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Scientific Notation
For this scientific notation worksheet, students convert numbers into correct scientific notation and give answers using the correct number of significant figures. This worksheet has 6 problems to solve.
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Measuring Wind Speed
Students study wind speed and collect wind speed data. In this wind speed lesson, students visit a website to learn about the local wind speed forecast for their week. Students discuss wind and wind speed. Students collect wind speed...
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Changing Units of Measure
In this algebra worksheet, students convert between units. They write expressions and simplify them. There are 4 problems with an answer key.
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Build an Anemometer
Students investigate wind speed. In this wind instrument lesson, students build an anemometer to measure wind speed and discuss the importance of wind speed knowledge in various professions.
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Wind
Students build an anemometer and measure wind speed. In this wind speed instructional activity, students build an anemometer using the student instruction sheet. Students visit the Alaska windspeed website and look up the wind speed...
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Garden Variety Geometry
Pupils prepare to take the GED by reviewing basic math concepts. For this geometry lesson, students review vocabularies such as formula, perimeter, circumference and other important geometric terms. They convert between the English and...
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Using Formulas to Solve Problems
In this algebra worksheet, students rewrite word problems using algebraic expressions. They use formulas to solve problems. There are 22 questions with an answer key.
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Magic Mountain Coaster Computation
Students use the Internet to do research on the roller coasters at Magic Mountain Amusement Park. They must use mathematical formulas to calculate the highest and fastest coaster at the park.
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Germs Make Me Sick
Students work in pairs, first doubling each number with pencil and paper, and checking it with a calculator.
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Space: The Universe As We Know It!
Students simulate the Big Bang. In this lesson on the origin of our universe, students role play to show how the Big Bang explosion may have created our universe.
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The Water Tank Problem
In this volume of a cube problem, students compute the number of gallons of water in a cubical water tank (one mile cubed). They must determine how long it will take to drain the tank at a rate of one gallon per second. The solution is...
University of Texas
Inside Mathematics: Time to Get Clean [Pdf]
This task challenges a student to use understanding of time to convert between hours and minutes to make comparisons of units of time.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Converting Units of Time Review
Resource reviews seconds, minutes, and hours, and how to convert between them then provides practice problems.
That Quiz
That Quiz: Reloj
Interactive practice tests dealing with the clock. Students will practice adding and subtracting hours and minutes and converting hours, minutes and seconds.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Robo Clock
Students learn various topics associated with the circle through studying a clock. Topics include reading analog time, understanding the concept of rotation (clockwise vs. counter-clockwise), and identifying right angles and straight...