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| Section 7.1 page 359 | ||
| Earthquakes Canada | ||
| Are you prepared for earthquakes? How much do you know about earthquakes in Canada? Check out this official Web site to learn about recent earthquakes in Canada and to get safety tips on preparing for earthquakes. ( http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/ ) | ||
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| Section 7.6 Question 8 | ||
| Half-Life | ||
| Learn more about half-life. Includes an applet that shows radioactive decay. ( http://www.colorado.edu/physics2000/isotopes/radioactive_decay3.html ) | ||
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| Section 7.6 Question 11 | ||
| Inflation Calculator – Bank of Canada | ||
| Do you want to know if the cost of living is rising and by how much? This inflation calculator uses the monthly consumer price index from 1914 to the present to show changes in the cost of a fixed "basket" of consumer purchases. How much is $20 worth today when to compared to 1914? ( http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/inflation_calc.html ) | ||
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| Section 7.6 Question 12 | ||
| Will World's Population be 10000 Million? | ||
| This article presents the population estimates from 3000 B.C.E. to 2006 C.E., and analyses the trends in population growth for future years. How big will Earth’s population be when you turn 21? ( http://johnalexwood.blogspot.com/2007/01/will-worlds-population-be-10000-million.html ) | ||
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| Section 7.6 Question 12 | ||
| Historical Estimates of World Population | ||
| The U.S. census Bureau provides a chart of population estimates from 10 000 C.E. to 1950 B.C.E. Compare this data here with the population estimates from the other Web site. Are they reasonably similar? ( http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/worldhis.html ) | ||
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| Moonquakes | ||
| MathConnect, page 359 The official NASA website’s look at moonquakes. ( http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/15mar_moonquakes.htm ) | ||
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| Exponent Laws | ||
| An online tutorial which explains the exponent laws using a series of interactive exhibits. ( http://argyll.epsb.ca/jreed/math9/strand1/1107.htm ) | ||
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| Exponential Growth | ||
| A downloadable demonstration exponential growth. The download contains ActiveX controls, which may not load on some school networks. ( http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/ContinuousExponentialGrowth/ ) | ||
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| Exponential Function Applet | ||
| A simple applet which allows you to explore how changes to a and b affect the function. ( http://members.shaw.ca/ron.blond/TLE/ExpFcn.APPLET/index.html ) | ||
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| Half-Life Demonstration | ||
| A visual demonstration of half-life. Needs Shockwave Player. ( http://www.7stones.com/Homepage/Publisher/halfLife.html ) | ||
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| Half-Life Explanation | ||
| A short online tutorial about half-life which includes a half-life calculator similar to a TVM solver. ( http://www.ausetute.com.au/halflife.html ) | ||
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| Consumer Price Index | ||
| The official Statistics Canada page on the Consumer Price Index. Includes an Adobe PDF document with a complete explanation and history. ( http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=62-557-X&CHROPG=1 ) | ||
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| Consumer Price Index | ||
| This is the Bank of Canada’s page on the CPI with data going back to 1995. ( http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/cpi.html ) | ||
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| World Population 10 000 BC – present | ||
| Various estimates of world population in table form from the US Census Bureau. ( http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/worldhis.html ) | ||
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| World Population 1950 | ||
| Official US Census Bureau estimates of world population from 1950 onward. ( http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/worldpop.html ) | ||
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