This content is not available from your geographic area.
Log in

La rumeur (La puissance d'un nombre)

S1 E8
·
2016

A crazy rumor runs through the high school in the town of Simplex. At each break, students repeat it to other students, who repeat it to other students. The rumor spreads at high speed and Évariste explains to them that it is about mathematics.

Levels:
Elementary Grade 6 Secondary
Subjects:
Social Sciences and Humanities Mathematics Number Algebra
Skills:
Communication Critical Thinking Problem Solving Collaboration
French level:
B1: Threshold Independent User (B1 - B2) A2: Waystage Basic User (A1 - A2)
Subscription
play_circle

E1 : Les dés ne mentent jamais (Les probabilités)

4min50s
In Japan, four young people want to enter the city's dojo. They will have to play dice to gain entry. They will learn the odds of winning with a bar graph and Évariste's knowledge.
Subscription
play_circle

E2 : Inès présidente! (Les statistiques)

3min55s
Inès stood for the election of the editor-in-chief of the school's website. She does a survey with all the students. Évariste suggests that she choose a limited number of students instead, by selecting a representative sample.
Subscription
play_circle

E3 : Le Street Art (Le théorème de Thalès)

3min23s
Tom won the first prize in the drawing competition which allows the winner to decorate one of the city's building by pasting the street art of his choice. He must calculate the height of the building to complete his project.
Subscription
play_circle

E4 : Vive les soldes! (Les pourcentages)

4min9s
Inès wants to be considered as an adult. She has to make changes in her room and do some shopping. To do this, she must learn how to calculate percentage reductions.
Subscription
play_circle

E5 : DJ Pythagore (Le théorème de Pythagore)

4min7s
Four friends want to install a giant screen in the city bar, but the screen does not go through the door. They must use their knowledge of the Pythagorean theorem to solve their problem.
Subscription
play_circle

E6 : Le billard (Les angles)

4min35s
The Simplex team faces the Twins team in the billiards championships. To succeed, Julien must take into account the angles. But will the team be able to defeat the Maths Master?
Subscription
play_circle

E7 : À table... De multiplications! (Diviseurs et multiples)

4min13s
Julien and Manon organize their parents' wedding anniversary party. They have two types of flowers and will need to make divisions to prepare equal and similar bouquets.
Subscription
play_circle

E8 : La rumeur (La puissance d'un nombre)

4min40s
A crazy rumor runs through the high school in the town of Simplex. At each break, students repeat it to other students, who repeat it to other students. The rumor spreads at high speed and Évariste explains to them that it is about mathematics.
Subscription
play_circle

E9 : Le défi d'Evariste (La trigonométrie)

4min33s
Inès, Marion, Tom and Julien absolutely want to know Évariste's age. He challenges them: if they manage to cut a pizza into three mathematically equal parts, Évariste will give them his age.
Subscription
play_circle

E10 : Le menu de la cantine (Les arbres de probabilités)

4min55s
Tom did a compatibility test on an application. He obtained a 100% connection result with Eglantine Princess! The team makes a probability tree to determine which choice Eglantine will make on the canteen menu.
Levels:
Elementary Grade 6 Secondary
Subjects:
Social Sciences and Humanities Mathematics Number Algebra
Skills:
Communication Critical Thinking Problem Solving Collaboration
French level:
B1: Threshold Independent User (B1 - B2) A2: Waystage Basic User (A1 - A2)