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Episode 101: Lost My Marbles
Math Topic: Navigation
A map is a mathematical tool you can use to find your way from one place to another, anywhere on earth.
For Real Clip: Gorillas in the Midst
Related ActivitiesWeb Games: Virus Hunt
Lesson Plan/Activity Kits: Monkey Map

Episode 102: Castleblanca
Math Topic: Using Data
Data is a lot more than "a collection of numbers." When you gather it, organize, and analyze it, you can discover useful information hidden in the numbers.
For Real Clip: Bianca's Greatest Hits
Web Games: Pattern Quest

Episode 103: R-Fair City
Math Topic: Probability and Chance
A game of chance is fair when nobody can tell who will win, but everyone has the same chance of being a winner.
For Real Clip: Bianca Flips Out
Related ActivitiesWeb Games: Coin Toss

Episode 104: Snow Day to Be Exact
Math Topic: Estimation
Sometimes using a close answer is good enough for the problem you are solving.
For Real Clip: Regards to Broadway
Web Games: Jellybean Jostle
Printable Activities: When Close Enough is Good Enough
Lesson Plan/Activity Kits: Pool Party

Episode 105: Sensible Flats
Math Topic: Area
To find the area of an object, count how many squares fit on it. But there's an easier way! Measure an object's dimensions, and you can use mathematics to calculate its area.
For Real Clip: The Big Sleep
Related ActivitiesWeb Games: Tangram Game
Lesson Plan/Activity Kits: Boxed In

Episode 106: Zeus on the Loose
Math Topic: Fractions
When you need to divide things up into parts and share them, fractions are the numbers to use.
For Real Clip: Room for One More
Web Games: 13 Ways to a Half
Printable Activities: I'll Halve S'More, Please!

Episode 107: The Poddleville Case
Math Topic: Patterns
Patterns are sequences that repeat or change in an orderly way. You can use patterns to predict the next step in solving a problem.
For Real Clip: Stomp, Look and Listen
Related ActivitiesWeb Games: Cyber Pattern Player
Lesson Plan/Activity Kits: Patterns to the Rescue

Episode 108: And They Counted Happily Ever After
Math Topic: Number & Operations
Let numbers stand for things in a regular pattern, and you have the power to keep track of anything and everything on Earth.
For Real Clip: Bianca on the Run
Web Games: Number Machine
Printable Activities: 100 or Bust!

Episode 109: Clock Like An Egyptian
Math Topic: Time Keeping
To measure the passage of time, chose a starting point and count up the beats of something that repeats at steady, regular intervals.
For Real Clip: Harry's Time Out
Related ActivitiesWeb Games: Maze and Marbles
Printable Activities: How Much Time Does It Take?
Lesson Plan/Activity Kits: Time Travel

Episode 110: The Secrets of Symmetria
Math Topic: Symmetry
Symmetries are patterns you can find hidden within many objects that create balance, order, and a pleasing regularity in the world around us.
For Real Clip: This Takes the Cake
Web Games: Symmetrizer
Printable Activities: A Gift for Mother's Day

Episode 111: 	A Day At the Spa
Math Topic: Combinations
Overwhelmed with choices? Lists, tables and tree diagrams help you master the combinations.
For Real Clip: Harry Does Lunch
Related ActivitiesWeb Games: Disguise Combos
Printable Activities: Cyber Combos

Episode 	112	: 	Of All the Luck
Math Topic: Logic
When you have to choose from a confusing mix of possibilities, you can use logic -- a set of tools for thinking clearly -- to picture and refine your choices so you can get exactly what you want.
For Real Clip: A Pizza to Go with Gross Anchovies
Web Games: Logic Zoo
Lesson Plan/Activity Kits: Out of Order

Episode 113: 	Eureka!
Math Topic: 2 & 3D Geometry
When you follow simple rules to make flat geometrical shapes, and join them together, you can discover new shapes that, instead of staying flat, rise up to make three-dimensional objects!
For Real Clip: All Dolled Up
Related Activities Printable Activities: 2-D to 3-D
Lesson Plan/Activity Kits: Boxed In

Episode 	114	: 	Cool It
Math Topic: Liquid Volume
Just because one container appears bigger than another to the eye doesn't mean it holds more liquid. A container's volume depends on all its dimensions.
For Real Clip: Bianca's Babysitting Blues
Web Games: Can You Fill It?

