Proportional Scaling

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
real world application scale volume micro engine proportion replica heat loss surface area WGBH Annenberg Learner Learning Math
Subjects
Mathematics
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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Proportional Scaling

Examine some of the complexities and complications inherent in the development of a micro engine. This video focuses on how MIT researchers have to consider proportions comparing volume and surface area when factoring heat loss, taking math out of the classroom and into real world problem solving.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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