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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Conducting a Watershed Snapshot of Blockhouse Creek"

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine specific skills in assessing water quality from a holistic approach. They assess the health of a local watershed and identify problems in the local watershed and suggest remediation.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet 3.5 Simultaneous Equations

For Students 8th - 9th
In this simultaneous equations worksheet, students solve and complete 7 various types of problems. First, they solve graphically the system of equations shown. Then, students find the number of solutions that each pairs of equations...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

LOVE Poster

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research pop or contemporary artists like Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, and Roy Lichtenstein and examine their simple style of drawing and painting. They create a contemporary art poster using shading gradient techniques and mixed...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Gradient Vector Fields

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this gradient vector fields worksheet, students use Maple to examine vector fields. They identify functions which are vector fields. This one-page worksheet contains two multi-step problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Gradients of Parallel Line Segments

For Students 7th - 10th
In this gradient worksheet, students draw line segments and determine if they are parallel. They plot points on a coordinate plane and calculate the gradient of each created line. This five-page worksheet contains 8 multi-step problems....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Diffusion through Membranes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars identify diffusion and its processes through experimentation and calculations. They also use a CBL and conductivity probe to measure the conductivity of various solutions and study the effect of concentration gradients on...
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Lesson Plan
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Tracing Highs and Lows in San Francisco

For Teachers 9th - 12th
On a topographic map, young scholars identify the scale bar, north arrow, and contour interval. They then locate a hill on the map and make note of the contour lines. Students then locate other places with similar contour line patterns....
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Worksheet
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Graphs, Equations and Inequalities

For Students 6th
For this inequalities worksheet, 6th graders solve and complete 30 various types of problems. First, they calculate and write down a whole number for each equation. Then, students determine the gradient of a line with a given equation....
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Worksheet
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Using Graphs

For Students 9th
In this using graphs worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 6 different types of problems. First, they determine how the transformation shown moves the graph. Then, students find the interval that is defined given the coordinates....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Math 224 Spring 2004: Gradient and Curl

For Students Higher Ed
In this gradient and curl worksheet, students manipulate the Maxwell Field Equation to identify the gradient and curl. This two-page worksheet contains two problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Multivariable Calculus: The Gradient

For Students Higher Ed
In this gradient activity, students explore the definition of differentiable and gradient. They find the tangent approximation of given situations, and determine the directional derivative. This two-page activity contains examples,...
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Worksheet
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Erosion

For Students 7th - 9th
In this earth science worksheet, students describe the course of the river from its source to the mouth, including shapes of the valleys and erosion processes in each course. Then they identify possible types of erosion that would have...
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Website
Cornell University

Cornell University: Art, Design, and Visual Thinking: Color, Value, and Hue

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains information on value, contrast, gradation, and the values of hues of colors. Has great color charts and links to related sites.
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Calculus Ii

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The online course consists of educational materials about calculus with several variables. Lecture notes, syllabus, exams, and assignments with solutions are included.
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Activity
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Scalar Field Gradient Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate scalar and vector fields though a downloadable java simulation. The simulation explores the gradient of a scalar field using a numerical approximation to the partial derivatives.
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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Stokes Theorem

For Students 9th - 10th
This site expresses Stokes Theorem: the relationship between curl, gradient, and divergence theorem. Includes references and links to further information.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: The Black Hole

For Students 9th - 10th
This site examines the black hole as an object in astrophysics. Delve into this comprehensive resource that covers this concept from its history, to qualitative physics, the reality of black holes, mathematical physics and more.
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Handout
Other

Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Bitesize: Rectilinear Shapes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find the gradient, equations and intersections of medians, altitudes and perpendicular bisectors using our knowledge of the mid-point as well as parallel and perpendicular lines.
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Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Direction and Vectors 3 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Students use a weather map to determine the points where the wind speed is the greatest. The resource consists of an enlarged printable version of a weather map available in PDF format.