Curated OER
Sport Dictation
In this sport dictation worksheet, students take dictation concerning various sports terms and their definitions.
Curated OER
Points of Concurrency for Triangles
In this geometry instructional activity, 10th graders solve a problem involving the possible lengths for the third side of a triangle given two sides and determine where the point of concurrency lies in relation to the triangle....
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: High Altitude Observatory: Tycho Brahe (1546 1601)
This site contains information about Brahe's contributions to astronomy, and also discusses his planetary model.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: High Altitude Observatory: Aristarchus of Samos (310 230 Bc)
A brief biography and discussion of Aristarchus' theories provided here.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Nepal
Nepal lies between China and India in South Asia. The country is slightly larger than the state of Arkansas. Nepal has the greatest altitude change of any location on Earth. The lowlands are at sea level and the mountains of the...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Supersonic Dream: Anatomy of Concorde
Examine the features of Concorde that were designed and engineered for high-altitude, supersonic flight by exploring this detailed, interactive cross section.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Cloud Sorting Game
Sort photos of clouds by altitude, by composition, and into groups based on whether they are smooth or turbulent.
Math Bits
Math Bits Notebook: Mean Proportionals in Right Triangles
Explains mean proportionals (or geometric means) by providing theorems and examples.
Other
Space Crew Protective Equipment
The David Clark Company outlines the history of their "Crew Protective Equipment". Good images and information on their suits is available here. Information is available on the following equipment.Anti-G Suits used by allied fighter...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Drexel Math Forum: Distance to an Object
Dr. Math offers a way to calculate the altitude of a triangle using only the lengths of the sides of the triangle. He briefly explains how this was used by the Egyptians long ago.
