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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Very Large Array

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a basic description of what the Very Large Array (VLA) is, along with a close-up picture of the VLA.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Associative Array

For Students 9th - 10th
A Wikipedia description of the abstract data type known by several names, including map, dictionary, associative array, lookup table, and others.
Activity
Math Cats

Math Cats: Explore the Multiplication Table

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Create multiplication fact arrays using this tool. Click a number on the side and then the times symbol. Now click a number along the top and the equals symbol. The array appears in yellow. The answer in digits is shown at the bottom of...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Meaning of Multiplication

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Practice representing multiplication as equal groups, repeated addition, or arrays. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints. Video content is available for...
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Factorize

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This resource investigates the concept of factors by creating rectangular arrays. The interactive tool allows learners to relate area to multiplication.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Peep Peep

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will take a virtual tour of a Peep Candy factory. Students will observe the way Peeps are packed in rectangle shaped arrays, 2 rows of 5.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Decomposing Given Large Areas, Day 3

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders work with decomposing arrays in order to practice finding small areas and putting the totals together. In this third lesson, they will work on finding smaller areas that make mental math more feasible.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Multiplication Facts With Arrays

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders are expected to fluently multiply and divide within 100. This allows students to practice their math facts and then check their work using area models.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Implementing Binary Search of an Array

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of algorithms in pseudocode for binaray searches.
Website
Other

National Radio Astronomy Observatory: Very Large Array

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of the NRAO Very Large Array Home Page. This site features an image gallery of photos taken with NRAO instruments and thorough information on radio astronomy.
Website
Other

What Is Radio Astronomy?: Radio Astronomy at Vla and Vlba

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes two radio telescopes run by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). The first telescope is called the Very Large Array (VLA) and the second is called the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). Both use radio interferometry....
Unit Plan
University of Utah

University of Utah: Aspire: The Aspire Breadboard

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a tutorial for creating a breadboard with an LED display as an educational outreach effort for the Telescope Array cosmic ray research project near Delta, Utah. When completed, the breadboard could be programmed to use actual...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Robotics Peripheral Vision

For Teachers 11th - 12th
This unit is designed for advanced programming classes. It leads students through a study of human vision and computer programming simulation. Students apply their previous knowledge of arrays and looping structures to implement a new...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Do You Store All This Data?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
During this lesson, students start to see the data structure they will use to store their images, towards finding a solution to this unit's Grand Challenge. Students are introduced to two-dimensional arrays and vector classes. Then they...
Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Different Cells Different Genes

For Students 9th - 10th
Many scientists have worked on discovering what genes are "turned on" within cells at different stages of development. DNA arrays and gene chips are techniques that have been developed. This article will help you understand these...
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Other

Nrao: Observation

For Students 9th - 10th
A download that allows you to take a panoramic virtual tour of the Array structure area.
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Other

Programming Simplified: Java Programs

For Students 9th - 10th
See some examples made for beginning programmers to understand how to use java to write simple Java programs. These codes demonstrate how to get input from user, working with loops, strings and arrays.
Activity
K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Multiplication Arrays [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
Practice multiplication by two, three, four and five.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Creating 3 D Shapes

For Students 9th - 10th
Creating arrays of numbers that describe shapes in 3D shape--arrays that describe nodes and edges.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Area Model of Multiplication Base 10 Manipulatives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will use base 10 manipulatives to build a rectangular array to represent double digit multiplication. Students will make the connection between the standard algorithm and the rectangular array.This lesson plan was created as a...
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Gene Chips

For Students 9th - 10th
Students visualize how miniature arrays of biological molecules on a DNA chip are the basis of large-scale genomic studies.
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Other

Cambridge University: Understanding Digital Camera Sensors

For Students 9th - 10th
This helpful tutorial on digital camera sensors is divided into sections including Bayer Demosaicing, Demosaicing Artifacts, and Microlens Arrays.
Interactive
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Intro to Multiplication

For Students 3rd Standards
Guided questions with explanations using equal groups, arrays, and repeated addition as an introduction to multiplication.
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A&E Television

History.com: 9 Bronze Age Weapons

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the introduction of bronze led humans to develop array of new, intimidating weaponry. European archeologists have uncovered hoards of Bronze Age weaponry dating from more than 4,000 years ago. The following eight Bronze Age...

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