad solves the problem of giving equal parts of two apples to Cerberus, the three headed dog of Greek mythology, in this video from Cyberchase.	3-6	Video
Filmmaking on a Budget Students practice column addition in relation to budgets and are asked to create budgets that meet particular totals.	3-5	Lesson Plan
Film Shoot: Day 2 The CyberSquad reviews their budget for the second day of their film shoot in this video from Cyberchase.	3-6	Video
Film Shoot: Day 3 In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad compares their budget with their actual spending from day three of their film shoot.	3-6	Video
Film Shoot: Day 4 In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad figures out how to incorporate a new scene into their film while staying within their budget.	3-6	Video
How Many Jelly Beans? In this video segment from Cyberchase, Inez estimates whether she has enough jelly beans in her large container to decorate all of the cookies in her batch.	3-6	Video
Introduction to Negative Numbers Students are introduced to the concept of negative numbers through simple equations and the use of a number line that is extended beyond zero in the negative (left) direction.	4-8	Lesson Plan
Inverses as a Form of Undoing Students learn about inverse operations and how to write the inverse of a sequence of operations. They practice by solving two-step equations and checking their solutions.	5-8	Lesson Plan
Making Popcorn Balls In this Cyberchase video segment, Bianca uses multiplication to help her adjust the recipe for popcorn balls.	4-7	Video
Multiplication as Combinations Students learn to systematically identify all possible combinations, first among 2 objects with 3 possibilities each and then among 3 objects with 2, 2 and 4 possibilities each.	3-6	Lesson Plan
Multiplication as Replication Students build tables and use patterns as an introduction to multiplication. They are encouraged to use multiplication by 10 or 100 for larger values as the beginnings of commutativity and distribution are introduced.	2-5	Lesson Plan
Multiplication by 10 Students practice multiplying by 10 by adjusting a recipe to be 10 times larger. They examine the results to learn the procedure of adding a 0 to the multiplicand when multiplying by 10. They also practice dividing by 10 in the same manner.	3-6	Lesson Plan
The Multiplier Effect In this video from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad uses multiplication to figure out how many Digifizz toys they must produce.	3-5	Video
Multiplying Bigger Numbers In this video segment from Cyberchase, Inez, Jackie and Digit use multiplication to keep track of the number of clones.	3-6	Video
Planning a Budget Students practice column addition and lining up decimal points in the context of money while they watch a video segment. Assessments provide more practice adding numbers in columns, and students troubleshoot an error in misaligned decimal addition.	3-5	Lesson Plan
Sharing As a Model for Division Students use manipulatives to share objects among different sized groups and practice dealing rounds as a division method. They learn to apply the method to problems using numbers and how to write these problems as multiplication and division facts.	3-5	Lesson Plan
Sharing Candy Among Gargoyles The CyberSquad must divide 35 candies evenly among seven gargoyles in this video segment from Cyberchase.	3-6	Video
Sharing Halloween Candy In this video segment from Cyberchase, Jackie shows Buzz, Delete and Harold how to deal out rounds (or sets) of objects to solve a problem.	3-6	Video
Strategies for Dividing Numerically Students practice division and the concept of breaking a total into parts that are smaller and more easily divided.	3-5	Lesson Plan
Summing Integers:Positive and Negative Students add, subtract and compare positive and negative integers.	4-8	Lesson Plan
Three Equal Shares In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad must divide a wreath into three equal parts to satisfy the demands of the Three Fates.	3-6	Video
Using Combinations to Solve a Puzzle Students solve puzzles by eliminating possible solutions using clues. Assessments test whether students can predict the number of combinations needed to solve similar puzzles.	2-5	Lesson Plan