- Mathematics in Movies is a collection of movie clips with math-related content. It is created by Oliver Knill from the Department of Mathematics at Harvard University. Movie clips can be viewed using Flash player (.swf) files or Quicktime.
- Math and the Movies Resource List includes information about different movie scenes that pertain to mathematics. A brief synopsis of the story line, a description of the math problem/concept, and a related lesson or worksheet.
- Simpsons Math has text transcripts of math-related scenes from television episodes, images from the show, and classroom activity sheets.
- Mathematical Fiction is a list of books, plays movies, and television shows that involve math concepts. Users can browse the list by media type, genre, topic, title, or year.
Jul 22, 2010
Math and the Movies
Video clips can be a great way to "hook" student attention at the beginning of a lesson. Here are a few websites with video clips from television shows or movies that involve math, lesson ideas, and lists of movies with math scenes.
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