Curated OER
Fire!, Probability, and Chaos
Upper elementary and middle schoolers work with the concept of probability. They are introduced to the concept of chaos. Learners graph and analyze using a line plot, work with mean, and are introduced to the concept of variance.
Curated OER
Geometric Fractals and the Chaos Game
Learners define fractals and patterns. They explore how a seemingly random process can result in a pattern. Students practice probability and fractions skills by playing the chaos game online.
Curated OER
Chaos
Students experiment with several chaotic simulation, they build a working definition of chaos. Students reinforce their knowledge of basic probability and percents. They are reminded of previous knowledge that is pertinent to this...
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Lorenz Attractor Periodic Orbits
Simulation of a Lorenz attractor which is shaped like a butterfly. Manipulate the image and observe from all sides as the orbits about two fixed points are drawn.
Greek Gods
Greek Gods: First Greek Gods: Theogony: Chaos
Learn about the first Greek gods who were created out of Chaos, a primeval state of existence. Learn how it all began and see Chaos' family tree.
Greek Gods
Greek Gods: The First Greek Gods and Goddesses: "Theogony"
"Theogony," a famous poem, by Hesiod explains the beginnings of Greek Mythology's first Greek Gods and Goddesses. From Chaos came Gaea (Earth), Uranus (the Heaven), and Eros (Desire) who produced the Titans and from them, the Olympian gods.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Polytechnic Institute: Greenhouse Dinosaur Extinction Theory
This comprehensive page discusses the Asteroid Impact vs. Volcano-Greenhouse dinosaur extinction debate. It was written by paleontologist, professor, and scientist Dr. Dewey McLean.
Boston University
Fractal Geometry of the Mandelbrot Set Ii
This web site addresses counting and adding in fractal operations, as well as the role of the Fibonacci sequence in fractal geometry.
Physics Central
American Physical Society: Physics Central: Discover Homepage
Link to nine major physics topics and dig deeper into the content. Find out about the work of scientists in each field and see example physical science experiments.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Flash Animations for Physics
This site boasts an extensive list of physics animations that cover topics such as electricity, magnetism, quantum mechanics, and relativity. Variables can be manipulated for each demonstration.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Making "Fingerprints"
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students simulate a forest fire based on probability of the fire spreading. Different probabilities will yield different results, and as such all students should attain...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: I, It, Itera, Iteration
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the notion of Brownian motion and has students graph a sample Brownian particle. In Brownian motion, each "step" depends on the "steps" taken previously,...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Origin of Countless Conspiracy Theories
Why can we find geometric shapes in the night sky? How can we know that at least two people in London have exactly the same number of hairs on their head? And why can patterns be found in just about any text - even Vanilla Ice lyrics?...
Other
P.u.e.m.a.c.: Una Visita Guiada Al Caos (El Mapeo Logistico)
This is an advanced topic with a very detailed presentation of the chaos theory.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica: Greek Mythology
Encyclopedia Mythica offers a comprehensive resource on Greek mythology. Content includes a look at the principal gods, Zeus's consorts and offspring, the descendants of Prometheus, and much, much more. Click on "browse articles" for a...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: A Better Fire!!
Students run a simulation of how a fire will spread through a stand of trees, learning about probability and chaos.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Advanced Fire
Run a simulation of how a fire spreads through a stand of trees, learning about probability and chaos. Track the results of multiple burns and use the data to draw conclusions.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Life
Run the classic game of life, learning about probabilities, chaos and simulation. This activity allows the user to run a randomly generated world or test out various patterns.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Directable Fire!!
Run a simulation of how a fire will spread through a stand of trees, learning about probability and chaos.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Fire!!
Run a simulation of how a fire will spread through a stand of trees, learning about probability and chaos.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Rabbits and Wolves
Experiment with a simple ecosystem consisting of grass, rabbits, and wolves, learning about probabilities, chaos, and simulation.
Boston University
Boston University: Chaos, Fractals and Arcadia
This is an interesting site for information on chaos and fractals. Includes links to interactive activities to learn more.
Boston University
Bu: Fractal Geometry of the Mandelbrot Set
This site progresses in iterations through Mandelbrot and Julia sets to explain fractals and the mathematics behind them.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Fractals
This site provides some links to activities and lesson plans dealing with fractals and chaos.