Title: |
Slope and House Construction |
URL: |
https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/mgbh.math.ee.house/slope-and-house-construction/ |
Content Source: |
PBS
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| Type: |
Audio/Video
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Overview: |
Discover how math is required for quality construction when a Master Carpenter shares his experience and expertise. This video focuses on explaining slope as rise over run and shows how slope comes into play when building homes to take math out of the classroom and into real world problem solving. This resource is part of the Math at the Core: Middle School collection. |
| Content Standard(s): |
Mathematics
MA2019 (2019)
Grade: 8
| 27. Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between two points in a coordinate plane.
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
| Mathematics
MA2019 (2019)
Grade: 8
Accelerated | 49. Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between two points in a coordinate plane. [Grade 8, 27] |
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| Tags:
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constructions, rise, run, slope |
| License Type:
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Public Domain
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses
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| Accessibility | Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles |
| Comments | This resource contains the following activity:
Slope and House Construction - Activity |