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Portion Distortion - National Institutes of Health (NIH) How do the portions served in today's fast food restaurants compare to those available 20 years ago? Take the "Portion Distortion" quizzes to learn exactly how much portions have "super sized," as well as the amount of physical activity required to burn off the extra calories provided by today's portions. Also, download "Portion Distortion" slides as PowerPoint, PDF, or text, and read about the differences between portions and servings. Part of NIH's Obesity Education Initiative. more>>

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Backpack Project - Germantown Academy Spurred by an orthopedic surgeon's report recommending how much weight a person should carry, teams of fifth and twelfth graders examined student backpack weights in relation to body weights in all three divisions of their school, weighing over 800 students ...more>> Body Surface Area Calculator - Evelio Perez-Albuerne Calculate the surface area of your body (in square meters) from height and mass. ...more>> Brainy Figuring - Ivars Peterson (MathTrek) In the May 7 Science, Dehaene and collaborators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology present the first hard evidence that two quite different modes of brain activity underlie our inborn capacity for mathematics. Their study indicates that learning ...more>> Circle Zap - Michael Bulmer A Java applet that gathers data on your ability to use a mouse rapidly and accurately, with suggested questions for classroom activities. ...more>> CLEO: Collaborative Learning Environments On-line (TERC) - Eric Hilfer; Testbed for Telecollaboration Supports inquiry and collaboration in science and mathematics by publishing classroom investigations on the Web. It promotes the use of real data in the pursuit of research questions by giving students tools to share, analyze and discuss results, as well ...more>> College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry - Kenneth R. Koehler A hypertextbook written for first-year undergraduate physics students, emphasizing human physiology and how the physics of the system affects its chemical and biological behavior. Nine chapters, with problems, cover mechanics, fluids, electricity, magnetism, ...more>> Demography: the Java Version - Daniel Udovic, Joshua Coxwell Java Demography 2.0.2 simulates growth in age structured populations. The program's click and drag features allow users to directly manipulate the fertility and mortality graphs and the population's current age distribution, represented as a bar chart ...more>> Differential Equations Resource Page - Gavin Larose, University of Michigan Math Department PostScript labs, involving Mathematica 3.0 or better. Also 12 projects, with PostScript notes on solutions, and a brief list of links to other ODE resources. ...more>> Does March Madness need a time-out? - J. Travis - Science News Online Suggestions about the effects of circadian rhythms, daily cycles of physiological activity that every organism experiences, and changes in time zone (causing 'jet lag'), on sports teams. ...more>> ExperSim: Experimental Simulations - McClelland, Polson; University of Colorado Generate simulated experimental data for four studies - Imprinting in Precocial Birds (Rajecki), The Etiology of Schizophrenia (Main), Motivational Factors in Routine Performance (Mueller), and Social Facilitation (Rajecki & Halstead-Nussloch). For ...more>> Exploratorium's Science of Baseball - The Exploratorium Interactive (Shockwave) exhibits from San Francisco's science museum include Fastball Reaction Time (can you hit a 90-mph fastball?) and Scientific Slugger (see what makes a home run: vary the angle of the ball, bat speed, and pitch speed, then watch ...more>> Exploratorium's Science of Hockey - The Exploratorium This site takes you inside the game: you'll hear from National Hockey League players and coaches, as well as leading physicists and chemists. Divided into seven main sections: the ice (why is ice slippery?), skating (what are the mechanics involved in ...more>> Hiding in DNA - Ivars Peterson (MathTrek) Spies might have to start boning up on molecular biology to pass along and decipher secret messages. During World War II, German spies used microdots to hide information in plain view. Consisting of a greatly reduced photograph of a typed page, a microdot ...more>> Home Pages for Developing Courses - Mathematics Throughout the Curriculum, Indiana University Interdisciplinary courses under development and close to finished: Life Sciences (BioMath Problems, Mathematical Foundation for Speech and Hearing Sciences), Business and Economics (Games and Decision Making, Games for Business and Economics, Mathematics ...more>> How Do We Inherit Our Biological Characteristics? - Shelly Peretz, Thornridge High School, Dolton, IL Students investigate the problem of inherited human disorders using a variety of tools: appropriate technology to collect and analyze data; telecomunications to gather data and for collaborative research with experts and other students; and multimedia ...more>> James P. Dildine - James P. Dildine Interactive math lessons for exploring parabolas, triangle areas, Pythagorean triples, triangle angle sums (powered by a Cabri Java applet), cancer and mathematics (image analysis, and determining the area and perimeter of non-regular figures), systems ...more>> KT (Knot Theory) Online - Bryson R. Payne; North Georgia College and State University An introduction to the theory of knots. Includes: A Brief History of Knot Theory; Introduction to Knots; Advanced Knot Theory Topics; DNA and Knot Theory Today; Activities to Get Your Hands on Knot Theory; and "Knotty" Fun for All - fun tacts, games-like ...more>> Learning About Nutrition Using the TI-73 and the Web - Margo Lynn Mankus A lesson in three parts: a warm-up to introduce students to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) concepts of recommended daily allowances (RDA), the food pyramid, and nutrition labels; an analysis of the nutrition label for a deep-dish pizza, with ...more>> The Mad Genius Research Lab - M. Najtiv