Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Cosine and Secant Graphs

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Define the cosine and secant graphs using a unit circle.
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Math2

Math2: Trigonometric Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Sketches of the graphs of the 12 "parent," trigonometry functions are given: sine, cosine, tangent, secant, cosecant, cotangent, arcsine, arccosine, arctangent, arcsecant, arccosecant, and arccotangent.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Translations of Sine and Cosine Curves

For Students 9th - 10th
This study tutorial covers more advanced graphing of sine and cosine functions, including horizontal and vertical translations (phase shifts and vertical shifts). Includes several examples and graphs.
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Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Introductory lesson to trigonometric functions. Includes definitions, properties, graphs, and a wide variety of examples and practice exercises.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Phase Shift

For Students 9th - 10th
The tutorial investigates phase shift by examining the shapes of the sine and cosine functions. The resource consists of definitions, animations, interactive graphs, and examples. Practice problems with solutions are included.
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Curated OER

Zona Land: Overlapped Graph of the Six Trig Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An overview of the six trig functions and their graphs. The site is a little difficult to navigate but is good for finding a graph of a trig function.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Tic, Toc: Pendulum Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students' will use a motion detector to plot the position versus time graph for a swinging pendulum. They will determine the period of the motion and model the position data using a cosine function.
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Other

Chat: Inverse Trig Functions [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is a presentation that discusses how to graph inverse trigonometric functions. Topics included on the presentation are inverse sine, cosine and tangent functions.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Amplitude

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the amplitude of a sine or cosine curve.
Activity
Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Just about everything you need to know about trigonometry can be found here. Interactive examples and demonstrations help to enhance the lessons. Although not required, the tutorial uses Live Math and Scientific Notebook.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Unit Circle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Two hands-on lab activities for instructors to use when teaching about the coordinate graphs of the sine, cosine, and tangent functions derived from a unit circle. The graphs of the reciprocals of the three functions are investigated....
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Period and Frequency

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Relating period and frequency for a sine or cosine graph with examples, practice problems, and vocabulary.
Interactive
Curated OER

Trig Function Point Definitions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A java applet that relates the unit circle to the graphs of the six trigonometric functions, complete with the values of the functions.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Trig Tour

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Take a tour of trigonometry using degrees or radians! Look for patterns in the values and on the graph when you change the value of theta. Compare the graphs of sine, cosine, and tangent.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Amplitude, Period, and Frequency

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Combine calculations for amplitude and period on a sine or cosine graph.
Graphic
Curated OER

Math2.org: Trigonometric Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Sketches of the graphs of the 12 "parent," trigonometry functions are given: sine, cosine, tangent, secant, cosecant, cotangent, arcsine, arccosine, arctangent, arcsecant, arccosecant, and arccotangent.
Graphic
Curated OER

Math2.org: Trigonometric Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Sketches of the graphs of the 12 "parent," trigonometry functions are given: sine, cosine, tangent, secant, cosecant, cotangent, arcsine, arccosine, arctangent, arcsecant, arccosecant, and arccotangent.
Graphic
Curated OER

Math2.org: Trigonometric Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Sketches of the graphs of the 12 "parent," trigonometry functions are given: sine, cosine, tangent, secant, cosecant, cotangent, arcsine, arccosine, arctangent, arcsecant, arccosecant, and arccotangent.
Graphic
Curated OER

Math2.org: Trigonometric Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Sketches of the graphs of the 12 "parent," trigonometry functions are given: sine, cosine, tangent, secant, cosecant, cotangent, arcsine, arccosine, arctangent, arcsecant, arccosecant, and arccotangent.
Graphic
Curated OER

Math2.org: Trigonometric Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Sketches of the graphs of the 12 "parent," trigonometry functions are given: sine, cosine, tangent, secant, cosecant, cotangent, arcsine, arccosine, arctangent, arcsecant, arccosecant, and arccotangent.
Graphic
Curated OER

Math2.org: Trigonometric Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Sketches of the graphs of the 12 "parent," trigonometry functions are given: sine, cosine, tangent, secant, cosecant, cotangent, arcsine, arccosine, arctangent, arcsecant, arccosecant, and arccotangent.
Graphic
Math2

Math2.org: Trigonometry Tables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Three trig tables are provided for student and teacher reference. The first table lists the sine, cosine, tangent, secant, cosecant, and cotangent values of all whole-number angles from 0 to 90. The radian equivalent (to four decimals)...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Trigraphs

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use the interactive features of Activstudio to graph various functions.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Where's Cheetah?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students set up a search region for a yacht that sank into the ocean. Using cylindrical coordinates and a little trigonometry, students are able to block off a certain portion...