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Plate Tectonic Cycle

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore the Earth's movements by completing worksheets. In this plate tectonics lesson, students define such natural disasters as volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and mudslides and discuss their connections to plate tectonics....
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Asia: Tradition And Culture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discover Sky City. In this Asian culture and traditions lesson, students watch "Asia: Culture and Tradition," and then discuss the practicality of building Sky City. Middle schoolers visit a Discovery Education Web site...
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Newton's Method

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Student approximate the roots of E using Newtons Method. In this calculus instructional activity, students calculate the equation of tangent a line. They use the TI to visualize the tangent line.
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Riemann Sums

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Students calculate the area under a curve. For this calculus lesson, students use Riemann Sums to find the area under a curve. They apply the boundaries of intervals as they solve for each area.
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Look for Patterns

For Students 5th - 10th
In this earthquakes activity, students look at maps of earthquake patterns and answer short answer questions. Students answer 12 questions.
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Nature Superfish

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study the behavior or ocean animals called  billfish. In this life science lesson, students create their own documentary about a local animal. They share their videos with the entire school.
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Adaptations of Fishes for Survival in Polar Environments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare the anatomy of temperature and polar fishes. They explore the adverse effects of cold on metabolism and physiology and discuss how polar fishes adapt to their environments. Comparisons are also made to the DNA sequences...
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Plate Tectonics Vocabulary

For Students 7th - 9th
For this plate tectonics worksheet, students match 9 terms with their definitions. Topics include the types of boundaries, the layers of the Earth's crust, plate tectonics and continental drift.
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Salad Tray 3D Topographic Model

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the characteristics of topographical maps. They examine the relationship of contour lines and vertical elevation. Students create a three-dimensional model of a landscape represented by a topographic contour map.
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Worksheet 17

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this math worksheet, students practice graphing functions and define the domain. Then they use Lagrange's Theorem to estimate the error involved in using the two Taylor polynomials.
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Worksheet 11

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students define a function f(x) by the following rule: for any x ∈ R,set. They also define the domain and range for the functions.
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Exploring Infinite Sequences, Part II

For Students 8th - 10th
In this algebra worksheet, students identify the nth term of the sequence. They find the missing term in the pattern and what theorem justifies their choice. There are 12 questions.
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Worksheet 32

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math activity, students give a physical interpretation for each of the boundary conditions for the functions. Then they apply the method of separation of variables to find the solutions to the wave equation
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Worksheet 8 - Spring 1996

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students sketch the graphs of the functions 1/x 2 and 1/(x2 − 1) over the interval [2, ∞). They rewrite the series using the Riemann sum.
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Worksheet 7

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math learning exercise, students examine the values of the series and determine how they could be defined as divergent. They also evaluate the Squeeze Theorem.
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Numerical Analysis: Successive Over-Relaxation for Linear Systems

For Students Higher Ed
In this successive linear systems worksheet, students use a matrix representation of iterative schemes for linear systems. They define a positive definite matrix and explore the Kahan Theorem. This two-page worksheet contains...
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Walking With a Line

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Learners create various design drawings using parallel, oblique, and divergent lines and the medium of black paper and colored gel pens.
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Modeling Plate Tectonics

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate the four different ways tectonic plates interact at their boundaries. Using simple available materials, they create models to simulate these interactions present at plate boundaries.
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Wegener and Plate Tectonics: A Hands-On Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to and experiment with the basic concepts of plate tectonic theory as well as assess the history of the theory of plate tectonics. They explain and illustrate the basic concepts through diagrams and models of...
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Worksheet 8

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students consider the harmonic series. They assume that the sums move towards infinity and that they are divergent.
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Numerical Analysis

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this math worksheet, students examine the concepts of generalizing root-finding algorithms and fixed point iteration. They also practice using the Fixed Point Theorem.
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Perturbing Functions and Introduction to Matlab

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students practice using the program of Matlab and apply them while using functions. They practice writing equations in truncated form.
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College Calculus

For Students Higher Ed
In this college level Calculus worksheet, students examine sequences to determine if they are increasing, decreasing, or non monotonic.  Students find the sum of series and determine if they diverge.   The one page...
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Race and Genetics: An Integrated Approach

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils analyze racial issues related to the Human Genome Project. They participate in a mock symposium and write a reflection/position paper based on specific ethical principals.

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