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Collecting the rays

In this lesson, students explore how variations in solar collectors affect the energy absorbed. They make rectangular prisms that have the same volume but different linear dimensions. Students investigate relationships among the linear dimensions, the area,... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Single runner

In this activity, students use a software simulation of one runner along a track. They control the speed and starting point of the runner, watch the race, examine a graph, and analyze the time-versus-distance relationship. This activity helps students understand,... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations