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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Cell Membrane Structure and Function

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about the different structures that comprise cell membranes, fulfilling part of the Research and Revise stages of the legacy cycle. Students view online animations of cell membrane dynamics (links provided). Then they...
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Integrated Publishing

Integrated Publishing: Maximum and Minimum Points

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation of how to find maximum (or minimum) point of a quadratic equation, including graphs to enhance understanding. Includes several examples/exercises, with solutions on the page.
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Other

Design Build: Exploring the Fundamental Requirements of Structural Design [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
For this lesson unit from the Science Teachers' Association of Ontario (STAO), students fold paper to explore the properties and shapes of materials that give structures their stability and strength. They record their ideas as they...
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: The Definite Integral

For Students 9th - 10th
This demonstration allows you to see the process of finding the definite integral of a function, then put that process to practice in several examples. The definite integral is applied to real world situations such as work and average...
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Peripheral and Integral Membrane Proteins

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the structure of a cell membrane, the role of membrane proteins, and the differences between integral membrane proteins and peripheral membrane proteins as regards to their functions, location, and relationship with the...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Worked Example Motion Problems With Definite Integrals

For Students 9th - 10th
Remember, anti derivative of acceleration with respect to time is velocity and anti derivative of velocity with respect to time is distance where acceleration, velocity, distance are all functions of t, the time. This concept is very...
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Integration by Partial Fractions

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson offers step-by-step instruction on how to integrate functions containing rational expressions using partial fractions. Several situations are presented and rules are provided for working with the integrals. Several examples...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Human Population Growth Web Quest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a technology-based lesson plan that integrates science and math to investigate the dynamics of population growth.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Average Value of a Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Examples demonstrate how integrals are used to find the average value of a function. Check out the Head Injury Criterion link for an interesting application of average value.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Integration by Parts

For Students 9th - 10th
Integration is made easier by separating functions into parts. See the process in these examples, then try a few on your own.
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Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Topic Summaries: Functions of Several Variables

For Students 9th - 10th
The topic summary outlines functions of several variables. Some topics reviewed are partial derivatives, double integrals, real-valued function, and three-dimensional space. The resource consists of definitions, notes, and examples.
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Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: La Integral Definida Y La Function Area

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. This interactive unit visually presents the concept of the definite integral and its properties.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Exploring Taylor's Integrals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, the students will learn the use of Taylor's polynomials to integrate functions that are not easily integrated by hand. They learn this by completing a series of calculations that vary from integrating to finding a...
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Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Calculus I: Applications of Integrals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The tutorial investigates applications of integrals. Topics discussed are average function value, area between two curves, volumes of solids of revolution, and work. Class notes, definitions, and examples with detailed solutions are...
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University of California

University of California: Integrals and the Natural Log

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explains the natural log and its integral. Includes examples.
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Integrated Publishing

Integrated Publishing: Graphical Solution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explains how graphing can be used to solve (find the roots of) a quadratic equation. Practice problems are included.
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Integrated Publishing

Integrated Publishing: Equation of a Straight Line

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This math tutorial shows the relationship of a slope to a straight line and how to write equations in point-slope or slope-intercept form.
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Integrated Publishing

Integrated Publishing: Graphical Interpretation of Roots

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site compares the graphs of three quadratic functions, and explains how certain characteristics of the graph relate to properties of the equations and their solutions. Contains practice problems, including real-world examples.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Determining Percent of Seed Germination

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this project, students will conduct an experiment to determine the percentage of seed that will germinate in a given time frame. Students will produce charts and graphs to represent the results algebraically. Mathematics and...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Analysis: Definition of a Limit

For Students 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students are given an introduction to the concept of limit and the origins of Calculus. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed biography of the famous mathematician, Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (Sonja Kovalevsky). Includes six pictures and details of Kovalevskaya's (1850-1891 CE) life and works.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Calculus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial provides detailed overviews of the concepts and theorems associated with calculus. The number to the right of the topic indicates how many sites MathWorld has pertaining to the topic. "Funnel your way down the chain" to...
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University College London

University College London: Hyperbolic Table of Contents

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a good site from the University College London with links to the various sections on hyperbolics.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: The General Power Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
Using the power rule, integration is applied to trigonometric and logarithmic functions. Several examples demonstrate the process with detailed solutions.