Artimus and Old Laces (Long Multiplication)

Illustrates the distributive principle through an animated story about the multiplication problems of tax collector Cyrus Squeeze. Records Squeeze wondering what new items to tax to raise funds for the local Shoelace Museum. Shows his niece, Louise, helping out by picturing each problem as areas or rectangular arrays which she then adds to get the final product.

Copyright

More in Math that Counts Series

  1. Banana Fever - Short Division
  2. Artimus and Old Laces (Long Multiplication) 1975
  3. Filbert and the Melon Cheater (Subtraction with Borrowing) 1975
  4. Filbert And The Melon Cheater - Subtraction With Borrowing 1975
  5. King Vat (Introduction to Decimals) 1975
  6. The Caretaker's Dilemma (Place Value) 1975
  7. The Ghost of Captain Peale (Linear Measurement and Mapping with Metric Units) 1975
  8. The Great Diamond (Long Division) 1975
  9. The Magic Rectangle (Short Multiplication) 1975
  10. The Tree of Truth (Relationship Between Addition and Subtraction) 1975

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record
  2. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright