Six of the episodes explore applications of mathematics in the real world while the seventh examines new approaches toward teaching mathematics. This exciting series of real-life applications should prove to be a valuable teaching tool for teachers, since it's expected to arouse student's awareness of and interest in math. TI is also making available to teachers classroom materials including a Teaching Guide, to be used independently or with a condensed two-hour Educational Highlights VHS video, and a classroom poster. The guide was developed with teachers, and offers a thematic program overview, information on key concepts treated, and classroom activities including a school math trail with activities geared to locations likely to be found in most schools. Teaching Guide activities address mathematical concepts appropriate from junior high through high school.
Teachers can increase or decrease the complexity of an activity to fit the students' level.
The segments were chosen by teachers for their connection to a typical high school mathematics curriculum, and can also be appropriate for some junior high school classrooms. The four-color classroom poster features images from the series and interesting facts about each visual and its mathematical concept or message. All rights reserved.