Episode 115: 	Find Those Gleamers!
Math Topic: Algebra
When you use a letter to stand in for a number that repeats or changes in a problem, you can simplify the arithmetic and make the problem easier to solve.
For Real Clip: That Suits Me Fine
Related Activities

Episode 116: 	Codename: Icky
Math Topic: Codes
You can use a code (a communication system that substitutes one thing for another) to send top secret messages as long as your code has an adjustable rule that can be reversed to read the message.
For Real Clip: Harry's Cracked Code
Printable Activities: Shh…It's a Secret!

Episode 117: 	Return to Sensible Flats
Math Topic: Line Graphs
You can use a line graph to tell a story about how things change, and to make predictions.
For Real Clip: An Endless Cycle
Related Activities

Episode 118: 	Problem Solving in Shangri-La
Math Topic: Problem Solving
When you tackle a tough math problem, treat it like a challenging game. Your chances of solving it will be better if you follow a game plan, and the more you play, the better you will be at problem solving next time.
For Real Clip: Following the Paper Trail
Printable Activities: Who Gets Which Gift
Lesson Plan/Activity Kits: Digit's Cyber-Dough Recipe

Episode 119: 	Send In the Clones
Math Topic: Multiplication
Stuck on a multiplication problem? Relax! Remember that multiplication is just repeated addition, and you can use what you already know to find the answer
For Real Clip: Donut Doze Off
Related Activities

Episode 120: 	Trading Places
Math Topic: Monetary Systems
Instead of trading what you have for what you want, you can make it easy to buy and sell by creating a system where you exchange goods for tokens of different fixed values.
For Real Clip: All That Glitters is Not Gold
Printable Activities: Donut Dinero

Episode 121: 	Less Than Zero
Math Topic: Negative Numbers
Numbers don't have to stop at zero! Negative numbers - numbers that are less than zero - can extend the range of what you can measure on a scale and give you the ability to compare numbers using direction as well as amount.
For Real Clip: Keeping It Positive
Related ActivitiesWeb Games: Space Race

Episode 122: 	Model Behavior
Math Topic: Using Models
Make a model - a simplified version of something complicated - and you can easily and safely understand how it works.
For Real Clip: Bianca Gets Spacey
Web Games: Crossing the River
Printable Activities: Modeling Mania

Episode 123: Fortress of Attitude
Math Topic: Linear Measurement
To measure length and communicate your results easily and precisely, identify a system of units based on a single standard length that everyone using it agrees on.
For Real Clip: On the Right Track
Related ActivitiesWeb Games: Wacky Ruler

Episode 124: 	Size Me Up
Math Topic: Scale and Size
You can create an exact likeness of something - though one that is a different size - by multiplying the size of every part of your original by the same number.
For Real Clip: Bianca Gets the Big Picture
Web Games: Jigsaw Puzzle Size-Up

Episode 125: 	A Battle of Equals
Math Topic: Balancing Equations
You can use an equation - a statement that two different expressions are equal to each other - to find unknown values that make the equation true.
For Real Clip: Bianca's Corny Act
Related ActivitiesWeb Games: Poddle Weigh-In
Printable Activities: How Heavy is Delete?

Episode 126: 	Out of Sync
Math Topic: Patterns in Music
You use mathematical patterns to create and understand memorable musical rhythms.
For Real Clip: When Harry Met Stephanie
Related ActivitiesWeb Games: Cyber Pattern Player