DVD COLLECTION - Math in the Middle of...Design

[Ryan Goble]

I came across this interesting series of DVDs when I found some great math PDFs from an Idaho Public TV website.  I wrote them and they told me they no longer have the rights to the series but GPN Educational Media does...  Is anyone familiar with the series?

Subject: Math
Grades: 6-9
Length: 12 episodes @ 20 minutes
Distributors: GPN

A multidimensional approach to teaching integrated math is a multi-faceted resource that provides an integrated approach to enriching middle-school math. Featuring pre-algebra concepts, the thematic units will engage your students in math learning. Piloted across the country, this curriculum enhancement series delights teachers with its effective, practical way of achieving the NCTM goal of teaching math concepts as part of an integrated curriculum. Real world math examples enhance a problem-based approach to middle school math.

In Math in the Middle ...of Design each episode focuses on a specific design topic and includes a video fieldtrip to interview a working artist, designer, architect and so forth. Students see real life applications to fire up their imaginations.

Mathematics concepts: Mathematics as problem solving, mathematics as communication, mathematics as reasoning, mathematics as connections, number & number relationships/number systems & number theory, computation & estimation, patterns & functions, measurement, algebra, geometry, statistics.

View the other four Math in the Middle thematic units below:
Math in the Middle…Motion
Math in the Middle…Music 
Math in the Middle…Nature 
Math in the Middle…Oceans

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[Frank W. Baker]

Ryan (and others) I found this entire series streamed on SC ETV's website for Discovery Channel's streaming service. If your school, district or state is a member, you may be able to download all of them here: http://www.discoveryeducation.com

[Ryan Goble]

Frank - thanks for that extra info!!

I will probably post on the other ones and I'll be sure to include that note!

Ryan:)