ONLINE RESOURCES
Places you
can find lessons for
I. Apply
Lessons: Applications of Mathematics
URL: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/careers/aa/lessons/math.htm
Provider: British Columbia Ministry of Education
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Firefighter |
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Lifeguard |
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Electrical
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Event
Planner |
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Vulcanologist |
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Roller
Coaster Designer |
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Mechanical
Drafter Designer |
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House
Painter |
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Market
Analyst |
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Computer
Game Designer |
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Audiologist |
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Sportscaster |
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Animal Health
Technologist |
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Golf
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Aerospace
Engineer |
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Piano
Repair Technician |
Technical and
Professional Communications 12
II. Plus Magazine
Provider: Millennium
Mathematics Project,
Plus is an internet magazine published
five times a year which aims to introduce readers to the beauty and the
practical applications of mathematics.
III. TechMAP
URL:
http://www.comap.com/highschool/projects/techmap/
Provider:
COMAP
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Circle
Relationships in Carpentry |
Properties of circles |
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Clocks |
ratio, proportion, direct and
indirect variation |
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Insulation |
building and manipulating
formulas, linear regression, solving equations |
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Plan the
Work, Then Work the Plan |
bin packing, PERT/Gantt
techniques |
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Sound |
exponents and logarithms |
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Tim
& Tom’s Financial Adventure |
exponential growth and decay |
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Where Shall I Sell my Wheat? |
The hyperbola and its
applications |
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Strength of Beams |
simple variation in
data and writing equations |
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GPS |
solid geometry |
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The Right Package |
surface area,
volumes, packaging |
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Formulas for Success |
basic algebra in the
contexts of landscaping, cosmetology, and plumbing |
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The Right Size |
measurement,
precision, accuracy |
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Circular Motion |
trigonometric
functions, parametric expressions |
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Bracing Grids |
rigidity, Pythagorean
formula, reasoning, vertex-edge graphs |
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On the Botpath |
robotic paths,
coordinate systems, slope, distance, solving systems of equations |
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Over the Limit |
Inequalities |
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Finding the Right Triangle |
right triangle
trigonometry in several trades & professions |
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Data, Data, Everywhere |
extracting
information from data - mean, median, mode, range, frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts,
stem-and-leaf plots, line plots, box plots |
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What’s
Next? |
growth with arithmetic sequences,
multiplicative sequences |
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Similarity |
similarity |
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Line Up |
linear relationships |
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What are the Chances? |
Probability |
IV. Project
SkyMath Aimed at
Middle Schools but a good review of algebra and data
URL: http://eo.ucar.edu/skymath
Project
SkyMath: Making Mathematical Connections
V. Co-Vis
WW2010 – 9-12
URL: http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/crclm/home.rxml
Online Guides for
Meteorology – K-12
URL:
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/home.rxml
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The
interaction between light and atmospheric particles and the colorful optical
effects that result. |
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Cloud classifications and the processes by which clouds
and precipitation develop. |
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Forces that influence the flow of air and how they interact
to produce wind. |
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The most common types of air masses and fronts, plus a
look at the different types of advection. |
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General forecasting methods, important surface features,
plus forecasting tips for different scenarios. |
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The online version of NOAA's
Severe Storm Spotters Guide. Investigates the different types of
thunderstorms, their associated components, plus an in depth look at
tornadoes. |
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The anatomy of hurricanes, how they develop and why they
are so dangerous. |
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Why El Niño develops and the global impact it has on
weather patterns and economics. |
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The circulation and conservation of the earth's water. |
VI. Digital
Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)
URL: http://www.dlese.org/dds/index.jsp
Do
a search on Mathematics and you will
find a number of websites. A few may be
appropriate for your class.