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La bonne étoile

S1 E44
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2016

Eric, the famous mathemagician, wants to show you how you too can reach for the stars! All you need is folded paper and scissors to create your own perfect five-pointed star. It's not magic...it's mathematics!

Levels:
Elementary Grade 6 Grade 4 Grade 5
Subjects:
Mathematics Spatial Sense The Arts Visual Arts
Skills:
Communication Problem Solving Critical Thinking
French level:
B1: Threshold Independent User (B1 - B2) A2: Waystage Basic User (A1 - A2)
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E1 : Le 9 magique

3min30s
Eric the _mathmagicien_ performs a magic trick with numbers that will amaze your friends!
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E2 : L'ancien est nouveau

3min30s
Go back a few thousand years to ancient Egypt with Eric!
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E3 : Tête à tête

3min
This experiment is a no brainer: come and measure our height with Éric!
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E4 : Métamorphoses

3min30s
Eric shows us how to turn a bird into a fish!
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E5 : Mesurer la hauteur d'un arboretum

3min
How can you calculate the size of a very tall thing? Eric will help you!
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E6 : Zéro mon héros

3min30s
What is the most powerful number in the world? Come and find out with Éric!
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E7 : Le pouvoir du double

3min30s
Come discover the power of doubles with Eric!
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E8 : La probabilité en fête

3min
Is it likely? Unlikely? Impossible? Come and discover the different probabilities of events with Éric!
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E9 : Le carré parfait

3min
What geometric shape do you have? Come and find out with Éric!
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E10 : Une chaise en papier

3min30s
Eric examines the strength of a paper chair. Will it hold the weight of one person?
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E11 : La face cachée du dé

3min30s
Éric presents a magic trick with dice!
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E12 : Tourner en rond

3min30s
It's possible to create a perfect circle without lifting a finger!
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E13 : Calculer son anniversaire

3min
Find out how to calculate your date of birth using a calculator!
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E14 : Toutes proportions gardées

3min30s
Eric explores how to measure different parts of the face using unconventional units of measurement.
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E15 : Un mauvais pli

3min
How many times do you think you can fold a sheet of paper? Four times? Five times? Nine times? Come and find out with Eric!
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E16 : Estimer l'estimation

3min
Eric impresses us with his extraordinary powers of estimation.
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E17 : L'éléphant danois

3min30s
Do you think it's possible to read your friends' minds? Come find out with Eric!
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E18 : Chaussure au pied

3min
Did you know that most people are seven feet tall? That is, we measure seven of our own feet.
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E19 : Jaloux des multiplications

3min30s
Come discover a multiplication trick with Éric!
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E20 : Le chiffre de César

3min30s
Come discover Caesar's secret code with Eric!
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E21 : Attache-toi bien

3min30s
How many ways are there to tie shoes? Come and find out with Éric!
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E22 : Lettres aux chiffres romains

3min
Did you know that the letters C, D, I, L, M, V and X are Roman numbers? Come and discover the value of these letters with Eric!
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E23 : Dans un sens ou dans l'autre

3min
A palindrome is a word, phrase or couplet that reads the same in both directions-left to right and right to left. Come and discover with Éric if numbers can be a palindrome!
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E24 : Pareil, mais différent

3min
We can't always rely on our eyes. Come and explore the world of illusions with Eric the mathemagician.
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E25 : Les anneaux de Möbius

3min30s
Eric tries to perform magic with a magic circle!
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E26 : Un petit bec en papier

3min30s
Here's a trick for young _mathémagiciens_. Come and watch Eric transform a sheet of paper in three dimensions!
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E27 : Pavage et bavardage

3min
Éric the mathemagician amazes us once again by creating a geometric paving stone in the shape of his head!
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E28 : Une fraction de gâteau

3min30s
Did you know that you can use math to share a cake? You will discover with Eric how fractions can be absolutely delicious!
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E29 : Mes yeux miroirs

3min
Come and discover with Éric how to use a mirror to create illusions!
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E30 : Ceci avec cela

3min30s
How many different ways can you combine 6 shirts and 4 pairs of pants? Find out with Eric!
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E31 : Poids lourd poids léger

3min
Eric discovers that the mass and size of an object are not at all the same thing.
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E32 : La moyenne des choses

3min30s
Here's an easy way to add up in your head all the numbers in a 3-by-3 block of dates on a calendar.
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E33 : La grille au trésor

3min30s
Eric is on a treasure hunt, but first he has to learn how to use a grid map!
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E34 : Le cerf-volant

3min
Do you know how a kite works? Come and find out with Éric!
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E35 : La courbe est droite

3min
Eric is a master of illusions! He'll show you how to create an optical illusion by drawing straight lines that form a curve.
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E36 : Point de fuite en perspective

3min
Did you know that some things can seem far away - as if they were disappearing - when you look at a flat surface?
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E37 : Les motifs de la danse

3min30s
Eric discovers how to find mathematical patterns in art, architecture and even dance!
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E38 : Temps ensoleillé

3min30s
How do you tell the time without a clock? Eric will show you!
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E39 : A Strong Hold on Perimeters

3min
Want to know how to build the biggest fort you can? Eric reveals the secret in this episode!
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E40 : Le nombre magique

3min30s
Eric the _mathemagician_ knows a trick that is sure to blow your mind! No matter what number you choose, you'll always wind up with the same result.
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E41 : Écrire au miroir

3min
Can you decipher Eric's writing? Here, he reveals the _mathemagical_ mystery behind mirror writing.
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E42 : Les mathématiques sont partout

3min
Put on your _mathemagicianal_ glasses and tag along with Eric! He shows us that math can be found everywhere!
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E43 : Mini moi-même

3min30s
Would you like to make a self-portrait? Eric knows how to make self-portraits that are perfectly at scale!
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E44 : La bonne étoile

3min
Eric, the famous mathemagician, wants to show you how you too can reach for the stars!
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E45 : La grenouille en papier

3min30s
You can turn an ordinary sheet of paper into a three-dimensional jumping frog!
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E46 : À l'endroit, à l'envers

3min30s
You can amaze your friends with a magic trick using goblets.
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E47 : Tous dans le même bateau

3min30s
Sometimes, when you can't solve a problem, you have to turn to creativity!
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E48 : Écoute bien le problème

3min30s
Look and listen carefully! Eric the mathemagician learns that problem solving is similar to illusions.
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E49 : Chaussette probable

3min30s
Eric uses probability theory and a sock drawer to pull off a _mathémagie_ trick!
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E50 : Tetraèdre

3min
Eric is racking his brains to find out how to place four apple trees so that they are at the same distance from each other.
Levels:
Elementary Grade 6 Grade 4 Grade 5
Subjects:
Mathematics Spatial Sense The Arts Visual Arts
Skills:
Communication Problem Solving Critical Thinking
French level:
B1: Threshold Independent User (B1 - B2) A2: Waystage Basic User (A1 - A2)