- Scale Drawing Project - Diane Coates
A lesson plan: Choose a picture like a cartoon or a greeting card, etc. It is best not to choose a photograph. Decide what scale factor will enlarge your original drawing to an appropriate size for a standard size poster board (i.e. 1:3, 1:4, 1:5, 2:7
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- The Scale of the Universe 2 - Cary and Michael Huang
Use the scroll bar or computer mouse wheel to zoom in and out -- from quantum foam to charm quarks to "smallest thing visible to an optical microscope" to the thickness of paper all the way up to Cruithne, the depth of the Mariana Trench, Minecraft World,
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- Scaling Up Innovative Practices in Mathematics and Science - Carpenter et al.
Download a PDF of a research report that clarifies the meaning of the phrase "learning with understanding," describes the nature of successful professional development, and outlines how to scale successful practices. The research by Thomas P. Carpenter,
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- Scenes from a Dynamic Math Classroom - Ihor Charischak
In a dynamic math classroom, "discourse between teacher and students produces engagement and learning." Posts, which date back to July, 2008, include ISTE 2011 Reflections - My presentation," "Crowdsourcing Jr. Classroom Activity," "Supermarkets marketing
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- Scholastic, Inc.
Information about Scholastic, Inc., a global children's publishing and media company in education and entertainment (curriculum, magazines, books, film, TV, and multimedia). Classroom activities and reproducibles (e.g., math) teacher talk, separate parents
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- Scholastic Online Activities - Math - Scholastic, Inc.
Lessons and activities for grades PreK-3 or 4-8, with sources listed: Kids USA Survey; Max's Math Adventures of interactive whiteboard-ready rhyming math activities, audio support, and printables; Math Maven's Mysteries; I Spy Oops Hoops; Math Hunt; and
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- Schoolhouse Rock
Schoolhouse Rock is one of many artifacts from the 1970s that still is in existence today. In the mid-70s, ABC TV aired these short cartoons, which taught a generation about government, history, grammar, science, and math. The lyrics of all the songs
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- School Match - Public Priority Systems, Inc.
A school research and database service firm that specializes in rating schools (K-12) using auditable data for the parent and corporation, including school rating for the parent, realtor, and homebuyer; school choice consultation; counseling services
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- School Maths - Gurov Boris
Free Russian-language math lessons, with examples of solving tasks and pictures.
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- School Restructuring and Block Scheduling - Mabbott, others
Conversations from the Web discussion geometry-pre-college. Art Mabbott extends an invitation to teachers who have tried longer class periods to share their results (October 1994). See also Restructuring Time for Math Class, comments, ideas and suggestions
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- School Science and Mathematics Association
The School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA) is dedicated to improving instruction at all levels in and between science and mathematics by providing leadership in the field. Its primary work and publications address the needs of all of those
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- Schools Online (SOL) - Pacific Internet Pte. Ltd.
A Singapore-based searchable resource site dedicated to schools, educators, and students, its mission to provide schools with dedicated Internet access and services enabling schools to optimise the Internet for educational purposes. In addition to co-coordinating
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- SchoolTrainer.com - SchoolTrainer.com Ltd.
SchoolTrainer.com provides a wide range of academic coaching services including online tutoring for Math, Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, Trigonometry for all grades. Free homework help and online study materials are provided as well. Flexible rate plans.
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- School Wise Press
California publishers of school profiles for use in choosing schools for your children. The site also provides: education-oriented news, articles, and books; online school comparisons; an ask-an-expert service with a parent advocate; and editorial responses
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- School Wiz Tutoring - School Wiz
Australian computer-based maths & English tutoring with live support.
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- SchoolWorld Internet Education
A global Internet classroom from Australia for K-12 students and teachers, designed to allow schools to participate in a wide range of varied programs and projects (see The Math Decathlon by teacher Mike McGee), to interact with other schools from around
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- Science Access Project - Oregon State University
A group dedicated to developing methods for making science, math, and engineering information accessible to people with print disabilities. Includes braille representations of mathematical notation, and other resources for blind students.
