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Many phenomena in life are periodic in nature. A task-based lesson asks scholars to explore one of these phenomena. They collect data showing the sunrise time of a specific location over the period of a year. Using the data, they create a scatter plot and write the function that corresponds to the data.
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Instructional Ideas
- Incorporate technology such as a graphing calculator to create and analyze scatter plots of different locations
- Label the scatter plot points with their dates to aid in determining patterns
Classroom Considerations
- Expects proficiency in writing trigonometric functions given a graph
Pros
- Allows learners to choose the data they use
- Easily differentiated to various levels of learners
Cons
- None