Learn how to read and understand distance word problems so you can solve them.

Want to stretch your imagination? One good way is to try to imagine how far it is to a distant star. How much farther away is it than the moon is from the earth? In this project, you'll learn one way of measuring the distance without...

If you know or calculate the field of view for your camera, you can use it to measure distances and the height of almost anything. It's all a matter of basic trigonometry.

Gain an understanding of how to find the distance between two points and the midpoint by viewing examples and a video lesson.

If your idea of a great weekend morning is taking some practice swings at a driving range, or heading out to the links to play a round, this could be a good project for you. This project is designed to answer the question, what is the...

How far would you have to travel so that the light of the full sun would provide "daylight" no brighter than twilight on Earth? This project describes a method to verify the inverse square law: how light, sound, electrical signals, and...

Given two complex numbers (either algebraically or graphically), find their distance. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

Imagine two aliens racing across outer space to their moon. Who can we deem the fastest alien? With DIRT- or the equation Distance = Rate x Time- we can calculate their rates, using the distance they traveled and the time they took....

Use this calculator to calculate the distance between 2 points by entering 2 sets of coordinates in the 3-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, (X1, Y1, Z1) and (X2, Y2, Z2), to get the distance formula calculation for the 2 points...

Collaboration of creative writing/creative dramatics using Distance Learning. With a partner, students will write an original nursery rhyme and share/present with another class (Distance Learning) through presentations (dramatization,...

In this lesson plan, 7th graders explore the differences and distances using a number line and adding and subtracting rational numbers.

In this lesson plan, 7th graders determine the distance between houses by adding and subtracting rational numbers.

This project is an experiment in classical physics. You'll be following in Galileo's footsteps, and investigating Newton's laws of motion, but you'll be taking advantage of modern video recording technology to make your measurements. The...

Eighth graders are presented with the graphs of two cars traveling. One shows distance from home versus time and the other shows speed versus time. Students are to write a description of what might be happening during each car's...

This project is an experiment in classical physics. You'll be following in Galileo's footsteps, and investigating Newton's laws of motion, using a metronome as your timing device. This resource will help you get a firm understanding of...

If you're an avid golfer, this might be a fun project for you. When you're setting up to tee off out on the course, how much attention do you pay to putting the tee in the ground? The height of the tee can affect both where in the swing...

Investigate the use of the parallax effect for determining distance in space, and explore the arrangement and relative distance of stars in the galaxy. Create a sample star field and transform it into a three-dimensional model.

Text of the short story "Long Distance" by American author Edna Ferber. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

In this problem, you will compute some values related to the complex numbers 2 + i and 5 - 3i. Aligns with N-CN.B.6.

This lesson plan has students solve problems using scale drawings on a map.

In this lesson, 7th graders add and subtract rational numbers on a number line.

This is a fun gym-class activity that requires students to apply simple geography, mathematics, and writing skills. As a class, students skate (or run or walk or bike) around the gym in hopes of gaining mileage. Lesson idea includes...

This is an informative site from Georgia State University. It gives a discussion of the thin lens equation and an illustration of its use in determining the image distance based upon the object distance and the focal length.

This is a lesson designed by a biology teacher. In it, students use maps and evidence of island age, molecular genetics, morphology, and distance apart to determine how the islands came to be occupied by different species of lizards. It...