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Compass Skills
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Ye Old Compass Rose
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- learn how to think in circles and follow along as a compass rose is created and used to navigate a map. "I see that on our compass rose the azimuthal (gulp) direction 45° is called 'northeast' (NE), and 135° is called 'southeast' (SE), etc. T...
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Origins of the Compass Rose Symbology
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- See a compass rose, find out how it was developed to help with navigation, and learn about its 32 points. The compass rose has appeared on charts
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portolan charts first made their
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How To Use a Compass
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- Kjetil Kjernsmos illustrated compass tutorial. It teaches how to use a compass in several lessons. This is a very easy lesson, and I would say, not sufficient for those who would like to travel safely in unfamiliar terrain. The first thing you need to lea...
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Assessment in Math
- This site is an online magazine devoted to many issues surrounding assessment in math. It's called Classroom Compass. It has some very helpful ideas and resources. No lesson plans.
Source/Host: Southwest Educational | Reviewer: D. Turnbill
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SCIMAST Classroom Compass
- Welcome to the Classroom Compass, a thematic publication designed to link issues in mathematics and science education to instructional ideas and resources. Each issue of the Compass contains an in-depth article that explores the issue in depth, an instruc...
Source/Host: Southwest Educational | Reviewer: J. Nicol
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Classroom Compass Volume 1, Number 2: Cooperative Learning
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Source/Host: Southwest Educational | Reviewer: S. Yamahata
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NonEuclid - Hyperbolic Geometry Article + Software Applet
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- NonEuclid is a Software Simulation offering Straightedge and Compass Constructions in Hyperbolic Geometry (a geometry of Einstein's General Relativity and Curved Hyperspace) for use in High School and Undergraduate Education. This site provides NonEuclid...
Source/Host: Rice University
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The Asian Fisheries Society
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- Asia has been the leading world producer of fish. Its long history of fishing and fish farming has attracted several thousand scientists, researchers and students to the field of tropical fisheries and aquaculture. As their numbers grew, the need to impro...
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Cyberfair '98: Balboa High School
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- this high school presents info on Panama's canal, costumes, cuisine, and community! You can also read about the canal zone's plants and animals.
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Make Your Own Weather Station: Science, Meteorology
- Meteorologists study the weather by recording and analyzing data. You can become an amateur meteorologist by building your own weather station and keeping a record of your measurements. This is a series of activities which enable students to observe and r...
Source/Host: Franklin Institute | Reviewer: G. Harrison
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