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Real World Math

Real World Math

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Through real life examples, this series defines and demonstrates important mathematical and geometrical concepts and skills. These concepts include rational numbers, integers, fractions, part-whole relationships, decimals, and symmetry.

Closeup of an open green eye with a purple colored contact lens, black mascara on the eyelashes, and black eyeliner on the top lid. Caption. With several special properties.
Real World Math
Episode 1
4 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Centered, front view of the Taj Mahal. A dashed white line is overlaid down the center, with an arrow and the word "Axis" overlaid and pointing to it. A white rectangle overlay is around one of the pillars on the left. Caption. 1 side is a reflection of the other side.
Real World Math
Episode 2
5 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Top side view of a pizza with cheese, red sauce, and Canadian bacon on a large stainless steel pizza spatula over a gray background. Caption. Most likely, family or friends ate the rest of the pizza.
Real World Math
Episode 3
5 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Several ocean going sailboats docked with sails down is in front of a street lined with multi-story buildings with many windows and pitched roofs. Caption. The city of Copenhagen in Denmark is at sea level.
Real World Math
Episode 5
3 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Top side view of a pizza with cheese, red sauce, and Canadian bacon on a large stainless steel pizza spatula over a gray background.
Real World Math
Episode 6
3 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
White background with faint gray gridlines and math equation that reads, "23 and seven eighths equals 23.875." A big red arrow points at and labels the decimal point. Caption. Fractional quantities, such as 23 or seven eighths.
Real World Math
Episode 7
4 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
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