• Description 

  The Eddie Files are based on investigations into the world of careers, conducted by Eddie, a fictional, inquisitive 11-year-old East Harlem student.   Viewers meet real people in real jobs in a unique combination of fiction and real-world math and science. The series has been recognized with a Peabody Award, among other honors.

• Episodes 

  1. “Hot Dog Heaven (Distance, Time, and Speed)” takes Eddie through Manhattan traffic to rescue Hector, Aunt Rosa’s dog. (25:15)    2. “The Lucky Batting Glove (Statistics)” goes into the New York Yankees’ dugout and behind the scoreboard to show how some people make careers out of statistics. (25:15)    3. “The Vegie Stash-o-matic (Circles)” shows practical uses of geometry as Eddie tries to invent a machine. (25:15)   4. “The Fake Money Caper (Decimals)” introduces people who create, safeguard, and trade our money.  Counterfeiting and foreign money are discussed. (25:15)    5. “Sleep Like a Dog (Length and Area)” shows how Hector helps Aunt Rosa with her new apartment and how math is used in interior decoration and set designs. (25:15)    6. “The Big Concert (Patterns” introduces professional musicians and composers as Eddie struggles to prepare for a holiday concert. (25:15)    7. “The Day Manhattan Ran Dry (Volume)” introduces Eddie to people who build water tanks, reservoirs, and underground tunnels to supply water to the city of New York. (25:15)   8. “Eddie in Barbieland (The Counting Principle)” shows how he copes with the problem of buying a gift for his sister with the help of Miss Toliver’s lesson on clothing combinations and the counting principle, Mattel toy designers, and a salesperson. (25:15)   9. “The Lonesome Pine (Ratios)” takes Eddie on a search for a place to plant a Ponderosa Pine.  He meets foresters and engineers and learns the importance of trees in the balance of nature. (25:15)   10. “The Green Thumb (Variables”) introduces the leader of New York’s Green Guerillas rooftop gardeners and the manager of the Lundberg organic rice farm as Eddie tries to grow sunflowers for a school project. (25:15)   11. “The Dessert Derby (Charts and Graphs)” shows how Aunt Ida follows food professionals’ and uses charts and graphs to prepare her recipe. (25:15)   12. “Take a Bite (Percents)” takes Eddie to the world of graphic design as he works with his photo that has been chosen for a campaign to bring tourists to New York. (25:15)

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