Curated OER
Napier's Ancestors, Kin
In this Napier's Ancestor worksheet, students complete a chart using the family tree as a guide. Student figure out how many years are in a generation as well as the number of relatives in each.
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland: Digital Archive: Scottish Science Hall of Fame
Biographical and scientific information about discoveries and technological advances credited to ten Scots, Lord Kelvin (Kelvin scale), Alexander Graham Bell (telephone), James Watt (steam engine), and Alexander Fleming (penicillin),...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Does Math Guide Our Ships at Sea?
Explore the history of logarithms and sailing by watching this animated video. [4:19]
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: John Napier
Learn about the life of a famous mathematician, John Napier, in this article.
Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain
Red Escolar: Regletas Para Multiplicar
In Spanish. Practice multiplication with a different method invented by the mathematician John Napier.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Lesson Plan: Famous Mathematicians
This lesson plan is aimed at 7th and 8th grade students and involves researching famous mathematicians and the import of their contributions.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Napier's Bones
Use this one page website to learn how to multiply and divide a "new" way. This method was invented over 400 years ago by John Napier. A detailed explanation is only a click away.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: John Napier (1550 1617)
A portrait of John Napier from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.