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All aspects (manuals, videos, power points, etc) of the following four labs are free and fully functional. |
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Name:
Some More Beans, Please |
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Math principles:
Using two different types of beans, write two equations and solve for the number of each type. |
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Video Intro
(0:25) |
Lab Video
(7:41) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (4:10) |
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Name:
The Blacksmith and the Broken Wheel |
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Math principles:
Geometry theorems, perpendicular bisector, chord, radius, center. |
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Video Intro
(0:35) |
Lab Video
(7:12) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers
Worksheet |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (4:59)
Video #2 (5:04) |
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Name:
An unusual Approach to Probability |
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Math principles:
Sum of all probabilities, experimental & theoretical probabilities, solving a linear equation. |
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Video Intro
(0:22) |
Lab Video
(5:47) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (2:40)
Video #2 (2:39) |
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Name:
Slinky Secrets Revealed |
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Math principles:
Direct variation, scatter-plot, slope, measuring with a ruler, linear regression. |
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Video Intro
(0:40) |
Lab Video
(11:50) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers
Worksheet |
Power Point:
ppt version
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Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (3:31)
Video #2 (2:45) |
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Name:
A Cup or a Cone? |
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Math principles:
Find height of a cone, ratios, similar triangles, solving linear equation. |
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Video Intro
(0:38) |
Lab Video
(7:41) |
Manual:
Narrative
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Power Point:
ppt version
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Calculator:
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Video #1 (6:28)
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Name:
My Cup Runneth Over |
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Math principles:
Find volume of party cup, volume of
cone, subtracting volumes, frustum |
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Video Intro
(0:33) |
Lab Video
(7:17) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
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Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (3:11)
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Name:
How Big is Texas? |
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Math principles:
Find area of an irregular shape, area of rectangle, ratios, solve linear equation. |
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Video Intro
(0:50) |
Lab Video
(7:20) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers
Worksheet |
Power Point:
ppt version
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Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (3:01)
Video #2 (3:37)
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Name:
All the Way Across Texas |
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Math principles:
Map scale factor, ratios, solving a linear equation, converting fractions. |
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Video Intro
(0:38) |
Lab Video
(5:04) |
Manual:
Narrative
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Answers
Worksheet |
Power Point:
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Calculator:
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Video #1 (4:49)
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Name:
The Celsius-Fahrenheit Mystery |
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Math principles:
Derive C = (5/9)(F-32), use
two points to determine equation of a line, evaluate linear function. |
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Video Intro
(0:47) |
Lab Video
(8:32) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers
Worksheet |
Power Point:
ppt version
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Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (3:48)
Video #2 (5:33)
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Name:
Definitely Not the Straight and Narrow |
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Math principles:
Scatter plot, best fit, nonlinear function, exponential function, asymptote. |
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Video Intro
(0:52) |
Lab Video
(7:05) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers
Worksheet |
Power Point:
ppt version
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Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (5:06)
Video #2 (4:48) |
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Name:
Weird Shapes |
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Math principles:
Displacement volume, volume subtraction, error reduction, "per". |
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Video Intro
(0:29) |
Lab Video
(4:18) |
Manual:
Narrative
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Power Point:
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Calculator:
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Video #1 (4:01)
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Name:
A Pound of Feathers or a Pound of Lead |
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Math principles:
Mass per unit volume, handling multiple dimensions, "per". |
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Video Intro
(0:33) |
Lab Video
(5:41) |
Manual:
Narrative
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Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (5:18) |
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Name:
Some More Beans, Please |
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Math principles:
Using two different types of beans, write two equations and solve for the number of each type. |
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Video Intro
(0:25) |
Lab Video
(8:02) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (4:10) |
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Name:
The Sand Pile |
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Math principles:
Estimation techniques, scientific notation, volume, ratio, proportion, unit conversion |
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Video Intro
(0:40) |
Lab Video
(9:01) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (3:50)
Video #2 (4:35) |
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Name:
How Big is 49? |
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Math principles:
Scientific notation, unit conversion, rectangular volume, addition of exponents, unit conversion. |
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Video Intro
(0:35) |
Lab Video
(9:08) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (3:56)
Video #2 (3:29) |
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Name:
With Each Swing of the Pendulum |
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Math principles:
Averaging, time, time measurement, linear measurement, error reduction.. |
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Video Intro
(0:30) |
Lab Video
(9:20) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (3:08)
