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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Pascal's Principle

For Students 11th - 12th
From a chapter on Fluid Statics in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter looks at Pascal's principle and its applications, and how forces in a hydraulic system are related. Includes problems and exercises.
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Primary
Christian Classics Ethereal Library

Uwm Libraries:text of Pascal's "Pensees"

For Students 9th - 10th
Entire text of Pascal's 1660 Pensees essay(s).
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Archimedes' Principle, Pascal's Law and Bernoulli's Principle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to Pascal's law, Archimedes' principle, and Bernoulli's principle through problems and engineering applications.
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Lesson Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Exploring Pascal's Triangle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Contains lessons and activities on Pascal's Triangle at three levels: elementary, intermediate, and advanced.
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Handout
University of California

University of California Berkeley: Blaise Pascal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of California, Berkeley provides a biography on the life of Blaise Pascal, including extensive information on his accomplishments.
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Website
Oregon State University

Blaise Pascal Time Line

For Students 9th - 10th
Year-by-year account of major events in Pascal's life. Includes inventions and major literary works. Also has a graphic of Pascal.
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Handout
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Blaise Pascal

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of St. Andrews site contains biographical information and achievements of Blaise Pascal.
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Handout
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Blaise Pascal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Saint Andrews provides a short biography of Pascal. Takes a philosophical angle. Features links to existentialist philosophy, seventeenth and eighteenth century literature, and philosophy pages.
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Activity
University of Michigan

University of Michigan: The Pascal Programming Language

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Pascal programming language, including history and sample programs.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Mathematical Secrets of Pascal's Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th
Wajdi Mohamed Ratemi shows how Pascal's triangle is full of patterns and secrets. [4:50]
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Article
Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College: Blaise Pascal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Trinity College provides a detailed biography of mathematician Blaise Pascal.
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Handout
Stanford University

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Pascal's Wager

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy discusses the philosophical and logic merits of Pascal's Wager, as well as the objections against it. Begins with a short historical and philosophical background to put the Wager in...
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eBook
Mathigon

Mathigon: Algebra: Sequences: Pascal's Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Pascal's Triangle, a number pyramid in which every cell is the sum of the two cells directly above. It contains all binomial coefficients, as well as many other number sequences and patterns.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Pascal's Triangle and the Ice Cream Cones

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Math explains how Pascal's triangle can be used to determine the possible combinations of ice cream cones that can be made with different numbers of flavors. His response also includes an explanation using combination functions.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Pascal's Triangle and Binomial Expansions

For Students 9th - 10th
This Math Forum author shows how combinations can be used to identify the pattern in Pascal's Triangle.
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Activity
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Pascal's Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from MathWorld provides great information on Pascal's Triangle. Links are provided throughout for additional information, along with several helpful charts and formulas. This is a good site to check out on the subject.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Number Patterns in Pascal's Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains relevant information regarding the Pascal's Triangle "Inform the students that the rows and columns of integers that make up the triangle known as "Pascal's Triangle" contain many number patterns that they can easily recognize...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Pascal Programming Language

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry for the Pascal programming language that includes a history of the language and a discussion of its impact on computer languages today. Also includes links to additional information.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Expanding Binomials and Pascal's Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Math Forum site explains how expanding binomials relates to Pascal's Triangle.
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Handout
Rice University

Galileo Project: Blaise Pascal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides information on ten fields of biographical data which are compiled regarding Blaise Pascal, including dates (birth/death), father (occupation/wealth), nationality, education,...
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Patterns in Pascal's Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains a brief outline on Patterns In the Pascal's Triangle.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: The Binomial Formula: Its Expansion Using Pascal's

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This set of questions pertains to the binomial formula and Pascal's triangle. Students will find terms of an expansion and investigate combinations. Questions are short answer, true/false, and multiple-choice; solutions are included.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Pascal's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The use of Pascal's Principle to solve pressure problems is explained.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Pascal's Triangle

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this lesson, students will participate in discussions and activities that will have them explore the number patterns and fractal properties of Pascal's Triangle.

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