Cyberchase

Find Those Gleamers!

Season 1, Episode 15 of 26

(topic: Algebraic Variables) - The Hacker challenges Jackie, Matt and Inez to a contest on cyber-wide television! In order to prove to all of Cyberspace that Hacker's not as powerful or smart as he seems - the kids return to Topsy-Turvy Island on the Northern Frontier for the contest. Their mission is to power up a Mini-Wreaker using cyber- fireflies of varying power before the island turns inside out at sunset. The kids must use algebraic equations to determine how many Gleamers - and how much power - they'll need. The Big Idea: 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.

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6/23/2009
6 p.m.
6/23/2009
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3/18/2010
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3/18/2010
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3/20/2010
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9/15/2010
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5:30 a.m.
3/1/2011
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5/7/2012
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5/8/2012
5:30 a.m.
8/23/2012
1 p.m.
8/23/2012
10 p.m.
8/24/2012
5:30 a.m.
10/11/2012
1 p.m.
10/11/2012
10 p.m.
10/12/2012
5:30 a.m.
3/25/2013
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