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This playlist contains clips that cover key concepts in Geometry.

Landscape of Geometry: Right Triangles of Any Size

01:47 - 03:57

2m 10s

pythagorean theorem

David Stringer explains ancient Pythagoras' findings about right triangles. He illustrates the Pythagorean Theorem and explains how special right triangles with the ratio 3:4:5 can be scaled up to any size.

Clips

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Using Rakes and Ropes to Create Art thumbnail

PBS NewsHour: Using Rakes and Ropes to Create Art

Earthscape artist Andre Amador uses the beach and geometry to create beautiful temporary artistic...

2

Curtate Cycloid Explanation thumbnail

Numb3rs: Curtate Cycloid Explanation

Charlie describes a curtate cycloid using the Moon and the motion of a human's feet as examples.

3

Pythagorean Theorem Song thumbnail

Merry Andrew: Pythagorean Theorem Song

English schoolteacher Andrew and his students sing a song explaining the pythagorean formula: a2 ...

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Leaves of Grass: Parallel Lines

In the midst of speaking about existentialism, Kincaid draws a similiarity to parallel lines.

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Sesame Street: Dancing with Triangles

The host of Dancing with Triangles, Tom Twinkletoes, invites contestants on stage to perform thei...

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They May Never Find Us thumbnail

02:05

Cast Away: They May Never Find Us

After eating dinner, Chuck illustrates to Wilson their slim chances of being rescued. He calculat...

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Supersized Triangles thumbnail

02:03

Like Mike: Supersized Triangles

Tracy helps Calvin with his geometry homework by drawing large triangles on the side of his house...

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Recreation of the Cycle thumbnail

00:47

The Day After Tomorrow: Recreation of the Cycle

Jack digitally recreates the thermal cycle of the storm and notes that it is pulling cool air fro...

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01:00

Despicable Me: Vectors

This clip states the definition of a vector in a comical way, through one of the main characters ...

10

How Many Jellybeans? thumbnail

00:31

Phineas and Ferb: How Many Jellybeans?

Phineas, Ferb and friends try to determine the volume of a cylinder, but Buford solves it for the...

11

Circles and Ellipses thumbnail

04:04

Agora: Circles and Ellipses

Hypatia of Alexandria explains that the center of a circle is always the same distance from any o...

12

Soap Bubble Theory thumbnail

01:09

Numb3rs: Soap Bubble Theory

Charlie explains soap bubble theory and how he used it to find the paths that McHugh most likely ...

13

Making a Square with Triangles thumbnail

04:15

Cyberchase: Making a Square with Triangles

The CyberSquad cannot make a big enough square with the rods it has available, so Jackie suggests...

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The Triangle's Reflection thumbnail

02:25

Maths Mansion: The Triangle's Reflection

In an interactive game, Bad Man tests two kids on their ability to mark the vertices of a triangl...

15

Fractal Geometry thumbnail

01:12

Mr. Wizard's World: Fractal Geometry

Mr. Wizard provides a succinct overview of Fractal Geometry and its uses.

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Sleight Angle thumbnail

01:45

Cyberchase: Sleight Angle

The Earthlings consult with Chief about whether or not Sleight O' Hand stole Hacker's recharger k...

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Traversing the Lava thumbnail

05:21

Cyberchase: Traversing the Lava

The CyberSquad needs to get across a pool of lava. They find tiles in the shapes of triangles, pe...

18

Different Looking Triangles thumbnail

02:40

Sesame Street: Different Looking Triangles

Grover and Rosita illustrate and explain the properties of a triangle. Rosita brings over two dif...

19

Building a Better Raft thumbnail

02:07

Cyberchase: Building a Better Raft

The CyberSquad tests if its contraption serves as a raft. While it floats, it contains holes, and...

20

You're Being Obtuse thumbnail

00:32

Family Guy: You're Being Obtuse

Carter speaks with Peter about a stunt he pulled involving music. He tells Peter that music is fo...

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Right Triangles of Any Size thumbnail

02:10

Landscape of Geometry: Right Triangles of Any Size

David Stringer explains ancient Pythagoras' findings about right triangles. He illustrates the Py...

22

Dynamic Rollerblade Field thumbnail

02:45

Cyberchase: Dynamic Rollerblade Field

The CyberSquad notices that something besides the shape of the rollerblading field is different w...

23

The Archimedes Terminal thumbnail

03:17

Cyberchase: The Archimedes Terminal

After creating five solid squares on the ground, the CyberSquad uses a vehicle to lift the square...

24

Navigating The Island thumbnail

02:47

Cyberchase: Navigating The Island

The CyberSquad is on an island and needs to visit Dr. Marbles. The group members have a map but d...

25

Intersecting Lines thumbnail

01:14

Cyberchase: Intersecting Lines

Inez and Digit are trying to determine the location of the Transformatron so that they can remove...

26

Area and Volume thumbnail

01:11

Bill Nye, the Science Guy: Area and Volume

Bill demonstrates how to measure the area of different rectangles and the volume of a cube. He ex...

27

Math is More Than Numbers thumbnail

03:41

Donald in Mathmagic Land: Math is More Than Numbers

The narrator explains that mathematics is much more than simply numbers and equations. He shows h...

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Wheels thumbnail

03:24

Mr. Wizard's World: Wheels

Mr. Wizard demonstrates that wheels don't always need to be round to function as wheels.

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01:29

The Man Without a Face: Perpendicular Bisector

Justin walks through a word problem involving parallel lines with Chuck. He teaches him how to dr...

