| Continued Fraction
Spirals http://www.teacherlink.org/content/math/interactive/flash/home.html This link gives a visual and algebraic representation of fraction spirals as the user adjusts the fraction. The greatest common divisor is given along with the decimal value and continuous fraction rotation. |
| Explore the
Properties of a Straight Line Graph http://www.mathsisfun.com/graph/straight_line_graph.html This link from Mathisfun.com allows the user to manipulate the slope and y-intercept of a line and see the change in the graph. |
| EZ grapher http://id.mind.net/%7Ezona/ezGraph/ezGraph.html Online graphing calculator. The best online graphing tool that I have seen. Has every function available to graph. There are not numerous directions. And you can print your results. Link off of |
| Graph
Solutions to Ax = b (M2T2) http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/users/exner/ncsa/plot/ This applet will allow students to visually see the solution to a system of two equations. The student could inpu |
| Parabola Explorer http://www.7stones.com/Homepage/Publisher/p3.html This interactive tool allows the user to change the values of a, b, and c in the quadratic equation to see the effect on its graph. |
| Solving
Systems of Equations (M2T2) http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/activity/partpiv/ A |
| Vector Arithmetic
Java Visualization http://www.pa.uky.edu/~phy211/VecArith/index.html This applet visualizes the addition, subtraction, and scalar multiplication of vectors. The user draws two vectors and chooses which operation to see illustrated. |
| The Vector Cross
Product http://www.phy.syr.edu/courses/java-suite/crosspro.html This tutorial allows the user to change the length and direction of vectors a and b to visualize the effect on vector c. Students may also rotate the plane for further clarification. |
| Cell to Cell http://www.intel.com/education/unitplans/cells/cells.htm This website also uses a great deal of technology as did the previous one. This one deals with the function of cells, diseases, and cell biology research and the ethics related to it. |
| Cells Alive http://www.cellsalive.com This website contains models of cells. Students can click on a part of the cell and a description will come up explaining what it is and it’s function. |
| Lights, Camera,
Reaction http://www.intel.com/education/unitplans/react/react.htm This site is probably the one with the mos |
| Ohms Law
(M2T2) http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/users/Murphy/OhmsLaw/ This website lets students explore Ohms Law, which deals with the flow of electrons in circuits. It begins by describing definitions of important words like voltage. It also has links to interactive applets that lets students explore where each new word is used. For example, I followed the link for the water tower and it explains how water flows out of a water tower. |
| PBS How a Baby’s
Gender is Determined http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/gender/determined.html This website takes students through |
| PBS How Cells Divide
by Mitosis and Meiosis http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divide.html This includes an online experience comparing mitosis and meiosis. |
| PBS How to Make an
Artificial Organ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/innovation/teachers_lp3.html Students would use technology to research artificial organs and how they are created. They would then design one and build a model. This could be used in a Biology or Anatomy class. |
| Biomes:
Action for a Healthy Planet http://www.intel.com/education/unitplans/biomes/biomes.htm This is a wonderful resource that allows students to research an assigned Biome, which I would assume is a Biology topic. Students would view a slide show, research using the internet and books, use a graphic organizer to organize websites and links, develop a webpage and present i |
| Bioterrorism http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Biology/BIO0204.html This website includes a lesson that would allow classes to divide into groups and research |
| Calculating Payments
on a Compounding Loan http://www.teacherlink.org/content/math/interactive/flash/home.html This interactive calculator allows the user to input principal, rate, time, and frequency to compute the payment, interest, and total amount of a loan. |
| GenScope http://genscope.concord.org/ GenScope offers learning-based manipulatives that help students study the science and mathematics of genetics. Intended to be supplementary to text-based learning, GenScope enables students to investigate scientific and mathematical concepts through direct manipulation and experimentation. In particular, students learn about DNA, chromosomes, cells, organisms, pedigrees and populations by working with an imaginary species of dragons! A fun and educational site your students will probably love. |
| Great Plant Escape http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/ This is an online activity that allows students to explore information about plants, dirt, flowers, etc. It includes online quizzes. |
