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It's in the Garbage
Students analyze how studying garbage relates to methods of archaeology. They examine garbage to determine things about their culture and relate that to prehistoric peoples.
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Haniwa
Students use non-fired clay and posterboards to create and display examples of Haniwa and kofun in this exciting lesson for the Social Studies, Humanities, Asian Studies, or Art classroom.
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Shinto: The Way Of The Gods
High schoolers research and analyze the roots of Shinto in this instructional activity about Japanese cultural practices and philosophy. Possible instructional activity enrichments and/or extensions are included with the instructional...
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Non-Random Variables: NBA Championship
Students demonstrate probability distribution of non-random variables. Students collect data on the NBA Championships. They record the data and compute subsets and permutations.
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Habitats: Rainforest
Students use the internet to find reasons the rainforest is endangered and ways that affects the rest of the world. They read for information, perform experiments, locate rainforests on maps, and write about this ecosystem.
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Coal and Oil: Powering Our Way of Life
Young scholars identify and represent some common products that are made using petrochemicals and some of the effects that higher gasoline and coal prices would have on the American economy in a graphical format. They synthesize...
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Snow Cover By Latitude
Pupils examine computerized data maps in order to create graphs of the amount of snowfall found at certain latitudes by date. Then they compare the graphs and the data they represent. Students present an analysis of the graphs.
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Water Cycle
Students identify and define evaporation, condensation, precipitation and also, how these interact to complete the water cycle. They identify that water moves in a contimuous cycle, which is powered by the sun. Finally, students name...
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What Can I Do?
Students identify ways to handle conflict. In this conflict resolution lesson, students brainstorm times when they had a conflict with a friend. Students develop a strategy to deal with conflicts in the future, such as talking it through...
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Where Am I? Determining Relative Location
Students use position words to describe where their teacher is sitting and read a story that makes use of position words. In this spatial lesson, students make a stick puppet and play Simon Says focusing on using position words in the...
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What Is In a Name?
Students explore the origins of four major types of British surnames. They consult lists to discover the meanings of specific names and later demonstrate their knowledge of surnames through various group activities.
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Multivariable Calculus
In this multiple integration worksheet, students set up and evaluate double and triple integrals. Students compute the volume of a tetrahedron bounded by defined planes.
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How Sticky Is Your Tape?
Learners test the adhesive properties of different sticky tapes. In this chemistry lesson, students collect data from the experiment by measuring how far the marble rolls down the track. They share their findings to the class.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Derivative Function
A complete reference guide to derivative functions. It provides definitions, examples, and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: The Derivative: The Derivative Function
Students learn about the derivative function. The tutorial explores the calculus concept through notes and examples.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Derivative of a Function
Nice comprehensive site dealing with the derivative. The site contains derivatives of basic fundamental functions. The site goes on to give unexplained rules when taking simple derivatives. These rules have links for further explanations.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Derivative Formulas
Students use StudyCards(tm) to complete derivative functions.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Derivate
View the graph and the equation of the line tangent to any function at any point on the function.
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University
Npac Reu Program: Tangent Lines and the Derivative
The Northeast Parallel Architectures Center of Syracuse University provides a comprehensive site dealing with the tangent and the derivative. Provides table of contents which leads to different related topics.
Mathematics Archives
Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Derivative of Exponential Function
This site explains how the derivative of an exponential function is found.
Johan Claeys
Math Abundance: Hyperbolic Functions and Inverses
Site has information and examples for topics about hyperbolic functions and inverses.
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: The Derivative
Very nice lesson on taking the derivative of a function and its inverse.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Analyzing the Second Derivative to Find Inflection Points
Learn how the second derivative of a function is used in order to find the function's inflection points. Learn which common mistakes to avoid in the process.
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Derivative of Tan(x)
The interactive tutorial investigates the graph of the derivative of tan (x).