30

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03:49

Cyberchase: Creating a New Wheel

The wheel breaks on the CyberSquad's scooter, and they need to replace it in order to stop Hacker...

31

Geometric Area in Court thumbnail

04:17

Square One Television: Geometric Area in Court

In a court case, the plaintiff claims that the defendant is unfairly compensating him for his law...

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Covering the Worms thumbnail

02:42

Maths Mansion: Covering the Worms

Sad Man presents us with six little worms that are trying to sleep but are cold because they don'...

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Plotting The Land thumbnail

04:09

Cyberchase: Plotting The Land

The Cybersquad are helping the authorities find out if Hacker has more land than Judge Trudy. The...

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Determining Hacker's Area of Land thumbnail

02:20

Cyberchase: Determining Hacker's Area of Land

The Cybersquad presents Hacker's and Judge Trudy's plots of land to the court. They illustrate ho...

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Measuring Area thumbnail

01:34

Maths Mansion: Measuring Area

Bad Man challenges Ryland and Celia to measure the area of multiple rectangular objects, such as ...

36

Copying the Ring thumbnail

01:34

Cyberchase: Copying the Ring

Matt, Digit, and Slider make a fake ring that looks just like the original in order to trick Hack...

37

Solving the Riddle thumbnail

02:41

Cyberchase: Solving the Riddle

Jackie, Matt, and Inez work together to solve a pirate's riddle. When they find the boulder shape...

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Finding the Treasure thumbnail

03:10

Cyberchase: Finding the Treasure

Inez, Matt, and Jackie work through the remaining riddles to find Ivanca's treasure. Using their ...

39

Filling Motherboard's Tank thumbnail

03:14

Cyberchase: Filling Motherboard's Tank

Digit, Jackie, Inez, and Matt miscalculate the amount of cryoxide they would need to fill Motherb...

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01:18

Cyberchase: Feeding the Twins

Bianca is babysitting a set of twin boys and needs to feed them exactly 9 ounces of baby formula....

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Determining Weight thumbnail

05:23

Beakman's World: Determining Weight

Beakman uses air pressure and the surface area of the tires to determine the approximate weight o...

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Math is Everywhere thumbnail

02:07

Donald in Mathmagic Land: Math is Everywhere

The narrator shows Donald Duck several occurrences of mathematical forms in nature, such as the p...

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Finding the Peach Trees thumbnail

02:20

Cyberchase: Finding the Peach Trees

Inez and Digit need to get Peaches home to her family, and they use a map to help them navigate t...

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Finding Perpendicular Lines thumbnail

02:07

Maths Mansion: Finding Perpendicular Lines

Sad Man introduces the concept of perpendicular lines and looks for examples of them in the real ...

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Making Parallel Lines thumbnail

02:27

Maths Mansion: Making Parallel Lines

Sad Man introduces the concept of parallel lines, while Bad Man tests two kids on their ability t...

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Zoo Transfer thumbnail

02:10

Madagascar: Zoo Transfer

Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melmen each wake up in a box that has different dimensions. They realize ...

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Symmetria's Symmetrical Products thumbnail

01:07

Cyberchase: Symmetria's Symmetrical Products

Ava advertises Symmetria's perfectly balanced products. She illustrates the meaning of symmetry t...

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Rubik's Cube thumbnail

03:03

The Pursuit of Happyness: Rubik's Cube

Chris is determined to solve the Rubik's Cube puzzle. He indicates that the key to solving it is ...

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The Exact Center thumbnail

03:48

Cyberchase: The Exact Center

The CyberSquad and Slider need to find the center of the circle and place the ring there in order...

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Proving Hacker Wrong thumbnail

04:52

Cyberchase: Proving Hacker Wrong

Jackie, Matt, and Inez set out to prove that Hacker doesn't deserve to be the ruler of Cyberspace...

51

Doctor Marbles is Symmetrical thumbnail

01:37

Cyberchase: Doctor Marbles is Symmetrical

To fool Hacker, the CyberSquad makes a robot that looks like Dr. Marbles. They notice that both s...

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Escaping The Island thumbnail

02:25

Cyberchase: Escaping The Island

To escape the island, the CyberSquad must reach before sunset one of the portals that Motherboard...

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Pythagorean Theorem thumbnail

01:22

QI: Pythagorean Theorem

Stephen Fry illustrates the Pythagorean theorem using a water-filled model that represents the sq...

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Parallel Lines thumbnail

01:24

Cyberchase: Parallel Lines

Inez and Digit are trying to determine the location of the Transformatron based on Matt and Jacki...

55

Sushi Scene thumbnail

00:53

Isle of Dogs: Sushi Scene

A chef prepares sushi for a client in a deliberate and efficient manner.

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Mobius Strip thumbnail

01:51

Beakman's World: Mobius Strip

Beakman challenge: Create a loop using one side of a piece of paper. The result is the Mobius Strip.

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The Angle Dance thumbnail

02:31

Square One Television: The Angle Dance

This video pairs a dance about angles, acute and obtuse, to a catchy beat.

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Egypt's Use of Area thumbnail

00:51

The Story of Maths: Egypt's Use of Area

Marcus du Sautoy explains how Ancient Egyptian governments used algebra and geometry to calculate...

59

Spherical Astronomy thumbnail

01:42

Numb3rs: Spherical Astronomy

In this clip, Charlie uses the behavior of the hoop's shadow to pinpoint the longitude and latitu...

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How Egyptians Discovered Pi thumbnail

02:02

The Story of Maths: How Egyptians Discovered Pi

Marcus du Sautoy explains how Egyptians discovered pi through activities of their everyday life.