MENSA Education & Research Foundation
Pi Day Fun!
In this multi-faceted introduction to pi, participants perform a bevy of pi-related activities. Ranging from measuring household items to singing pi songs and reading pi stories, this fun and non-intimidating resource serves to bring up...
PBL Pathways
Solar Toasters
Help a company maximize their profits! A detailed project-based learning activity examines two production scenarios. Your young scholars write a linear demand function. They then apply the function to develop a revenue, cost, and profit...
Curated OER
Tangent Lines and the Radius of a Circle
Your Geometry learners will collaboratively prove that the tangent line of a circle is perpendicular to the radius of the circle. A deliberately sparse introduction allows for a variety of approaches to find a solution.
Curated OER
We Approach the Lenten Journey
After reading the story of Zacchaeus and Jesus as depicted in the Bible, young learners design bracelets of beads representing their lenten journeys in an engaging and ongoing hands-on learning activity.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: An Introduction to Derive
In this activity, students use the Derive software to algebraically solve expressions, find factors, study binomial coefficients, and investigate derivatives and integrals.
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Topic Summaries: Introduction to the Derivative
The topic summary outlines derivatives. Some topics reviewed are average rate of change, derivative rules, and marginal analysis. The resource consists of definitions, notes, and examples.
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Review Exercises: Introduction to the Derivative
Students review derivatives. The resource consists of review exercises on the mathematics concepts.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: A Lego Introduction to Graphing
Students use a LEGO ball shooter to demonstrate and analyze the motion of a projectile through use of a line graph. This activity involves using a method of data organization and trend observation with respect to dynamic experimentation...
Hofstra University
Hofstra University: An Introduction to the Derivative
This lesson from the Hofstra University discusses the derivative. The lesson begins with the average rate of change of a function and discusses how this is related to the derivative of a function at a point. The site gives visual aids...
Windstream
Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: The Law of Sines
An introduction to solving acute and obtuse triangles by using the law of sines, including a derivation of the formula. Includes several pictures and examples.