How long will it take a fully loaded container ship to make its way from China to Long Beach? How many containers can a crane operator unload in one hour? If you have 2,500 yuan, how many U.S. dollars do you have? These interactive PowerPoint presentations use real-life Port of Long Beach examples to teach concepts from the state's middle school math curriculum. Students are able to see how math plays a large role in the Port's daily operations.

To download the complete teacher's guide, click here. For individual lessons, use the links below. Contact us to order a free CD of all the fully animated PowerPoint presentations.

Lessons include:

• Preface
• Introduction to the Port of Long Beach - presentation
• Proportions in the Port of Long Beach - presentation
• Distance, Rate & Time - presentation
• Scale Factors - presentation
• Volume of Prisms - presentation
• Dimensional Analysis - presentation
• Money Conversion - presentation