Drag rhythmic values into up to 8 beat blocks per line to build a drum groove, or click a tile then click a block to place it — handy on a trackpad.
Math skill: Solve for x Using Angle Relationships from a Transversal (G-CO.C.9)
How the beat teaches it: Every slot gives two angles as expressions in x, related by a parallel-lines rule (equal or supplementary) — solve for x, then find the angle measure, then build that many notes anywhere in the kit.
This is lesson 3 of 24 in RockBlocks Math, Grade 10, a free course where every lesson turns a math idea into something you can count, hear, and play. The previous lesson, “Vertical Angles and Linear Pairs,” covered find a Missing Angle Using Vertical Angles or a Linear Pair (G-CO.C.9). Next is Lesson 4, “Triangle Angle Sum with Algebraic Expressions.”
Every slot above (A, B, C, D) is its own question, and it’s a real, blank RockBlocks beat the whole time — the same drag-and-drop tiles, kit, tempo, sheet music, and drummer view as anywhere else on the site. Tap ❓ Questionin the corner to read the current slot’s problem, build your answer right in the grid, then tap ✓ Check Answerto grade it. Once you’re done, keep going: expand the beat, drop it into a Stack, or save a copy to your own page — nothing here overwrites the lesson itself, so every visitor still starts from the same blank slots.