Video #2 (3:03) |
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Name:
What? A Grandfather Clock? |
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Math principles:
Square root, solving an equation, family of curves, unit conversion, time and linear measurement.. |
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Video Intro
(0:29) |
Lab Video
(8:09) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (2:47)
Video #2 (2:40)
Video #3 (3:28) |
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Name:
Does a Pendulum Cast a Shadow? |
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Math principles:
Function of time, projection, cosine. |
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Video Intro
(0:35) |
Lab Video
(5:32) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers
Worksheet |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (6:18)
Video #2 (2:40)
Video #3 (4:55)
Video #4 (3:41) |
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Name:
Falling out of a Roller Coaster |
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Math principles:
Square root, speed, radius, conversion from ft/sec to mi/hr. |
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Video Intro
(0:36) |
Lab Video
(6:15) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (2:45)
Video #2 (2:55)
Video #3 (2:28) |
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Name:
The "Unabridged" Truth About Parabolas |
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Math principles:
Equation of a parabola, solving a linear equation, catenary. |
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Video Intro
(0:20) |
Lab Video
(7:38) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (3:04)
Video #2 (1:52) |
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Name:
Is it Really a Parabola? |
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Math principles:
Equation of a parabola, quadratic regression, coordinates, best fit. |
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Video Intro
(0:29) |
Lab Video
(7:59) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (4:23)
Video #2 (3:38) |
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Name:
The Blacksmith and the Broken Wheel |
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Math principles:
Geometry theorems, perpendicular bisector, chord, radius, center. |
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Video Intro
(0:35) |
Lab Video
(7:12) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers
Worksheet |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (4:59)
Video #2 (5:04) |
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Name:
The Focus on Alternative Energy |
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Math principles:
Equation of a parabola, circular approximation, reflection across a line, geometrical construction techniques.. |
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Video Intro
(0:38) |
Lab Video
(6:24) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers
Worksheet |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (5:23)
Video #2 (5:10)
Video #3 (4:35) |
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Name:
Abstract Art and the Parabola |
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Math principles:
Parabola, focus, directrix, equal distances. |
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Video Intro
(0:35) |
Lab Video
(7:34) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers
Worksheet |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (3:04)
Video #2 (3:52)
Video #3 (3:04) |
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Name:
An unusual Approach to Probability |
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Math principles:
Sum of all probabilities, experimental & theoretical probabilities, solving a linear equation. |
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Video Intro
(0:22) |
Lab Video
(6:47) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (2:40)
Video #2 (2:39) |
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Name:
Wheel of Fortune |
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Math principles:
Theoretical & experimental probability, percentage, area. |
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Video Intro
(0:20) |
Lab Video
(3:04) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (3:10)
Video #2 (3:53) |
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Name:
Slinky Secrets Revealed |
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Math principles:
Direct variation, scatter-plot, slope, measuring with a ruler, linear regression. |
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Video Intro
(0:40) |
Lab Video
(11:50) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers
Worksheet |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (3:31)
Video #2 (2:45) |
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Name:
Timing a slinky Cycle |
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Math principles:
Quadratic function evaluation, timing with a stopwatch. |
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Video Intro
(0:33) |
Lab Video
(5:35) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (2:19)
Video #2 (3:38) |
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Name:
Good "Times" with a Slinky |
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Math principles:
Quadratic equation, scatter-plot, quadratic fit, extrapolating a graph, reading a stopwatch.. |
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Video Intro
(0:41) |
Lab Video
(7:33) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers
Worksheet |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (4:05)
Video #2 (4:26) |
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Name:
What? Linear Interpolation with a Slinky? |
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Math principles:
Linear interpolation, similar triangles, reading a stopwatch.. |
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Video Intro
(0:30) |
Lab Video
(11:28) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (2:14)
Video #2 (5:02) |
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Name:
A Carpenters Trick. Replacing a Moldy Molding |
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Math principles:
Translating a function, a geometric technique. |
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Video Intro
(0:53) |
Lab Video
(8:27) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers
Worksheet |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (1:37)
Video #2 (2:12) |
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Name:
The Monte Carlo Technique |
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Math principles:
Experimentally determine Pi using random numbers. Area, ratio, proportion. |
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Video Intro
(0:43) |
Lab Video
(7:30) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (2:51)
Video #2 (3:59) |
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Name:
Hiding a Telephone Pole |
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Math principles:
Pythagorean theorem, diagonals, rectangular solid, 3-D. |
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Video Intro
(0:23) |
Lab Video
(8:34) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (2:01)
Video #2 (3:53) |
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Name:
An Elevator That Moves Sideways |
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Math principles:
Pythagorean theorem, perpendicular bisector |
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Video Intro
(0:45) |
Lab Video
(5:57) |
Manual:
Narrative
Questions
Answers
Worksheet |
Power Point:
ppt version
web version |
Calculator:
Activities
Video #1 (4:21) |
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