math
math from the news, calculations from the meteor over Chelyabinsk, Russia
by Tony on Mar.01, 2013, under education, math, nasa, outreach ideas
Scientists think that the meteor that lit up skies over Russia originated in the asteroid belt
On Feb. 15, 2013, a small asteroid entered Earth’s atmosphere over Chelyabinsk, Russia. Estimates put the asteroid at ~17 meters in diameter with a mass of ~11,000 metric tons and traveling ~18 km/sec. This NASA created math activity can be used in classrooms to use a real world headline making event in their math lessons.
math / physics games that teach graphing in a practical way
by Tony on Aug.29, 2012, under math, outreach ideas
Super Ultimate Graphing Challenge
Here’s a nifty math and physics games that teaches graphing in a practical way. Be sure to point out to your students that gravity is not a factor here.
creating order in a card deck by shuffling?
by Tony on Oct.21, 2011, under math
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Strong Storms Over Oklahoma
This image of the storm system that generated the F-4 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma was taken by NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard one of the Earth Observing System (EOS) satellites. The image was captured on May 20, 2013, at 19:40 UTC (2:40 p.m. CDT) as the tornado began its deadly swath. Image Credit: NASA/Goddard/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team
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