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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Elliptic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Good site with many of the elliptic functions given.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Leonhard Euler

For Students 9th - 10th
Lengthy biography of Euler that sets him in relationship with his contemporaries in mathematics and physics. Several quotes and pictures available, as well as links to relevant mathematical topics. A terrific site.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: South Carolina Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The PBS South Carolina Collection features a range of digital resources tailored especially for Palmetto State teachers and students. Topics include early education, literacy, African American history, STEM, Common Core, and many more!
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Poiseuille's Law Diagram

For Students 9th - 10th
This diagram shows the relationship of Poiseuille's Law to fluids, blood flow, viscosity, Bernoulli's Law, and resistance in vessels. Links to related topics.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Sums of Powers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An investigation of the sums of powers and their derivatives which leads to a discussion of Jacob Bernoullis work.
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Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Topic Summaries: Statistics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The topic summary outlines random variables and statistics. Some topics reviewed are normal distribution, Bernoulli trials, measures of central tendency, and variance. The resource consists of definitions, notes, and examples.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Lab Work: Come Fly With Me

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site by the Illinois Institute of Technology lets students use a vacuum cleaner hose, ping pong balls, straws and other materials to investigate the effect of moving air upon the surfaces which it hits. Principles are applied as...
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Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Binomial Distribution Utility

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The learning tool calculates the probability of a binomial distribution.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Aerodynamics: What Causes Lift?

For Students 9th - 10th
How does an airplane stay aloft when upside down? This media-rich essay from the NOVA Web site offers an explanation based on Newton's third law of motion.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: How Things Fly: Activities for Teaching Flight

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Through this series of three lessons, students will gain an understanding of the basics of flight. They will learn about the four forces of flight and practice their observation skills through a number of fun experiments. In addition,...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Fluids

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive module you will be introduced to a unit on fluid dynamics. Learn how an object's density relates to its mass and volume by completing various activities and interactives.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Physics of Fluid Mechanics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Five lessons about the study of fluid mechanics. The unit concludes with students applying what they have learned to determine the stability of individual above-ground storage tanks given specific storm conditions so they can analyze...
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South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Lift | Nasa Online

For Students 9th - 10th
An upward force called lift acts on the airplane and opposes the downward forces of gravity. The lift force allows the airplane to get off the ground and stay in the air. Watch the simulation to see how this works.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Takakazu Seki Kowa

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of St. Andrews offers this biography of Takakazu Seki Kowa. Many interesting links are provided.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Conservation of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from the Physics Department at Georgia State University. The conservation of energy as a fundamental conservation law is presented and compared to other conservation laws (momentum and angular momentum). Links to further...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Laminar Flow

For Students 9th - 10th
Laminar flow is explained at a basic level here at Exploratorium.com. Examples of things that use laminar flow are given. Links to related sites.
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Other

Wichita State University: Takakazu Seki Kowa (1642 1708)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a general biography of Takakazu Seki Kowa, "the arithmetical sage." Content focuses on his known accomplishments. Also includes related links.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Air Pressure

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Air pressure is pushing on us all the time although we do not usually notice it. This activity will discuss the units of pressure and give the students a sense of just how much air pressure is pushing on them.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Can You Take the Pressure?

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
This lesson introduces students to the concept of air pressure. Students will explore how air pressure creates force on an object. They will study the relationship between air pressure and the velocity of moving air.
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NASA

Nasa: Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes exhaustive information and a wealth of activities pertaining to aerodynamics and the physics of flight.
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Hofstra University

Hofstra University: Review Exercises Random Variables..

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Interactive review problems are offered to practice the concepts of random variables and statistics. Topics covered include, Bernoulli trials, normal and binomial distributions, Chebyshev's rule, and the like.
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Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Fundamentals of Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a fundamentals of physics course taught at Yale University. The course is an introduction to physics and discusses Newtonian mechanics, special relativity, gravity, thermodynamics, and waves. Course...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Andre Marie Ampere

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides a nice overview of the life of Andre Marie Ampere. Content covered includes an overview of his upbringing, his time as professor, and his study of electromagnetism.
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Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College: Development of Analysis on the Continent

For Students 9th - 10th
This page of brief biographies taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics," includes a paragraph on the life and work of Gabriel Cramer of "Cramer's Rule," fame.

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