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Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Parallel Lines and Angles Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
Try these three problems about finding the measures of different angles that arise from diagrams involving parallel lines and transversals. Detailed solutions are written out for these three problems of moderate difficulty.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: How to Determine the Age of a Tree

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever looked at a tree and wondered just how long it had been standing there? The branches and the trunks of trees have unique rings inside them, which can be seen if you cut a transverse section of a tree. These rings appear as...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Build a City on Geometry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The students will be split into small, cooperative groups and build a city following specific guidelines. The students will learn how a city is constructed with angles, intersections, parallel, intersecting, and transversal streets. They...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Angle Relationships With Parallel Lines

For Students 8th Standards
Find missing angles given two parallel lines and a transversal.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Lines and Angles: Targeted Math Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to identify and apply the properties of lines and angles and understand the concept of parallel, perpendicular, complementary and supplementary angles, vertical angles, and parallel lines...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: You Don't Need a Seismograph to Study Earthquakes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Three part lesson will provide students with information about earthquakes and how to predict them using various Web sites. Activities include historical background on major earthquakes, investigating mechanical waves, and simulating...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 3: Technical Aspects of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
In this third unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn how to describe the technical aspects of an artist's work by discussing elements of art and principles of design. They also look at the stylistic qualities of an artist's...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: General Properties of Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Light travels as waves. Waves can be described by their amplitude, wavelength and frequency. The speed of a wave can be calculated from its frequency and wavelength.
Handout
Cuemath

Cuemath: Angles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A comprehensive guide for learning all about angles with definitions, examples, and practice questions.
Interactive
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Oscillator Chain Model

For Students 9th - 10th
In this simulation a series of coupled oscillators in a chain with anchored ends can be investigated for their wave properties.
Handout
Geometry Help

Geometry Help: What Are Perpendicular Lines in Geometry?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains the basic concept of perpendicular lines with step-by-step instructions and methods for solving specific problems on your own relating to this topic.
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Wave Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Two wave graphs depicting a sine wave and relating the various characteristics (wavelength, amplitude, frequency, and period) of a wave to each other. The site includes an interactive JavaScript form in which the visitor enters one...
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American Cancer Society

American Cancer Society: Colorectal Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
After reading about the functions and jobs of a healthy colon and rectum, read about what happens when these parts of the human body become afflicted with cancer.
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University of Kentucky

The Physics and Math of Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Read about a math research project done by three college students which helps us see physics and math in music. Here's a great approach for integrating curriculum!
Interactive
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Ejs Reflection and Refraction Between Taut Strings Model

For Students 9th - 10th
In this simulation, two strings with different densities are held tautly as a wave pulses along them. Variables can be changed to alter the relative densities of the strings, as well as the type of wave pulse.
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John Wiley & Sons

Wiley: Physical Geography: Animation: Types of Dunes

For Students 9th - 10th
A graphic compares different types of dunes in terms of the presence of three parameters: wind, sand, and vegetation. Clicking an example reveals a photo and a sentence about the dune formation.
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Other

Christopher & Dana Reeve Paralysis Foundation: Resource Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about paralysis, including treatment, causes, and resources.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Energy of Music

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to sound energy concepts and how engineers use sound energy. Through hands-on activities and demonstrations, students examine how we know sound exists by listening to and seeing sound waves. They learn to describe...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Visible Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan, the electromagnetic spectrum is explained and students learn that visible light makes up only a portion of this wide spectrum. Students also learn that engineers use electromagnetic waves for many different...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Wavelength

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What wavelength is and how it relates to the energy of a wave.
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WebMD

Web Md: Fracture

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from WebMD Health provides great information on fractures, giving the basics, symptoms, treatment and prevention. A picture/chart is provided along with good, factual information, making this a great site to check out on the...
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Inter Math: Exterior Angles

For Students 9th - 10th
Intermath Dictionary's site defines terms relating to angles, gives examples, and offers interactive exercises.
Website
University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Optics Highlights: Wave Optics

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of an anecdotal history of optics and the study of light. Extremely thorough treatment of how scientists came to believe in the wave nature of light. Includes a short biographical sketch and discusses the work of Thomas Young...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Waves: Categories of Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
This physics tutorial helps students categorize waves based on distinguishing, observable characteristics.

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