Math Challenge: Decimals

In this episode from the 16-part animated educational series Math Challenge (originally airing on the BBC), top secret agent Matt Mattics--whose only weapons are his math skills--is pitted against the evil Dr. Strangeglove, while viewers, as “special agents,” are invited to grab a pencil and paper to join Mattics in solving a variety of math problems to defeat whatever nefarious plan Strangeglove cooks up. Decimals features whimsical animation that is fairly basic, but the program moves at a brisk pace as the core math concepts are clearly presented and reviewed. Here, students will not only learn to identify decimals on a number line, but also practice rounding off decimals to the nearest whole number. Other titles in the series include: Equations, Fractions, Integers, Percentages, and Shapes. Recommended. Aud: E, I, J. (E. Gieschen)