Willow Tree
Multiplying and Dividing Monomials
Apply the power of mathematics to the power expressions. The lesson gives examples of expressions that utilize each of the exponent rules to simplify. Once seeing the exponent rules individually, scholars combine them to simplify an...
NASA
Applying Newton’s Laws
Newton's Laws get the rocket to work, but do they serve any other functions? A six-page resource classifies rockets by the type of propellant they use. It then describes applications of Newton's Laws of Motion, both in the...
Federal Reserve Bank
Financial Fables: Shopping Wisely with Olivia Owl
Cover two subjects with one lesson! First, dive into English language arts; read an eBook, answer comprehension questions, and complete a cause and effect chart about the financial fable, Shopping Wisely with Olivia Owl. Then, take...
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Charting the Progress of New Horizons
In 2006, New Horizons began its mission to fly to Pluto. As it continues its journey, scholars track its progress with the help of an informative website, all the while reinforcing measurement concepts with the construction of a scaled...
Teach Engineering
Tippy Tap Plus Piping
Getting water to a tap requires an understanding the fundamentals of fluid flow. Groups design, build, and test a piping system to get water from the source — a five gallon bucket — to a tippy tap. The objective is to be able to...
Willow Tree
Order of Operations
It's the classic please excuse my dear aunt sally strategy to remembering the order of operations. Young mathematicians practice to develop an understanding of the order of operations. Examples and practice problems include...
Technical Sketching
Introduction — Surfaces and Edges
How different can 3-D and 2-D really be? An engineering resource provides an explanation about the importance of two-dimensional technical drawings. Several samples show how to create multi-view drawings from pictorials and...
Chymist
Problem Solving by Dimensional Analysis
Is your class in another dimension with regards to dimensional analysis? Give them some extra practice with a straightforward activity. Learners convert units by following concise step-wise examples, including setting up the...
Other
Math I Ly: Discrete Mathematics in the Real World
This resource provides short descriptions, with links to longer explanations, of examples of discrete mathematics as applied to our everyday lives and as used in important and interesting research and corporate applications.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Equivalent Fractions
The concept of equivalent fractions is applied to algebraic expressions. Examples of how to simplify expressions are included, along with when to stop simplifying. Includes practice problems.
Other
Applied Thermodynamics: Entropy
Entropy is defined and discussed at this site from Applied Thermodynamics. The equation for this mathematical quantity is given and explained. Some unit information concerning entropy is provided.
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Statements and Logical Operators
The resource investigates statements and logical operators. The tutorial examines propositions, negating statements, conjunctions, and disjunctions. Students learn about the logic concepts through notes and examples. Practice exercises...
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Graphing Calculator Pivoting Program
The calculator program allows learners to pivot on any entry in a matrix and perform simplification.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Georg Ohm
Georg Simon Ohm had humble roots and struggled financially throughout most of his life, but the German physicist is well known today for his formulation of a law, termed Ohm's law, describing the mathematical relationship between...
Purple Math
Purplemath: Linear Programming: Introduction
Linear programming is a part of a very important area of mathematics called "optimization techniques". This field of study (or at least the applied results of it) are used every day in the organization and allocation of resources. Linear...