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Mrs. Burgess

End of the Year Geometry Projects

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Geometry students will be ecstatic about these engaging and enlightening end-of-the-year projects! Types of project ideas include interviewing a geometer, an ABCs of geometry poster, an engineering lab report, and origami work. 
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Curated OER

A Model for the Spread of Disease

For Students Higher Ed
In this model worksheet, students explore a real life scenario to determine the rate at which a disease may spread. They use Euler's Method and the SIR model to determine values at a given point in time. This two-page worksheet...
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Curated OER

The Notorious Four-Color Problem

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Take a walk through time, 1852 to 2005, following the mathematical history, development, and solution of the Four-Color Theorem. Learners take on the role of cartographers to study a United States map that is to be...
eBook
Old Dominion University

Introduction to Calculus

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed Standards
This heady calculus text covers the subjects of differential and integral calculus with rigorous detail, culminating in a chapter of physics and engineering applications. A particular emphasis on classic proof meshes with modern graphs,...
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Curated OER

Kindergarten Cootoes and Jealous Gentlemen

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students play games to reinforce math concepts. In this geometry lesson, students identify the probability of an even occurring. They find the vertex of a parabola and Euler and Hamilton examples.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Math Trailblazers and Their Modern Day Connections

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
There are many ways to connect math with topics your children are interested in.
Handout
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Leonhard Euler

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the University of St Andrews, gives a factual description of Leonhard Euler's life and accomplishments.
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Other

Antonio Gutierrez: Geometry From the Land of the Incas

For Students 9th - 10th
Discovering the properties of constructions, seeing proofs in action, and viewing problems come to life here with this wonderful use of technology in the classroom. Single steps are explained and illustrated one at a time so that the...
Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Leonhard Euler

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the life and discoveries of Leonhard Euler.
Lesson Plan
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Bring Geometry to Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students use the Geometer's Sketchpad application to construct Euler's Line, Pythagorean Proof, and Fermat's point. They also investigate the concept of perimeter.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Andre Marie Ampere

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides a nice overview of the life of Andre Marie Ampere. Content covered includes an overview of his upbringing, his time as professor, and his study of electromagnetism.