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Vectors in the Coordinate Plane

Examine the meaning and purpose of vectors. Use the lesson to teach your classes how find the magnitude of a vector and what it represents graphically. Your pupils will also combine vectors to find a resultant vector and interpret its...

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Vectors Drive the Boat

By engaging in online activities and direct teacher instruction, high schoolers discover that vectors have both magnitude and direction. There are many fine pdf attachments embedded in this plan which will enhance students' learning, and...

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Vectors

Investigate vectors and learn how to use them. Explore why size and direction, as well as knowing speed and distance, are important components of the vector problems you are trying to solve. This is an extensive lesson plan which...

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The Dot Product

Vectors pop up in a ton of science and linear algebra applications, so becoming familiar with their basic manipulations and arithmetic is a must for pupils with an eye on higher math and science. Enter this skill-based lesson on finding...

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Why Are Vectors Useful? 1

How do vectors help make problem solving more efficient? Math scholars use vectors to represent different phenomenon and calculate resultant vectors to answer questions. Problems vary from modeling airplane motion to the path of a robot.

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Make the Goal

Young scholars study concepts and devise strategies to solve them. In this operations activity, students identify and define vectors and the terms magnitude and direction. Young scholars represent vectors graphically given the magnitude...

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Vectors and Stone Bridges

What does it take to build a stable arch? Pupils apply vectors and physics as they examine arched bridges and their structural integrity. They use vectors to represent the forces acting on the stone sections and make conclusions based on...

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Vectors

High schoolers listen to a lecture and complete a number of problems as they go. There are a variety of examples given and they are guided through the problem solving steps for each of the real-world scenarios regarding the purpose of...

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Vectors

Complex numbers bridge so many concepts as learners edge into higher-level math. Here, their polar and rectangular forms link through vector notation, and the arithmetic of vectors is born. These basic math skills translate into a...

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Definition of Translation and Three Basic Properties

Uncover the properties of translations through this exploratory lesson. Learners apply vectors to describe and verify transformations in the second installment of a series of 18. It provides multiple opportunities to practice this...

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Translations

Learn through constructions! Learners examine a translation using constructions and define the translation using a vector. Pupils then construct parallel lines to determine the location of a translated image and use the vector as a guide.

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Visualizing Vectors

Investigate vectors in standard positions and use the CellSheet application on the TI calculator to find the sum of two vectors. Convert from polar to rectangular coordinates and vice versa, and show graphs of the vectors.

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Directed Line Segments and Vectors

Investigate the components of vectors and vector addition through geometric representations. Pupils learn the parallelogram rule for adding vectors and demonstrate their understanding graphically. They utilize the correct notation and...

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Vectors: Traveling, But in What Direction

High schoolers watch a video of real-world situations regarding speed, direction, velocity, force, etc. and answer questions while viewing. They then practice drawing and using vectors to solve more real-world problems.

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Vector Graphics Use Functions

Future computer scientists participate in three activities to learn about vector graphics. They create their own logo, recreate a drawing using given functions, and use software to produce images.

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Vectors and Translation Maps

Discover the connection between vectors and translations. Through the lesson, learners see the strong relationship between vectors, matrices, and translations. Their inquiries begin in the two-dimensional plane and then progress to the...

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Dampen That Drift!

The spacecraft is drifting too far off course! Two games help explain how a spacecraft can use its thrusters to maintain its position. The games have pupils be the components of vectors in order to create and counteract the disturbances.

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Graphics: Bits and Points

What can a mural teach pupils about computer science? The lesson has scholars create a mural on a wall to learn about bitmap and vector graphics. Along the way, they learn about the graphics coordinate system.

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Matrix Multiplication Is Not Commutative

Should matrices be allowed to commute when they are being multiplied? Learners analyze this question to determine if the commutative property applies to matrices. They connect their exploration to transformations, vectors, and complex...

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What is a Vector?

A vector contains magnitude and direction. The video and associated questions introduce the class to vectors that are made up of scalars and displacement. Pupils read more about vectors to find them in real life and how they are used in...

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Why Are Vectors Useful? 2

Investigate the application of vector transformations applied to linear systems. Individuals use vectors to transform a linear system translating the solution to the origin. They apply their understanding of vectors, matrices,...

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End-of-Module Assessment Task: Pre-Calculus Module 2

Assess pupil understanding of the relationship between matrices, vectors, linear transformations, and parametric equations. Questions range from recall to more complex levels of thinking. Problems represent topics learned throughout the...

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Slope, Vectors, and Wind Pressure

A hands-on instructional activity using the TI-CBR Motion Detector to provide information to graph and analyze. The class uses this information to calculate the slope of motion graphs and differentiate scalar and vector quantities. There...

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Chapter 7 Review Sheet - Transformations

Middle and high schoolers complete 22 multiple choice and short answer questions regarding transformations, vectors, and right triangles.

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