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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Pascal

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will be able to identify patterned numbers as related to Pascal's Triangle.
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Blaise Pascal

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent discussion of the life and work of this great scientist and mathematician. Describes his range of interests and notes his many contributions. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Agnosticism: Blaise Pascal

For Students 9th - 10th
Portrait of Blaise Pascal.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site answers a student's question inquiring about the definition of a binomial expansion, where it would be used, and why.
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Fundación Cientec

Fractales en Su Aula

For Students 9th - 10th
Lesson plans and activities available in Spanish dealing with fractals. Some are also available in English. Activities are step by step and easy to understand. Included topics are the Koch Snowflake, Sierpinski's triangle, and Pascal's...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Under Pressure

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students learn about Pascal's law, an important concept behind the engineering of dam and lock systems, such as the one that Thirsty County wants Splash Engineering to design for the Birdseye River (an ongoing hypothetical engineering...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Locks and Dams

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students are introduced to the structure, function and purpose of locks and dams, which involves an introduction to Pascal's law, water pressure and gravity.
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Curated OER

Blaise Pascal

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Blaise Pascal.
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Curated OER

Blaise Pascal

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Blaise Pascal.
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Curated OER

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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Curated OER

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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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Blaise Pascal

For Students 9th - 10th
This image is of French physicist Blaise Pascal. He developed work on natural and applied sciences as well being a skilled mathematician and religious philosopher.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Blaise Pascal (1623 1662)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of Blaise Pascal from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Blaise Pascal (1623 1662)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of Blaise Pascal from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Expanding Binomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides discussion on binomial expansion. Works through an example of this concept and provides example problems.
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History of Computing Science

History of Computing Science: First Mechanical Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Blaise Pascal, the seventeenth-century French mathematician, thinker, and scientist, built the first mechanical adding machine in 1642 based on a design described by Hero of Alexandria (2 CE) to add up the distance a carriage traveled.
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Great Idea Finder

The Great Idea Finder: Adding Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
The Great Idea Finder profiles the adding machine, invented by nineteen-year old mathematician Blaise Pascal in the year 1642.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Right or Wrong

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson helps students draw a connection between binomial expansions, probabilities, combinations, and Pascal's Triangle. The lesson is framed in the context of randomly guessing a number...
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Mathigon

Mathigon: Combinatorics: World of Math

For Students 6th - 8th
This lesson focuses on Combinatorics, a branch of mathematics which is about counting. It includes 5 sections: Factorials, Permutations, Combinations, Combinatorics and Pascal's Triangle, and Combinatorics and Probability with examples...
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Mathigon

Mathigon: Probability and Discrete Math: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an introduction to the study of probability. It tells the story of two of the greatest mathematicians, Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat, who used coin tosses of heads or tails to determine who paid the bill. It led to the...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Cazin in the Quarry

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Using Cazin's painting The Quarry of Monsieur Pascal near Nanterre, students will hypothesize about the workings, setting, and size of this French quarry. Then, applying his working method of "memory painting," they will draw or paint a...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Hydrostatic Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore hydrostatic pressure. Some topics examined in the activities are Pascal?s principle, hydrostatic pressure, and Archimedes? principle. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Using the Ti 83/84 to Explore the Binomial Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce students to the binomial theorem through a variety of activities. Pascal's triangle and probabilities will be explored through problem solving. The binomial theorem, combinations formula, and the binomial...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Exploring the Binomial Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students expand expressions using Pascal's Triangle and verify the results on a Computer Algebra System CAS tool.

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