Articles on various aspects of mathematics, computer science, and artificial intelligence that the author believes will be important to future scientific and technological developments, plus brief biographies of a few leading mathematicians and directions ...more>> Margo Lynn Mankus - Margo Lynn Mankus Talks include Using Virtual Manipulatives on the Web to Develop Number Sense, Connecting Whole Number Arithmetic to Algebra: Hands-On/Number Sense Activities, and Learning About Nutrition Using the TI-73 and the Web. Also, online or downloadable classroom ...more>> MASTER Tools: Modeling And Simulation Tools for Education Reform - Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Interactive models and curricular materials, including: a galaxy simulation, fractal modelling tools, an energy minimization program using simulated annealing, biomedical and environmental models, a graphing tool with animation option, and a simulation ...more>> Mathematics in You - Michael Conte, Jr. - Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute The human skeleton presents an unusual opportunity to teach mathematical skills and concepts. This unit shows the interactions of the science of anatomy with methods of teaching mathematics, using the skeletal system as the basis for teaching: scale, ...more>> The MathServ Project - Dept. of Mathematics and Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt Univ. Software tools and information to facilitate the creation of instructional materials that can be accessed through the World Wide Web and that require the interactive use of mathematical concepts. Examples include a Calculus Toolkit (algebra, functions, ...more>> Nonlinear Systems Laboratory - Massachusetts Institute of Technology A group dedicated to the analysis of nonlinear systems: list of publications (some abstracts are available online) and animations of a robot arm catching a ball and a paper airplane. ...more>> Paso Partners: Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Language - Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) A two-volume curriculum and resources guide for K-3 educators, designed to help teachers increase achievement of Hispanic children whose first language is not English. Preceding each complete unit in English is a Spanish version of background information ...more>> Powers of Ten - Bruce Bryson A series of images based on the book Powers of Ten, by Philip and Phyllis Morrison and the Office of Charles and Ray Eames. Each picture's subject is ten times wider or narrower than the next. Images range from quarks at 10-16 meters to groups of galaxies ...more>> Put the Heart into Mathematics: Cardiac Output, Rates of Change and Accumulation (i-Math Investigations) - Illuminations; National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) An online, interactive, multimedia math investigation. This activity explores the measurement of the amount of blood being pumped by a heart. The goal of this i-Math investigation is a rich exploration of concentrations (mixture problems), rates of change ...more>> Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. A non-profit research and education organization dedicated to the advancement of science and math education, specifically through the use of modeling and simulation technologies. Interactive middle school lessons aligned with curricula are available through ...more>> Simple Minds, Smart Choices - Bruce Bower - Science News Online The Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin has launched a project to explore the impact of bounded rationality on human judgment. The group focuses on what it calls "fast and frugal" formulas ...more>> Simulations Nab Protein-folding Mistakes - Ivars Peterson - Science News Online The human body manufactures thousands of different proteins, which act as enzymes, structural elements, or carriers. Each protein starts out as a long strand that must fold itself into the proper shape to perform its specific function. To gain insights ...more>> A Statistical Study By Adolescent Students On Relevant Issues - Marjorie Hankin - Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute The measurement of adolescents can intrigue students when the subject is themselves and the measurements and statistics obtained concern topics which interest them. This unit relates to pregnant adolescent students with common interests, but could easily ...more>> Student-Created Calc III Labs - Cervone, Wicklin; The Geometry Center Five computer calculus labs that explore the application of mathematics to modeling real-world phenomena. Tangent Planes to Surfaces (exploring the tangent planes and gradient vectors of 2- and 3-dimensional curves, examining explicit, parametric, and ...more>> Student standouts tackle ills, theorems - P. Weiss - Science News Online A project by a young mathematician who proved five theorems also garnered highest honors at the 1999 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Jennifer Pelka, 16, of Orlando, Fla., received a $40,000 scholarship for her mathematics project, which ...more>> Visual Intelligence: How We Create What We See - Donald D. Hoffman Visual intelligence, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman writes, is the power that people use to "construct an experience of objects out of colors, lines, and motions." The site includes: places to buy the book; the text of the preface; and animations ...more>> Women's Adventures in Science - National Academy of Sciences This project of the National Academy of Sciences showcases contemporary women in science, and highlights for young people the varied careers of some of today's most prominent scientists. The site draws from and accompanies Women's Adventures in Science, ...more>> World Population Study (CEC) - Margaret V. Smith, Reg. II Observation & Assessment Center; Salt Lake City, UT An activity working with exponential vs. linear relationships. This lesson helps students in grades 7-12 understand the difference between the two and relates this knowledge to human population growth over time. From the Columbia Education Center collection ...more>>

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