This set of questions pertains to the binomial formula and Pascal's triangle. Students will find terms of an expansion and investigate combinations. Questions are short answer, true/false, and multiple-choice; solutions are included.
Seven multiple choice interactive exercises which assess knowledge of squaring of binomials.
Do you know which foods have lots of calcium for your bones? How do your bones and muscles work together? What are you doing to keep your muscles strong? Students are exposed to 10 activities that will help them address the aforementioned questions and more!
Resource offers a great explanation and animation of the processes of active and passive transport across cell membranes. Requires Adobe Flash.
An interactive virtual lab that allows students to isolate, copy, sequence and identify bacterial DNA. Excellent supporting information and resources for teachers and students.
How well do you know your acids and bases? This resource will access your understanding and provide tutorials to help you with areas of weakness.
Online lesson which allows students to choose a person of interest and create a timeline of their life. Includes working together, researching potential conflicting information, and developing essays from the original research. [Requires Adobe Flash Player.]
Typical lesson on a biography research project. Students choose a famous person, read a biography and do research online, and create a graphic organizer to teach the class about the person's life. [Requires Adobe Flash Player.]
This University of St. Andrews site contains information on the life of Heron as well as his accomplishments.
The University of Groningen provides information about the 17th century British liberal philosopher. Includes concise biographical information and a link to the text of "A Letter Concerning Toleration." Read about what part of his philosophy was adopted by Thomas Jefferson and included in the Declaration of Independence.
This University of St. Andrews site contains biographical information on the mathematician Menaechmus.
Tutorial on DNA basics that goes along with an online quiz over the material. Use the naviagation buttons at the bottom of the page to go to the quiz over the material.
How well do you know the relationship between enzymes and activation energy? This resource provides you with short quizzes and tutorials to provide feedback for those topics you don't understand.
Use this resource to discover the basic structure of a eukaryotic cell and some of the organelles it contains.
This explanation of genetic drift is straightforward and easy to understand. Illustrations are provided to help visual learners
A brief overview of the prokaryotes. The resource contains some interesting facts that will help you understand the great contrast that exists in the prokaryotic way of life.
A great site for understanding Amino Acids, the building blocks for protein. Besides a very complete summary, the site includes a complete list of amino acids, a link to basic amino acid structure, a list if atoms in amino acids, and links to test yourself. Very informative!
This in-depth site provides middle and high school science teachers with a wide array of free instructional resources, such as slide sets, streaming video presentations, and laboratory activities. Information is provided that is supported by lessons and web-based materials.
This set contains statistics questions regarding bivariate data: scatter plots, the least-squares regression line, and their interpretation. The student is asked about the meaning of the various strengths and directions of linear correlation.
In this 1998 FRONTLINE interview, Harvard sociologist Dr. William Julius Wilson explains why, despite an overall increase in the standard of living among African Americans, a segment of the population is falling farther and farther behind.