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Kenan Fellows

Man vs. Beast: Approximating Derivatives using Human and Animal Movement

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
What does dropping a ball look like as a graph? An engaging activity asks learners to record a video of dropping a ball and uploading the video to software for analysis. They compare the position of the ball to time and calculate the...
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Kenan Fellows

Using Motion Sensors to Explore Graph Sketching

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Get moving to a better understanding of graphs of derivatives. Using motion sensors, scholars vary their velocities to create graphs of the first derivative of a function. The activity challenges groups to first create a script of the...
Worksheet
Shmoop

Building Functions Worksheet 2

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
If your test scores go up five points every problem you complete on this worksheet, is that an arithmetic or geometric sequence? Learners practice through four straightforward sequence questions and then finish with six word problems and...
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Curated OER

Orbital Bliss

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Most young mathematicians are aware that the planets don’t orbit the sun in a circle but rather as an ellipse, but have never studied this interesting feature. This resource looks at the planetary orbits in more detail and helps learners...
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Curated OER

Worksheet 7 - Derivative

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this derivative worksheet, students derive the equation of a plane containing given points. This one-page worksheet contains eight multi-step problems.
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Curated OER

Less is More: Realizing Mathematics Through Agriculture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the architectural designs of different popular sites. In this math lesson, students draw a grid diagram. They explain what geodesic algorithms are used for.
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Curated OER

Diameter, Radius and Area

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students calculate the diameter, radius and area of a circle. In this geometry lesson, students investigate the different ratios of a circle. They calculate the surface are of each circle.
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Curated OER

Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve problems using the Pythagorean Theorem. In this geometry lesson, students identify the sides and angles of a right triangle. They find the different trigonometric ratios and solve using sine, cosine and tangent.
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Curated OER

Creating a Mathematical Model Using Weather Data

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore the concept of mathematical models. In this mathematical model lesson, students create a mathematical model from data from 4 cities over 15 months. Students are told they are working for a weather station. Students...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Ellipse

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students explore the concept of ellipses. In this ellipses instructional activity, they construct ellipses on their paper and follow directions on a worksheet that allow them to investigate an ellipse in more depth by looking at the...
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Curated OER

Unit Circle Triangle

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students find the different ratios of a right triangle. In this geometry lesson, students apply the concept of the Pythagorean theorem as they identify the different angles and parts of a Unit Circle. They find the ratios of sine,...
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Curated OER

Extra! Extra! (Geometry Extensions)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students respond to questions based on quotes, research, and logic, and challenge problems related to the current objectives.
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Curated OER

Climate and Periodic Functions: Science & Math Integration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete a lab that introduce the scientific concept of climate on Earth. Following the lab, they complete further research on climate. Using average monthly temperatures students construct a mathematical model and analyze the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Looking for Newton

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss the rhyming pattern of various types of poetry. With a focus on limericks, they follow the specific rhyme scheme and create a limerick about Newton. They share their poem with the class and write another one related to...
Handout
Rice University

Galileo Project: Johann Bernoulli

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides a brief profile of Johann Bernoulli. The information is set up in a list format, covering topics such as: dates, father, nationality, education, religion, and scientific...
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EL Education

El Education: Calculicious: Making Calculus Delicious

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This book was created by seniors at High Tech High in San Diego, California. It is a product from a cross-curricular study of art and mathematics. For one semester, the students worked on a project in math class and art class that...
Activity
Other

Labs and Projects: Applications of Exponential and Logarithmic Function

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site has several examples of exponential functions. There is also some background and theory information.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Scalar Projection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compute the magnitude of a scalar multiple cv using ||cv|| = |c|v. Compute the direction of cv knowing that when |c|v is not equal to 0, the direction of cv is...
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: One Grain of Rice Mathematical Project

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the mathematical tale about Raja, one grain of rice, and how quickly it grows. It includes a mathematical project using a spreadsheet to examine exponential growth and a calculus-based extension that explores area under a curve.
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Other

Montana State University: Analyzing a Periodic Function

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A complex analysis of periodic functions, including advanced calculus and theorems. Includes many graphs.
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EL Education

El Education: Get Bent

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This book was created by seniors at High Tech High in San Diego, California. During this three-month long project, teams of students created a chair with a bend or curve and a lamp of their own design. Following the completion of this...
Activity
Mathematics Archives

Math Archives: Graphing Calculators

For Students 9th - 10th
Provided here are many links to calculator projects, programs, utilities, lab activities, and worksheets. A good resource for educators to have when needed!
Activity
Duke University

Duke University: Web Feats Ii: Free Donuts

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent interactive site which walks the student through the process of finding the maximum volume for a box given the length and width of a piece of cardboard. The site poses numerous multiple choice questions for the...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F If.6 Mathemafish Population

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this task, students are presented with a table and a graph and are asked to summarize the data and report the findings of a project by the Environmental Protection Agency to contain the effects of an invasive species on a fish...

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