Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Absolute Value of Linear Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how abolute value affects linear functions. They complete a worksheet simulating a path for miniature golf hole in one for three figures. They construct a hole in one graph for each hole marking the X and Y coordinates.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plan On Fran Data

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the concept of functions and how they are used in the context of the real world while identifying the dependent and independent variables. They graph relations and functions and find the zeros of functions....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Calculus Test

For Students 11th - 12th
For this calculus worksheet, students assess their understanding and knowledge of limits, derivatives, differential equations, and other calculus topics.  The one page worksheet contains twenty-eight multiple choice questions. ...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Looking For Triangles

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students solve problems with triangles. In this geometry instructional activity, students analyze shapes to find different triangles. They name the shapes created by putting triangles together.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Curveball vs. Fastball

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students graph the relationship between the release point and the final position of curveballs and fastballs thrown by both right and left handers given a constant speed, and explain the relationships illustrated by the graphs of data.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Altitude and Flight Forces

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the World Wide Web to access and use FoilSim. They also use the World Wide Web to access the NASA Glenn Web site for information relative to the factors involved with the flight of an airplane.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mapping Seamounts in the Gulf of Alaska

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students describe major topographic features on the Patton Seamount, and interpret two-dimensional topographic data. They create three-dimensional models of landforms from two-dimensional topographic data.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

The Composition of Seawater

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young scholars explore the concept of finding the composition of seawater.  In this finding the composition of seawater instructional activity, students make a saturated salt water solution.  Young scholars discuss why there is...
Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Line Integral

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to find the formula for the line vector of a field on a curve. Also included is the formula for complex plane circumstances. Read further down the page for higher math involving involveing Poincare's
Interactive
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Lines and Angles

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
Provides details about the properties of straight lines, types of straight lines, line segments, rays, curved lines, and types of angles.
Activity
Mathematics Archives

Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Tangent Lines and Parametric Curves

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on tangent lines and parametric curves. It includes formulas and examples.
Activity
Mathematics Archives

Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Tangent Lines

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a detailed site concerning tangent lines to curves. The site gives the limiting definition of the slope of the tangent. This site has a link to a discussion and animation of the approaching secant line, a java applet for the...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Counting Straight Lines and Curves in Various Shapes

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on counting lines and curves in various two dimensional shapes.
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Graphing a Lorenz Curve and Calculating the Gini Coefficient

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students receive raw data to construct a Lorenz Curve and calculate the Gini Coefficient. This lesson prepares AP Microeconomics students for the Advanced Placement exam. The teacher will briefly interpret the Gini...
Website
Cool Math

Coolmath: More on Tangent Lines

For Students 9th - 10th
This CoolMath resource provides instruction and practice for tangent lines.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Lorenz Curve

For Students 9th - 10th
This website describes what a Lorenz curve is, and shows what it would look like graphically. A mathematical formula is also given.
Handout
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University

Npac Reu Program: Tangent Lines

For Students 9th - 10th
The Northeast Parallel Architectures Center at Syracuse University offers a fairly detailed site explaining the slope of a tangent line to a curve.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Design Curves

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students plot points then use regression lines to design a vehicle.
Graphic
Mathematics Archives

Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Tangent Lines to Polar Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site give the formula for finding the slope of the tangent line to a polar graph. The page offers step by step explanations and worked examples.
Handout
Curated OER

Biz/ed: Virtual Economy Glossary: Gini Coefficient and Lorenz Curve

For Students 9th - 10th
Glossary of terms that contains gini coefficient and lorenz curve. Both definitions contain a clear graph, scroll down to the L's to find lorenz curve.
Unit Plan
Integrated Publishing

Plane Figures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site describes lines and angles "as found in various plane (flat) geometric figures.".
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Analysis: Tangents to a Curve

For Students 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Calculate the equation of a line tangent to a single point
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: The Slope of the Tangent Line (Part1)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students use the CellSheet Application to approximate the slope of a line tangent to a curve.
eBook
Robert Schenk, PhD

Cyber Economics: Measuring Income Distribution

For Students 9th - 10th
E learning text offers information on measuring income distribution with the Lorenz Curve. Site presents charts and data for one to use in order to construct or analyze a Lorenz Curve.

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