What is a number line? How can you use one to compare large and small numbers? Find the answers to these questions, play with an interactive number line, and follow links to information on adding, subtracting, and understanding absolute value using a number line.
This resource investigates the Pythagorean Theorem. Includes animations, examples, proofs, and links to problems and activities.
The learning activity examines how to simplify fractions. The resource consists of explanations, examples with solutions, and a simplifying fraction tool.
A career as a Mathematician is profiled.Includes: Mathematician overview, Preparation, Day In The Life, Earnings, Employment, Career Path Forecast, Professional Organizations.
Exhibition of photographic portraits taken by Civil War-era photographer Mathew Brady, who made portraits of many illustrious Americans on both sides of the conflict before, during, and after the war. Includes an animated explanation of how photographs were made during Brady's lifetime, a biographical note, and dozens of examples of Brady's work that confirm his status as a photographic and photojournalistic pioneer.
What is rounding, and what does it mean to round up and round down? Learn how to round numbers via simple steps and examples.
A definition of skip counting followed by interactive examples and links to exercises that will help your skip-counting skills. Learn to skip count by 2, by 3, by 4, by 5, and by 10, and challenge yourself with backwards skip counting.
Simple word problems challenge your subtraction skills. If you get stuck, use the clues and the number line for help.
This Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity encourages students to investigate addition, subtraction, and multiplication of matrices. They find the inverse of a matrix. Students also solve a set of linear equations by using matrices.
In this activity, students learn to create and edit a matrix using the matrix editor. They use various features in the calculator to perform elementary row operations and convert a matrix to its reduced row echelon form. Finally they verify important results and solve a variety of problems in matrix theory and linear algebra.
This StudyCard set is a teaching activity that uses real-world contexts to assist students in understanding the concepts of maximum, minimum, increasing, and decreasing.
Use this interactive calorie calculator to determine what your optimal daily caloric intake is according to your activity level and body type.
Site offers helpful advice for relieving symptoms for patients living with Multiple Sclerosis. Discusses: causes, risk factors, independence, treatment, and more.
In this activity, students compare their height with the average height of students in the class. They create histograms to analyze the data, and construct box plots to summarize the height statistics.
A well done tutorial in muscle structure and function, all in Spanish.
An hernia is repaired with surgery. This tutorial explains what a hernia is, then covers the surgery and potential risks.
Information is provided about laser surgery, which is used to correct vision problems and eliminate the need for glasses or contacts.
This site from ibiblio.org gives a detailed biography on Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel until 1983.
Watch a video, download a document or view a graphic about the celebrations of the Metis people. From the 'Broom Dance' to 'Emerging Voices of Metis Women', this site provides an interactive look at this aspect of the Metis' rich culture.
The Metis have a multigenerational oral storytelling history involving spirits, supernatural,& the creator. Elders are a connection between the past and future. Learn more about Metis storytellers through the information on this site. Educator Q&As included.