Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area Under a Curve

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the area under a curve and the rate of change.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Design of Airfoils and Problem- Solving Using FoilSim

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders, after reading the explanation given below, complete the problem-solving activities to demonstrate an understanding of the concepts presented.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Characteristics of Lift and Wing Area

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars use FoilSim to complete the activity and investigate the factors that affect lift and how wing area and lift are related.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Temperature and Altitude

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students, after reading the explanation given below, use FoilSim to gather and record data on temperature and altitude generated by the FoilSim control panel.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Showing the Lift Equation

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students read an explanation from a NASA Web-based textbook, then demonstrate an understanding of the text by using it, along with FoilSim, to complete an activity that manipulates the lift coefficient equation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using 3-D Models for Code Validation with FoilSim

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use FoilSim to complete the activity to create tables of data sets comparing the lift values for a 3-D model of a symmetrical wing section to the values predicted by the FoilSim software.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wing Specifications

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders use FoilSim to fulfill the specifications of a given airfoil (wing) and plot and interpret graphs.
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Curated OER

Lift Equation Problem Set

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, after reading an explanation from a NASA Web-based textbook, demonstrate an understanding of the text by using it, along with FoilSim, to complete an activity to graph and interpret the lift equation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wing Area Effects Problem Set

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars read an explanation from a NASA Web-based textbook on lift and an explanation on the FoilSim software package given below. They use FoilSim to evaluate the relationship between wing area and lift.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Velocity Effects Problem Set

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, after reading an explanation on lift from a NASA Web-based textbook and an explanation on the FoilSim software package given below, use FoilSim to evaluate the relationship between velocity and lift.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Inscribing a Circle in a Triangle Using the Geometry Applet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here is a project that combines Computer Science and Mathematics. Prove a method for inscribing a circle within a triangle (as shown). You'll also learn how to create an interactive diagram to illustrate your proof, using an applet that...
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Mars Earth Orbit Computer Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will use this applet to form and test hypothesis of what the orbit of Mars will look like relative to Earth. [Requires Java.]
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Proof Without Words: Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Students use this computer applet to visualize the Pythagorean Theorem.
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Flowing Through Mathematics

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will use this computer applet to simulate water running out of a tube. By varying the tube diameter and noting time changes and the height of the water in the tube students will create a formula to fit the curves of height...
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Fraction King

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students and teacher play a game called "Fraction King" to understand the idea of taking fractional parts of whole numbers then use manipulatives and several computer applets to cement the idea.
Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Einstein's Legacy: Laptop Screens

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of seven pages that describe how screen displays on laptop computers work using polarized light in a liquid crystal display. Interactive Java applets.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Circumscribing a Circle About a Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here is a project that combines Computer Science and Mathematics. Prove a method for circumscribing a circle about a triangle (as shown). You'll also learn how to create an interactive diagram to illustrate your proof, using an applet...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Taking Off on a Tangent

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an interesting geometry project that goes back to the time of Archimedes, the famous Greek mathematician. You can combine this mathematical project with computer science and take this ancient problem into the twenty-first century...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Tangent Circles and Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a project that combines Computer Science and Mathematics. The two circles are tangent to one another at point A. Their diameters are parallel. Prove that points A, D and F are co-linear. You'll also learn how to create an...
Lesson Plan
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Circles, Tangent Lines and Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a project that combines Computer Science and Mathematics. The semicircle has two tangent lines that meet at point T. You need to prove that a line drawn from A to T bisects CD. You'll also learn how to create an interactive...
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Proof Without Words Completing the Square

For Students 9th - 10th
Students use this computer applet to visualize the concept of completing the square.
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Pan Balance

For Students 9th - 10th
A pan balance helps students visualize what value for x will make two expressions equivalent. The computer applet graphs the lines and shows the intersection point.
Activity
NASA

Nasa: Goddard Institute for Space Studies: Time on Mars

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a Java-based program called Mars24. You can download this to your computer to keep track of time on Mars.
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Mean and Median Box and Whisker Plotter

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A computer applet that will draw any box and whisker plot with student's data input.