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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Exploring Pascal's Triangle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Contains lessons and activities on Pascal's Triangle at three levels: elementary, intermediate, and advanced.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Coloring Remainders in Pascal's Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity the student will identify number patterns formed in Pascal's triangle when coloring remainders.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Coloring Multiples in Pascal's Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, the student can visually identify number patterns in Pascal's triangle by coloring multiples of a given number.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Pascal's Triangle

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this lesson, students will participate in discussions and activities that will have them explore the number patterns and fractal properties of Pascal's Triangle.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: The Binomial Formula: Its Expansion Using Pascal's

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This set of questions pertains to the binomial formula and Pascal's triangle. Students will find terms of an expansion and investigate combinations. Questions are short answer, true/false, and multiple-choice; solutions are included.
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Harvey Mudd College

Mudd Math Fun Facts: Pascal's Triangle

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This tutorial defines and and demonstrates Pascal's triangle.
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Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa

Red Escolar: El Triangulo De Pascal

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Find out about the life of Blaise Pascal who discovered the famous Pascal triangle. Use their interactive activities to learn how to fill out the Pascal triangle.
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Fundación Cientec

Fractales en Su Aula

For Students 9th - 10th
Lesson plans and activities available in Spanish dealing with fractals. Some are also available in English. Activities are step by step and easy to understand. Included topics are the Koch Snowflake, Sierpinski's triangle, and Pascal's...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Right or Wrong

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson helps students draw a connection between binomial expansions, probabilities, combinations, and Pascal's Triangle. The lesson is framed in the context of randomly guessing a number...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Using the Ti 83/84 to Explore the Binomial Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce students to the binomial theorem through a variety of activities. Pascal's triangle and probabilities will be explored through problem solving. The binomial theorem, combinations formula, and the binomial...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Exploring the Binomial Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students expand expressions using Pascal's Triangle and verify the results on a Computer Algebra System CAS tool.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Percolation Theory

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the chaotic topic of Percolation Theory, in which the major question is "Can you get there from here?" Students use their calculators extensively in their...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Probably Not!

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students learn to find the theoretical probability of different female/male combinations in a family of kittens. Students will investigate empirical and theoretical probabilities and make a connection to Pascal's triangle and binomial...