Students use the bisection method to approximate the roots of a polynomial. They evaluate functions for a given point, graph linear and quadratic functions, and recognize the elements of polynomial expressions.

Students explore the rising cost of gasoline and how it impacts people around the world differently.

Students explore how to select among choices of variables and analyze the cost-benefit ratio of their short and long term planning in a team activity as they consider the planning and operation of a ski slope.

Students consider what things cost 150 years ago and what those costs would be in today's money. They compare costs and services between the 1850s and today to find out if things are cheaper or more expensive today, in inflation-adjusted...

High schoolers participate in investments. They purchase property for future financial return or benefit. They discover a stock strategy in which you own stock and write (sell) a call at the next strike price above the current stock...

Students use agriculture related questions in order to build research skills. The questions are given and then they are expected to determine the best resource for finding the answers. The connection to the farmer is how they use...

Students analyze and answer specific questions posed by the teacher about their community. They assess how typical a community is by comparing its characteristics to those of the whole nation. They determine how typical or atypical...

Students work independently to complete a problem solving activity that involves percent. This lesson is designed to be used as an assessment following a unit on percents. Students are presented with a problem involving a store that is...

Young scholars analyze a graph representing college tuition increases, consider the possible causes and consequences of these tuition increases and collect data on tuition changes at colleges in the United States by region and graph the...

Students explain the basic functions of e-mail programs.

Middle schoolers use newspaper ads to determine the best buy on products. They enter the information into a spreadsheet and then use word processing software to complete a written analysis, complete with graphs.

Students use the internet to research the French Polynesian Islands in the Pacific Ocean. For each website, they scan the information and list five French words they do not know the meaning. They complete a worksheet to discover the...

In this English worksheet, learners read "EU OKs Mobile Phones on Planes," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this cause and effect worksheet, students read about the cause/effect relationship and how to analyze using a fishbone diagram. Students are given a blank template of a diagram.

In this cause-effect worksheet, students read about cause and effect matrices and are given a matrix template for filling in "cause occurs" and "cause does not occur," and "effect occurs" and "effect does not occur."

In this fascinating talk, Kevin Slavin argues that we're living in a world controlled by algorithms which determine: espionage tactics, stock prices, movie scripts, and architecture. He warns us that we are writing code we can no longer...

At Apple Computer's iPod site, find out about the latest iPod models, pricing, accessories and news. This site also contains links to iPod Tech Support as well as to iTunes and the iTunes Podcast Directory.

CPSR offers an informative discussion of current legal and policy topics hosted by group working for rights of assembly and speech for online communities.