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Incline (Activity)
This applet allows the user to make observations about the relationship between speed and position and how both of these are affected by initial velocity and the incline on which the biker is traveling.
Stopwatch (Activity)
Functions like a real stopwatch, recording times that you choose. This stopwatch is accurate to the nearest tenth of a second. Parameters: Count up from 0 or count down from a set time.
Defines the notion of prisoners and escapees as they pertain to iterative functions. A prisoner ultimately changes to a constant while escapees iterate to infinity.
Sierpinski's Carpet (Activity)
Step through the generation of Sierpinski's Carpet -- a fractal made from subdividing a square into nine smaller squares and cutting the middle one out. Explore number patterns in sequences and geometric properties of fractals.
This worksheet is for use with the Tortoise and Hare Race activity (http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Tortoise/).
This worksheet is for use with the Sierpinski's Carpet activity (http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/SierpinskiCarpet/).
This worksheet is for use with the Sequencer activity (http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Sequencer/).
Chaos (Discussion)
Introduces the notion of chaos as the breakdown in predictability.
Students learn to identify a variety of patterns using sequences and tessellations.
This worksheet is for use with the Caesar Cipher III activity (http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/CaesarCipherThree/).

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