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- Science and Mathematics Education: Similarities and Differences - Lynn Arthur Steen; St. Olaf College
Lynn Steen writes on the similarities and differences between the NCTM Standards and those of the National Research Council. Intellectually, the two communities agree on virtually all comparable aspects of their respective standards. But the nature of
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- Science and Mathematics: Using TI Calculators - ThinkQuest 1997
Covering TI-81, -82, -83, -85, and -92, links to TI's lists of programs available with each calculator, and a buyer's guide for each machine with comparisons between models. The site includes Internet links and contact information for its authors.
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- Science and Math Initiatives (SAMI)
A database/clearinghouse of resources, funding, and curriculum for rural math and science teachers. List, search by title or description, or browse math resources by category. Originally a project of the Boulder Valley School District, Boulder, Colorado,
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- Science Animations - Peet van Schalkwyk
Science and Maths animations done in Macromedia Flash. These animations are free, interactive, 3D and dynamic.
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- Science Buddies - Kenneth Lafferty Hess Family Charitable Foundation
Science Buddies supports hands-on scientific investigations by providing free science fair project ideas, answers, and tools to teachers, parents, and students. Programs focus on involving science and technology professionals to interact directly and
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- Science Daily: Research Shows Homework Does Boost Academic Achievement; but Overemphasizing Grades and Performance May Lead to Cheating - American Psychological Association
This article, from the ScienceDaily Magazine site, describes an investigation into the effect of homework and grade emphasis on academic achievement of students and self-reported rates of cheating.
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- Science Education at Jefferson Lab - Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab)
Educational resources for students (homework help links; programs and events; games and puzzles; internships) and teachers (summer programs; reference links; distance learning programs; activities, worksheets, and games). See, in particular, Jefferson
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- Science, Engineering, and Technology for Youth - eXtension
Lessons, news, articles, answers from experts, a glossary, and other science resources for young people. See especially Math in Child Care, which organizes suggestions for developing children's mathematical foundations into topics such as one-to-one correspondence
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- Science Explorer - The Exploratorium
A variety of Science Explorer activities from their books of family experiments. Each illustrated web page displaying the activity includes materials needed, instructions, background information, and explanations. Information on purchasing the books is
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- Science Fairs - Chris Gould; World-Wide Web Virtual Library
An attempt to provide a single comprehensive list of every science fair
accessible through the World Wide Web, whether of global or local scope. Many of the links on this page lead to descriptions/abstracts of math projects entered in such fairs. Categories
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- ScienceMakers Video Archive - The HistoryMakers®
Thousands of stories from life oral history interviews of dozens of contemporary African Americans at the forefront of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM): Shirley Ann Jackson, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and president
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- Science, Math, and Technology Tutorial (SMATT) - ThinkQuest 1996
Topics: Math History (biography of Descartes); Logic (how to construct logical arguments and put them into proofs); Math Tutorial (Basic Algebra with problems and solutions); Environmental Science (ozone in the atmosphere); Astronomy (implications of
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- Science Museum Math Exhibit - The Geometry Center
A museum exhibit on triangle tilings that contains sophisticated concepts such as tilings of the sphere and the relation between tilings and the Platonic and Archimedean solids: the sum of the angles of a planar triangle is always 180 degrees. Repeated
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- Science Museum of Minnesota
Natural history and technology. See the world's largest Camptosaurus dinosaur skeleton, touch a tornado, play the congas, do some serious Internet surfing, or test the waters of the Mississippi River. The museum is Minnesota's most popular indoor cultural
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- Science News for Kids - Science Service
Science articles written for kids, along with activities for kids to try on their own and ways for kids to comment, ask questions, or submit their own work through the site. Also includes: brain teasers and Java-based games; science fiction discussions
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- Science News Online
The weekly newsmagazine of science. Headlines; selected full-text articles 1995-; references and people to contact (for additional information on current articles); previous issues of Science News 1996-. Features: Ivars Peterson's MathTrek (formerly MathLand);
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- The Science of NFL Football - National Science Foundation (NSF)
