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Students compare the anatomy of temperature and polar fishes. They explore the adverse effects of cold on metabolism and physiology and discuss how polar fishes adapt to their environments. Comparisons are also made to the DNA sequences of unrelated Arctic and Antarctic fish.
Students use ice cubes to demonstrate how the polar ice caps are melting and how it effects the polar bears. In this polar bear lesson plan, the teacher explains how polar bears live on the north pole and how they are having trouble due to global warming. Then each student gets an ice cube and observes how it melts in their hand. After the observation of the ice cube, the students discuss what they could do to save energy and help the polar bears.
The class practices plotting points in a Cartesian coordinate system and a Polar coordinate system. They convert from one system to the other to get coordinates to plot. Then they play a Tic-Tac-Toe or Connect Four game to have a friendly practice activity.
The class has a brief review of polar and Cartesian coordinates. Then they get to play battleship and discover polar coordinates in more depth. They get a lot of practice converting from polar to Cartesian coordinate points and vice versa. Sounds like fun!!
In this math worksheet, they investigate the polar graph of: r = a + b sin (t), for various values of a and b. This is called a limacon and is applied to the definition of a transformation.
Students discuss polar bears and geese. In this animal lesson, students listen to a variety of listed picture books about these two animals. They sing songs, paint, and create animal tracks.
Students explore visual arts by researching animal characteristics. In this polar bear lesson, students discuss the harsh lives most polar bears live and their survival techniques which allow them to thrive in the wild. Students utilize stencils, paint and other arts and crafts to create visual images regarding the animal.
Twelfth graders investigate the capabilities of the TI-89. In this calculus lesson, 12th graders explore the parametric equation for a circle, for arc length of curves, and for trajectories. Students investigate the symbolic and graphical representation of vectors. Students use polar functions of investigate the area bounded by a curve. Students investigate a 3D graphing application.
For this Algebra II/Pre-calculus worksheet, students convert between polar and rectangular coordinates and express complex numbers in polar and rectangular form. The one page interactive worksheet contains sixteen multiple choice questions and is self checking.
Learners consider the implication of polar exploration. In this polar exploration lesson, students research the expeditions that Admiral Peary, Dr. Cook, Captain Scott, and Roald Amundsen made to the North and South Poles. Learners create scrapbooks that feature their research findings.