| Journey North http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/LessonsOriginal.html This is an online program that allows students to study migration and wildlife world wide. |
| PBS Adventure with
the Fish Pond: Population Modeling http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/earthday/activity4.shtm This website provides a lesson that allows students to explore the growth and decay of fish population in a pond. It involves the use of calculators and Now/Next or recursive equations. |
| PBS Buffalo War
Lesson http://www.pbs.org/buffalowar/lesson2.html This is a module that allows students to examine the effects of Brucellosis on buffalo. It includes watching a movie and research on the internet. This would work well for a module on population modeling. |
| PBS Children’s
Hospital http://www.pbs.org/opb/childrenshospital/classroom/index.html This allows students to research current health related topics and presen |
| PBS Continuously
Changing Plant Growth http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/plants/activity2.shtm This activity allows students to explore plant growth and find an equation to model it. |
| PBS Cracking the
Code
of Life http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/2809_genome.html This lesson involves students examining cells from the inside of their cheeks to explore DNA. I think this would make a great unit plan if it began by students beginning with the game in number 12, letting students explore their own DNA, and then concluding with the Genome and DNA Fingerprint websites. |
| PBS Decoding http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/decoding/send.html This website allows students to send an encrypted message to a friend that includes a clue to break the code. |
| PBS DNA Fingerprint http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/analyze.html This website allows students to create a DNA Fingerprint and then match DNA to others in an online mystery. |
| PBS Family Tree http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/israel/family.html This interactive site makes students use their knowledge of DNA to determine which family a man belongs to and which men are not members of that family at all. |
| PBS Flowers and
Plants http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/teachers/flowers/flowers_unit.html There are several great links from this site. It involves exploring various seeds and flowers, which would be a Biology topic. It includes a link to a math website which lets students develop flower gardens using percentages. The module includes lots of calculations and genetics. |
| PBS Genome http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genome/explore.html This allows students to do an online analysis of DNA. The only downfall with these is tha |
| PBS Global Tribe
lessons
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/globaltribe/classroom/index.html These lessons are VERY neat and involve a lot of exploring of other cultures. There were lessons for various countries. I explored the one for |
| PBS Integral Species
Lesson http://www.pbs.org/harriman/education/lessonplans/integral_species.html This module involves population counting. It includes technology such as a digital camera, internet, and webpage design. It relates to a school project in |
| PBS Pennies,
Pressure, Temperature, and Light http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/lessonplans/hsmp/penniespressure/penniespressure_procedure.shtm This activity uses different experiments to allow students to explore different functions and find equations that fi |
| PBS Rhinos and
M&Ms (Exponential Models) http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/lessonplans/hsmp/rhinos/rhinos_procedure.shtm This includes a lesson that allows students to explore exponential models by hands-on activities and then apply wha |
| Pu http://illuminations.nctm.org/imath/912/cardiac/student/index.html This is an interactive lesson which looks at Cardiac Output, Rates of Change, and Accumulation. This lesson involves this lesson on the internet and a CBL with |
| Rainbows http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/education/calc-init/rainbow/ This website includes the mathematics behind rainbows. This goes into light refraction etc which is a physics topic. It could be included in a bigger science module. |
| Reflection/Refraction http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java/light/flashLight.html This applet focused on reflection and refraction of light. It lets you change from passing ligh |
| Shedd Aquarium http://www.sheddaquarium.org/sea/ This website provides lessons for teachers, bu |
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Sick Hermit (M2T2) http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/users/exner/java.f/hermit/ This website lets students trace the spread of a disease among hermits. They can pick the total number of hermits that are infected with a disease and then see how many other hermits end up with the disease over time. I could definitely see using this website in population studies, which is taught in high school Biology. |