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In this hands-on activity, students explore the relationship between angular width, actual size, and distance by using their finger, thumb and fist as a unit of angular measurement. They should learn to relate angular width to actual size using distance; quantify the relationship between angular width and distance; and understand why the Sun appears smaller from Pluto than from Earth.
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Project
SkyMath
is
a
mathematics
module
for
middle
school
students,
developed
by
the
University
Corporation
for
Atmospheric
Research
(UCAR).
The
goal
of
the
pilot
project
is
to
demonstrate
that
acquiring
and
using
current
environmental
and
real-time
weather
data
in
middle
school
classrooms,
in
ways
that
embrace
the
dynamic
and
the
uncertain
natures
of
these
data,
will
promote
the
teaching
and
learning
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This resource covers basic astronomy, Newtonian mechanics, the Sun and related topics (weather, electromagnetic waves, nuclear energy), and space flight. The material stresses space applications, history, and intuitive content, and includes a brief refresher course on algebra and trigonometry. It is also available in Spanish.
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A
broad
collection
of
mathematical
bibliographies
and
links
to
pages
explaining
important
concepts.
One
highlighted
feature
is
a
link
to
Euclid's
'Elements',
which
contains
all
13
books
and
illustrated
figures.
Another
interesting
attribute
is
a
link
to
the
famous
1900
speech
of
David
Hilbert,
a
leading
twentieth
century
mathematician,
in
which
he
addressed
the
International
Congress
of
Mathematicians
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This page includes the following resources for math teachers of the visually impaired: teaching strategies, math education and Nemeth Code, tactile math graphics, abacus information, math technology, math tools, math resources, and adaptive tools and technology for accessible mathematics.
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In
this
lab
and
activity
section,
students
learn
to
appreciate
and
understand
the
scope
of
science:
from
the
very
large
and
far
away,
to
the
very
tiny
and
close-up.
A
video
teaches
students
about
exponential
notation
and
how
powers
of
ten
work.
The
visual
clip
begins
10
million
light
years
from
Earth,
moving
through
space
to
the
Earth,
and
down
to
the
subatomic
world
of
protons
and
electrons
in
powers
...
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This units conversion tool for science students and scientists allows users to enter a numerical value and a permissible unit (or select from a menu) and subsequently select the "wanted" unit from another menu. There is a separate tool for temperature conversions. It is also available in German.
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This website offers arithmatic practice, games, geometry lessons, graphing, algebra and even trigonometry and calculus. The problems and quizzes provide instant feedback. There are also sections for parents and teachers with educational tips and ideas.
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This
lesson
provides
an
introduction
(or
refresher)
of
the
concept
of
graphs
in
Cartesian
coordinates,
starting
with
graphs
of
a
straight
line
and
a
simple
parabola.
It
is
part
of
a
high
school
course
on
astronomy,
Newtonian
mechanics
and
spaceflight.
The
implicit
relationship
x2+y2
=
R2
for
a
circle
is
given,
and
from
that
the
Cartesian
equation
of
an
ellipse
is
developed.
Students
will
learn
or
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This Student Activity Worksheet is part of a San Jose State University ALERT K-12 module which teaches middle school students about making reasonable estimates of numbers, volume, mass, and time. Students estimate numbers of books on shelves and jellybeans or dried beans in jars, compare masses of coins, and estimate time by taking their pulses.
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