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University of Auckland School of Computer Science

Morris: Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the graph data structure and how it is used to solve certain types of problems.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Wait Program!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
After completing an associated lesson, students test their understanding in two programming tasks that utilize LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robots and sound/touch sensors. Students gain practice in the iterative design-program-test-redesign process.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Is a Program?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Using a few blindfolds and a simple taped floor maze exercise, young scholars come to understand that computers rely completely upon instructions given in programs and thus programs must be comprehensive and thorough. Then students learn...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Do You Make a Program Wait?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Building on the programming basics learned so far in a corresponding Robotics unit, students learn how to program using sensors rather than by specifying exact durations. Working with the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robots and software, they...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Does It Work? Test and Test Again

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Testing is critical to any design, whether it be in the creation of new software or building a bridge across a wide river. Despite risking the quality of the design, the testing stage is often hurried in order to get products to market....
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a variety of resources, information about, and research concerning artificial intelligence.
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

University of Waterloo: Math Frog: Dividerama!

For Students 3rd - 5th
Play Dividerama to test your skills at division by completing 16 long division questions.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Igloo: Addition

For Students 4th - 5th
It takes a lot of math to build an Igloo. Can you help Kirima? Students will learn to select and apply appropriate mental, written or calculator strategies to solve addition problems.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Getting Started With Math by Hand Concept App

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This App helps students build number sense skills and gain confidence at math by hand. Review how to perform algorithms for the four basic operations (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division). A step-by-step mode emphasizes...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students think about fair way to divide a quantity into even parts. Different algorithms are presented, including "I cut, you choose," and students are to choose which...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Running a Function Machine

For Students 3rd - 8th
The connected machine is a single function that takes an input, runs it through the network inside and produces an output. You control a network of function machines along with the input and the operation performed by each machine to...
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University of Canterbury

Cs Unplugged: Divide and Conquer

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Imagine 31 numbers have been organized in ascending order in a list by a computer program. Now the program has to find a number in the list, but it can only look at one number at a time. Is it easier to find the number now, than if they...
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University of Canterbury

Cs Unplugged: The Great Number Hunt (Sorted)

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
How would you look for a book in a library if the books were sorted in alphabetical order? Is that easier than if they were out of order?
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Big Theta Notation

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Big Theta Notation in computer programming.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Greatest Common Divisors

For Students 9th - 10th
An advanced investigation of Greatest Common Factors (Divisors) and a look at related algorithms and properties) comutative, associative, and more). Contains links to relevant topics.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Mad Minutes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity should help kids to perform quick computations using mental math, become less reliant on calculators for computation, and remember algorithms for common math problems by using repetition and practice.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Rational Expression Multiplication

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This StudyCards set uses guided discovery concepts to develop ideas for functions operations, building from rational expression multiplication and division algorithms.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math by Hand App

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This App allows students to review how to perform algorithms for the four basic operations. The three modes - the step-by-step mode, fast mode, and the Missing Pieces game allows students to learn, review, and understand the concepts for...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Dividing Fractions

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
In this activity, students make use of a visual representation for dividing fractions. They also discover the numerical algorithm used to divide fractions.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Number and Operation Sense: Whole Numbers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this activity, students attain a basic understanding of numbers and number operations, developing number sense, and gaining fluency in arithmetic computation. They also learn to use the calculator to explore the mathematical...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Making Sense of Shapes and Sizes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students develop algorithms for generating and generalizing patterns related to triangle and square geometric models.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Follow the Flock

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the lesser-studied topic of Flock Theory. The lesson is framed in the context of groups of birds, which follow a few simple rules. By using this algorithm,...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Decimal Defender App

For Teachers 5th - 7th
This App helps students practice multiplication and division with decimals in a fun environment. Students use this App to learn standard multiplication and division algorithms as well as understand topics such as scientific notation, the...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Graph Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides an introduction and overview of graph theory. In addition to introducing the basic terms, there are related links to classic problems in graph theory such as the traveling salesman problem and Dijkstra's algorithm.

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