Where can I find some explanatory math videos?
There’s actually a perfect place on line to learn about about math–MathTV.com. This is an excellent place to go if you want to understand how to complete problems in basic math, trigonometry, calculus, or algebra. Mr. McKeague is a mathematician who offers clear examples on math problems through a video. He is joined by various students who also give eamples to math problems. The videos found here have super quality and would definitely help to instruct or teach difficult math explanations. This site is free, and they offer a free subscription if you plan to use the site often. When you join, you can create playlists because a login has been created for your usage. Here’s a screen shot of Mr. McKeague explaining how to join:
I nee information on the Tangram
Dear Librarian Reply:
March 24th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Emily, here’s a great site to help you out with Tangrams: http://tangrams.ca/ Basically, a tangram is a puzzle consisting of 7 shapes. They originated in China.
What is symmetry
Dear Librarian Reply:
March 24th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Symmetry is when an object matches from side to side. For example, there’s a line of symmetry; when you fold an object in half, both sides would be the same if it were symmetrical. Here’s a great video to help explain symmetry: http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/1_Math/2_Illustrated_Lessons/4_Line_Symmetry/index.html