Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Math World: Hexagon
Gives a detailed overview of hexagons, particularly of regular hexagons. Be sure to use the links for unfamiliar notation or variable representation. This site gives formulas for inner radius, circumradius, parameter, and area of a...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Behaviors Exponential Function
This StudyCard stack teaches and tests on the exponential function. Shows connection between the function parameters and the resulting geometric behaviors of the exponential function. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, ch. 6.1.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Do Roots Grow When the Direction of Gravity Changes?
You might not know it, but plants are able to sense their environment and actually respond appropriately. One of the key parameters that every plant must respond to is the direction of gravity: stems go up (opposite to the pull of...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Transformations of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Given an exponential or logarithmic function, the student will describe the effects of parameter changes.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Square Pyramid Calculator
Use this calculator to determine the volume, surface area, or other figure for a square pyramid, given the other numbers. Users set their parameters for two known variables of the pyramid and find what the unknown amounts would be.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:worried Sick: Watch Your Pressure
Take and interpret blood pressure, and explore how thinking about a stressful situation may elevate these parameters.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Getting It Right!
In this lesson, students will investigate error. As shown in earlier activities from navigation lessons 1 through 3, without an understanding of how errors can affect your position, you cannot navigate well. Introducing accuracy and...
CPALMS
Cpalms: How Many Trees?
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this formative assessment task, students are asked to find the density and the estimated number of trees in a forest, given certain parameters. Samples of student responses and possible...
Code.org
Code Studio: Call a Function
Calls a user defined function that takes no parameters, and optionally generates a return value.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Newton's Law of Cooling
For this problem, students use an exponential equation to investigate the cooling of a cup of coffee and how long it would take for it to cool down to different temperatures. Aligns with F-LE.B.5 and F-LE.A.4.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Taxi!
In this task, students explore the linear relationship between distance traveled and taxi fare cost. Aligns with A-REI.D.10 and F-LE.B.5.
Math Slice
Math Slice Fast Sum
This resource is a set of ten timed practice problems where parameters are selected for the sum and the range of addends. The sum and one addend are given and students determine the missing number to create the sum. Instant feedback and...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Metric System Chart
Discusses how the metric system of measurement was developed, the organization around base units for some types of measurement, and the units used for other parameters.