(introduction = 3 minutes reading and a 7 minute video) To Scale: The Solar System from Wylie Overstreet on Vimeo. The distances between the planets are very large and ever changing as they move around the sun. There are a few ways of expressing very large numbers. One google can …
(approximately 5 minutes exploring the Geogebra app, 10 minutes reading and a 10 minute video) Photo by Matt Bowden on Unsplash Clicking on the following picture will take you to a Geogebra site where you will be able to interact with this Rollercoaster. Click on the box with a dot …
(approximately 1 minute reading and a 20 minute activity) Photo by CardMapr.nl on Unsplash Cryptography uses factoring and polynomials to build and break systems. If you watched the movie The Imitation Game, it is all about cryptography and how they were trying to decode transmissions sent during the World Wars. …
(approximately 8 minutes reading, a 10 minute activity and a 20 minute slideshow/activity) Photo by Christiann Koepke on Unsplash Read this online article on how credit card interest is calculated and, while following through the calculations provided, work through the approximate calculation using an APR of 20.24% and the 25 …