This 10-part series explores the science behind football. Running about four to five minutes in length, each video features an NSF-supported scientist explaining a selected scientific principle, while athletes from the National Football League (NFL) describe
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- The Science of NHL Hockey - National Science Foundation (NSF)
This 10-part series explores the science behind hockey. Running about four to five minutes in length, each video features an NSF-supported scientist explaining a selected scientific principle, while athletes from the National Hockey League (NHL) describe
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- Science Online - American Association for the Advancement of Science
Searchable Web version of the global weekly research publication, with searchable full text, daily news, Science's Next Wave (Free access: News, forums, columns on career development in science), Science Careers, Electronic Marketplace, and administrative
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- Sciences exactes / Mathématiques - Encyclopédie Hachette Multimédia En Ligne
Recherche Mathématiques par thème: Mathématiciens et logiciens; Mathématiques générales; Logique; Algèbre; Topologie; Analyse; Géométrie; Cinématique; Statistiques; Probabilités;
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- Science & Technology Curriculum Framework - Massachusetts
Core concept: Owning the Questions. The Science and Technology content section contains four strands that are broad learning standard statements about what students should know and be able to do as learners of science and technology. Each strand reflects
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- science-to-touch - Jürgen Richter-Gebert
Projects for interactively visualizing science, from one of the co-authors of the Cinderella geometry software package: iOrnament, a drawing and explanation app for the 17 crystallographic wallpaper groups; ix-quadrat, a museum exhibit of symmetry, Escher,
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- Scientific Notation - Math Forum, Ask Dr. Math Common Question
A selection of answers to questions about scientific notation, using it to write very large or very small numbers, and adding, multiplying, and dividing with the notation.
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- Scientific Surfing for Children - Mike May, American Scientist
An early article about the World Wide Web by Mike May in the November-December issue of American Scientist, pp. 568-571, discusses the world of scientific information and activities on the Internet, and forums in which professional scientists are waiting
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- Scientist Cards - All Too Flat
Trading cards, humorously based on Topps and Fleer baseball cards, list the writing preference, dominant cortex, university, and key contributions of Richard Feynman, James Clerk Maxwell, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Claude Shannon, Leonhard Euler,
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- Scientists in the City - The Franklin Institute Online
Public Science Day is an annual event, organized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), when students visit informal science institutions in Philadelphia, PA. In 1998, ten schools visited The Franklin Institute for the day
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- Scientopica - Dr. Ken Milligan
A science portal that aims to make the acquisition of scientific information more efficient. Services include a science-specific search engine and directory, 8 categories of constantly updated science news, a science events calendar, forums, reviews,
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- Sci-Philately: A Selective History of Science on Stamps - Maiken Naylor; Science and Engineering Library, Univ. at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Stamps from the personal collection of the author, Maiken Naylor, in the following categories: Astronomy and Cosmology; Instruments and Measurements; Mathematics and Computation; Chemistry; Evolution and the Fossil Record; Biology; Heredity and the Genetic
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- sci.stat.edu - Math Forum
An unmoderated newsgroup focused on statistics education. Read and search archived messages; and register to post to the discussions. Also available at http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=edstat-l&A=1.
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- scMaths: Singapore Primary Maths Explained - SC Eduware
Information and resources on primary level (ages 6 to 12) mathematics as taught in Singapore primary schools.
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- SCORE! Educational Centers
An educational and entertaining site for parents and educators, with helpful articles on motivating and communicating with K-8 kids, questions and answers, hands-on activities, interactive message boards, and a store.
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- SCORE Mathematics Lessons - Jim Shaver, Schools of California
Lessons by teachers that reflect California's Mathematics Framework and the NCTM Standards, organized by their main strands with links to descriptions of the strands: Functions, Algebra, Geometry, Statistics and Probability, Discrete Mathematics, Measurement,
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- ScottBeall.com - Scott Beall
Professional development programs for mathematics teaching and interdisciplinary curricula, emphasizing the integration of music and mathematics. With examples from his recent publication Functional Melodies - Finding Mathematical Relationships in Music
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