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The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: Ms Ess1 2: Gravity and Motions in Space

For Students 6th - 8th
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-ESS1-2: gravity and motions in space.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math; Introduction to Probability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A good introduction to concepts in probability, this page also gives a great definition of sample space. Scroll down halfway to find sample space.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Intoduction to Probability Theory

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial defines experiment, sample space, and event. Several examples are presented to help distinguish between them.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: A Simulation

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students use the CellSheet Application to simulate a probability event. This activity simulates an experiment performing a survey. Students can see that the results of a random survey can vary widely if a small sample...
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Handout
Other

Space Today Online: Nasa's Discovery Missions

For Students 9th - 10th
Survey of unmanned Discovery spacecraft missions such as the Mars Pathfinder rover and other past, present, and planned missions. Illustrated.
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Unit Plan
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Algebra Ii: Probabilities of Compound Events

For Students 7th Standards
A module for students to build on prior understanding of probability to include compound events; examine independent and dependent events, and describe events as subsets of a sample space,; determine whether events are independent or...
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Website
NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Stardust Comet Sample Return Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
A rendezvous with a comet was the goal for NASA's Stardust mission. Read about the mission and the comet here.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Dense Are You?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about geotechnical engineers and their use of physical properties, such as soil density, to determine the ability of various soils to offer support to foundations. In an associated activity, students determine the bulk...
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Website
Other

Asia Art: Chinese Brush Painting

For Students 9th - 10th
This online resource is for an art or social studies teacher looking for ways to explore the fundamentals of Chinese art with their students. The site provides information on techniques, composition, calligraphy, color, and much more. At...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Probabilities of Compound Events

For Students 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A detailed explanation of how to use tree diagrams and tables to find the probability of compound events. Also looks at dependent events. Includes example problems...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Birthday Surprise

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the Birthday Problem, in which one calculates how many people must be in a group so that a birthday is "probably" shared. The solution to this problem is...
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Activity
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Topic Summaries: Probability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The topic summary outlines probability. Some topics reviewed are sample space, independent events, conditional probability, and theoretical probability. The resource consists of definitions, notes, and examples.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Probability: Conditional Probability Grade 8

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize and apply the definition of conditional probability to find probabilities in finite sample spaces.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Probability: Probability and Permutations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use permutations to find the probability that a certain event in the sample space will or will not occur.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Probabilities of Compound Events

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice using sample space diagrams to find probabilities. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Cp and Md: Return to Fred's Fun Factory (With $.50)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The task is intended to address standards regarding sample space, independence, probability distributions and permutations/combinations. Aligns with S-CP.A.1.
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Lesson Plan
University of Hawai'i

Hawaii Space Grant College: Edible Rocks

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
At this site from Hawaii Space Grant College, students learn about various meteorite compositions in this yummy lesson plan. Six specific candies are used to represent meteorite characteristics. Students record their observations in...
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Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Landing on Mystery Stuff

For Students 3rd - 8th
At this online lesson plan read about the exciting Comet Nucleus Sample Return Mission. Understand comets and then go and do the word search.
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Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Rock Around the World

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Classes from around the country collect rock samples and send them in to be analyzed by NASA scientists.
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Handout
Florida State University

Florida State University: Photomicrographs: The Moon Rock Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A small sample of some of the 3000 photomicrographs of rocks returned to Earth by the Apollo astronauts. Click on the "Primer" page to see how the photos are made and what the different colors mean.
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Principles of Digital Communications I

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a course introducing students to the theory and practices in digital communications. Webpage includes twenty-four lectures from a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lectures vary...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Could a Saturn Moon Harbor Life?

For Students 9th - 10th
Carolyn Porco shares exciting new findings from the Cassini spacecraft's recent sweep of one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus. Samples gathered from the moon's icy geysers hint that an ocean under its surface could harbor life. [3:27]
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Lesson Plan
The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: 5 Ess1 2: Daily and Seasonal Sky Change

For Teachers 5th
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 5-ESS1-2: daily and seasonal sky change.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye Answers: How Does the Mars Rover Prevent Contaminating Samples?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how the Mars Rover prevents germs from going to and coming from Mars in this video tutorial.

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