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In its simplest form, geometry is the mathematical study of shapes and space. Geometry can deal with flat, two-dimensional shapes, such as squares and circles, or three-dimensional shapes with depth, such as cubes and spheres. This series guides s...Read More

The Standard Deviants, a group of young performers, use comedy to help students grasp the skills needed to write a paper. They cover everything from stating and supporting a position, to collecting information, and revising a thesis.

The Standard Deviants, a group of young performers, use comedy to help students grasp grammar concepts. The performers present lively presentations of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and other parts of speech.

The Standard Deviants, a group of young performers, present a humorous, detailed guide to improving the math score on the SAT.

illustration of Coelophysis. On screen text, dinosaurs. Caption: Female, Coelophysis lived about 220 million years ago.
44 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8

Over a thousand dinosaur species once roamed the Earth. Learn which ones were the largest and the smallest, what dinosaurs ate and how they behaved, as well as surprising facts about their extinction.

Seated man faces camera while holding a book in a living room setting. He speaks directly to camera as if he is being interviewed as a subject expert. Caption. As we continue our geometric portrait series.
Standard Deviants: The Many-Sided World of Geometry
Episode 6
25 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

The Standard Deviants show students how to figure out the area of everyday shapes: circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids. They also explore solving problems involving prisms, cylinders, and spheres. Part of the "S...Read More

Man crouches on asphalt pavement. He rests his head on his hand which is propped on his knee. He gazes into the distance like he is thinking. An overlay measurement is labeled as 14 feet.
Standard Deviants: The Many-Sided World of Geometry
Episode 5
25 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

The Standard Deviants introduce the Pythagorean theorem. It states that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides of the triangle. Other topics covered include altitude, 30-60-90 triangles, 45-45-45 tri...Read More

Man faces and speaks directly to camera like he's lecturing. An overlay formula reads, "Right triangle hypotenuse minus leg theorem over hypotenuse and leg of right triangle."
Standard Deviants: The Many-Sided World of Geometry
Episode 4
25 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

Solving geometric problems involves inductive and deductive reasoning. These types of reasoning play an integral part in formulating axioms, postulates, and theorems. Students also learn about inverse and contrapositive statements. Part of the "St...Read More

Medium view of a man facing camera like he is giving a lesson as a subject expert. Caption. Either by the lengths of their sides or by their angles.
Standard Deviants: The Many-Sided World of Geometry
Episode 3
25 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

A triangle is a polygon with three edges and three vertices. It is one of the basic shapes in geometry. Topics covered include equilateral triangles, isosceles triangles, scalene triangles, equiangular triangles, right triangles, obtuse triangles,...Read More

Rear view of teenage girl sits at ia control panel in a room filled with equipment monitoring panels with switches, lights and racks from the mid-1900s. A man wearing a hard hat stands between the control panel and equipment panels as he speaks to the girl.
Standard Deviants: The Many-Sided World of Geometry
Episode 2
26 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

In plane geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays and shares a common endpoint. In this program, the Standard Deviants introduce different types of angles and their properties. Other topics covered include parallel lines, traversals, co...Read More

Man faces camera and speaks slightly off to 1 side like he is in an interview. Text on image reads, "Easy to remember, and a little bit enjoyable."
Standard Deviants: The Many-Sided World of Geometry
Episode 1
25 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

The Standard Deviants introduce some important geometry basics. Students learn about points, lines, angles, planes, and space. This program also introduces simple postulates and theorems. Part of the "Standard Deviants: The Many-Sided World of Geo...Read More

Closeup dutch angle of a middle aged man with his mouth open in mid-speech. Caption. Let's say it again, conjugating!
Standard Deviants School: English Grammar
Episode 2
24 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12

The Standard Deviants introduce verbs and verb tense. Additional information is given regarding conjugation, the simple tense, the perfect tense, the progressive tense, and the perfect progressive tense. Part of the "Standard Deviants School: Engl...Read More

Black and white still of 3 young men in colonial costumes. Title bar reads, "Taxation ruling. Toll free. 1-800-238-9669. www.StandardDeviants.com. Caption. Slang for money.
Standard Deviants School: American Government
Episode 6
20 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12

The Standard Deviants investigate the Bill of Rights. The Founding Fathers included the first ten amendments of the Constitution because they wanted to make sure the citizens of the United States did not take civil liberties for granted. Part of t...Read More

Young woman touches fingertips together in front of her and parts lips as if speaking. Text over black and white images behind her reads, "Basic principles of the Constitution." Caption. Look at the articles it contains.
Standard Deviants School: American Government
Episode 2
17 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12

The Constitution is the governing document of the United States; however, its creation was not any easy task. In this episode, the Standard Deviants discuss the process of trying to achieve consensus between factions within the government. Ultimat...Read More

An illustration of an elliptical orbit in space, with two foci. Lines are drawn from the foci to an object at the perigee. Caption: woman, an ellipse is a plane figure.
Standard Deviants School: Physics
Episode 7
24 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12

The Standard Deviants explore Kepler's laws of planetary motion. Next, they discuss simple harmonic motion pendulums. Other topics covered include cycle, amplitude, wavelength, frequency, spring constants, and the restoring force. Part of the "Sta...Read More

A woman is in ski outfits. An animation of a red sphere with on screen text, more inertia, greater mass. Caption: The red sphere has greater mass.
Standard Deviants School: Physics
Episode 5
24 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12

The Standard Deviants discuss the three laws of Sir Isaac Newton. This branch of study is also known as Newtonian physics, and it applies to everyday conditions of speed, time, and gravitational pull. Other topics covered include forces in equilib...Read More