Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Error in Measurement
What are the common errors made when students take measurements and how can they be avoided? A good deal of vocabulary associated with measurement errors is explained. Tips are provided for the student and the teacher in hopes of...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learn Genetics: Cell Size and Scale
Students read an article that explains the applicability of scale in the biological sciences field.
Microsoft
Microsoft: Choosing an Appropriate Drawing Scale
Drawing objects using a scale. Information on how to choose the right size.
Science Struck
Science Struck: How Does a Spring Scale Work?
Explains how a spring scale works and what it is used for.
Other
University of Connecticut: The Geographer's Craft: Map Projection Overview
An advanced overview of map projections with illustrative graphics. Created by Peter H. Dana, Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin in 1995.
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Scholastic
Scholastic: Hunting for States, Capitals, and National Parks! [Pdf]
Students can use a map of the United States to locate state capitals and national parks.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Final Project Map Skills
This lessons explores the different ways we can view our world along with the different parts of a map or globe.
Mathematics Archives
Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Scaling of Functions
Draw the graphs of the functions y = f(x), y = f(2x), and y = f(x/2), for practice with scaling.
Other
Teoria: Key Signatures
This site from Teoria's Books offers a short, easy to read article on Key Signatures. An interactive keyboard makes the learning more fun.
Curated OER
Avatar Consultants, Inc: Tuning, Scales, and Temperament
A discussion of the composition of complex sounds produced by a musical instrument. Good illustration of how music is applied to physics. Quite a bit of good information, several pages linked together with good definitions as well as...
Curated OER
Avatar Consultants, Inc: Tuning, Scales, and Temperament
A discussion of the composition of complex sounds produced by a musical instrument. Good illustration of how music is applied to physics. Quite a bit of good information, several pages linked together with good definitions as well as...