Curated OER
The Dutch
Before seeing this presentation, your class might not have a grasp of the contributions to art, science, and politics made by the Dutch in the 16th and 17th centuries. Comprehensive and engaging, the many images and discussion points in...
American Psychological Association
Facebook Activity
Imagine if Sigmund Freud or Charles Darwin had a Facebook page. As part of a study of major historical figures in the field of psychology, class members are assigned a psychologist and design a mock Facebook page that includes...
Curated OER
Pascal's Patterned Triangle
Fifth graders receive a brief history of Pascal's triangle. As a class the students construct the first few rows of the triangle. The students are then split into groups where they finish a worksheet identifying the total value of each...
Curated OER
Exploring Area/Perimeter Through Coordinate Geometry
Students explore area and perimeter through coordinate geometry using student literature, hands-on manipulatives, and the Internet.
Bryn Mawr College
Serendip: Mind and Body: Rene Descartes to William James
Traces the history of Rene Descartes and William James. Gives information on the rise of psychology. Spanish translation available.
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: History of Mathematics
Short selections from W. W. Rouse Ball's "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics," most of which are biographies that focus on the mathematician's work. The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or...
Other
Wichita State University: Rene Descartes 1596 1650
This site contains biographical information on Rene Descartes. Discusses his achievements in mathematics and philosophy.
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College: Rene Descartes (1596 1650)
Events of Rene Descartes' life are presented in a timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: The History of the Coordinate Plane
Everything you'd like to know about the coordinate plane can be found here! Who invented and named it, what vocabulary words have been associated with it, and what notations are connected with it. All this and more about the history of...
Trinity College Dublin
Mathematicians of the Seventeenth & Eighteenth Centuries
Read accounts of the lives and works of seventeenth and eighteenth century mathematicians, including Sir Isaac Newton and Rene Descartes.
Curated OER
University of St Andrews: Rene Descartes
Excellent biography that includes information on Rene Descartes' writings, thoughts, and influence, as well as personal information.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Rene Descartes (1596 1650)
A portrait of Rene Descartes from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Rene Descartes (1596 1650)
A portrait of Rene Descartes from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Rene Descartes (1596 1650)
A portrait of Rene Descartes from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Lesson Plan: Famous Mathematicians
This lesson plan is aimed at 7th and 8th grade students and involves researching famous mathematicians and the import of their contributions.