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Math in the News: Issue 1--The Fukushima Earthquake

Math in the News: Issue 1--The Fukushima Earthquake

March 2011. A comparison of the Japanese earthquake near Fukushima to the one in the Sichuan Province of China in 2008. We also look at the resulting tsunami that hit the Japanese coast.

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Common Core Standards CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSA.CED.A.1, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSF.IF.C.8.B, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSF.LE.A.1
Grade Range 6 - 12
Curriculum Nodes Algebra
    • Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
        • Applications of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Copyright Year 2011
Keywords math in the news, Fukushima earthquake, issue 1, absolute values