Understanding Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds

Understanding Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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The video tutorial demonstrates a cool calculator trick involving the conversion of fractions into degrees, minutes, and seconds. It begins with a basic calculation and then explains how to use specific buttons on the calculator to achieve the conversion. The tutorial also covers the meaning of symbols related to degrees, minutes, and seconds, and how they can be applied to both angles and time measurements. The trick is useful for converting fractions into a more understandable format, similar to converting between decimals and fractions.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the initial calculation setup mentioned in the video?

One half and three and a third

Three quarters and five and a half

Two thirds and four and a quarter

Five eighths and six and a half

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which button is used to create a mixed numeral on the calculator?

Square root button

Add and subtract button

Multiply and divide button

Shift and fraction button

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the degree symbol look like?

A rectangle

A triangle

A square

A circle

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many minutes are there in a degree?

30

45

90

60

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are minutes called 'minutes'?

Because they are small

Because they are large

Because they are fast

Because they are slow

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the reason behind the name 'seconds'?

They are the first division of hours

They are the second division of minutes

They are the third division of days

They are the fourth division of weeks

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the degrees, minutes, seconds button do on the calculator?

Subtracts two numbers

Multiplies two numbers

Adds two numbers

Converts fractions into time measurements

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