Relate data concepts to relevant concepts in the earth and space, life, and physical sciences. 0806.1.4

Links verified on 1/29/2010

1. Density Demonstration: Coke vs Diet Coke - lab activity, with associated picture, that would make a good real-world activity for a math or science class
2. Density Review - [14 slides] review of density, several problems to work, several slides showing pictures of layers of liquids of different densities
3. Disaster Math - Six sets of math quizzes; Earthquake Math, Hurricane Math, Tornado Math, Wild Fire Math, Winter Storm Math, and Flood Math.
4. Fly By Math - Distance-Rate-Time Problems in Air Traffic Control designed for grades 5-9 - five separate problems each with associated handouts and videos and
5. Hot or Not Activity - Temperature Conversion Worksheet - delete question one (related to another activity) and you will have twelve temperature conversion peoblems for your students
6. Half-Life Worksheet - ten sample problems for your students plus a digram explaining how to visualize the calculation of half-life
7. Half-Life Worksheet - a table with sample half-life periods is given, another table is for students to fill in answers. The two tables are followed by seven word problems
8. Line Up With Math - Math based decisions in Air Traffic Control designed for grades 5-9 - This site has an overview, an interactive air traffic simulator and six problems and
9. Manifest Density - [the pun is bad but the unit plan packet is great] - a 41 page unit plan with many good activities for math or science classes
10. Mass, Volume, and Density - links to six activities, each of which require student responses from the Math and Science Activity Center of EdInformatics
    • Mass, Volume, and Density Assessment - Two assessment quizzes are available each containing 10 questions each based on the topics contained in the Mass, Volume Density Module above.
11. Problem Sets - Problem sets are currently available for the following topics in Mechanics (Physical Science). Each problem set consists of 25-35 problems which vary in difficulty. A problem set includes the problems, a concealed answer which can be revealed by clicking a button, and an audio-guided solution.
12. Random - Discover that randomness is a process in which the outcomes of an experiment all have the same chance of happening. Work through the lesson, experiment with the interactive figure and then answer five questions. [caution: do not submit until you have selected answers to all of the questions] and
13. Rate - Understand that rate compares two quantities of different kinds of units and learn how to express rates as unit rates. Work through the lesson, experiment with the interactive figure and then answer ten questions. [caution: do not submit until you have selected answers to all of the questions] and
14. Temperature Conversion Worksheet - there's a table to fill out and several conversion problems; Fahrenheit to Celsius and Celsius to Fahrenheit
15. Temperature Conversions - this explanation of how to convert from one temperature scale to another is followed by four printable worksheets and four online quizzes to practice the skill and