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Getting it Right!
Students investigate error. As shown in earlier activities from navigation lessons 1 through 3, without an understanding of how errors can affect position, one cannot navigate well. Students explore how computers can help in navigation....
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Parametric, Vector, Polar, and 3D Functions
Twelfth graders investigate the capabilities of the TI-89. In this calculus instructional activity, 12th graders explore the parametric equation for a circle, for arc length of curves, and for trajectories. Students investigate the...
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Solution Sets and Linear Independence of Vectors
Eleventh graders study homogeneous linear systems. In this linear system of equations instructional activity, 11th graders write linear system solutions in parametric vector form. Students also identify the connection between linear...
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Trigonometric Transformations
Students perform transformation on trig functions. In this precalculus lesson, students relate the London Eye observation wheel to trig function. They use a TI navigator to visualise the parameter created by this view and relate it to...
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Impact Craters and Water on Mars
Students explore for water on Mars using impact crater morphology. During this lab, students: investigate how to use the equation writing and graphing capabilities in Microsoft Excel, then develop and apply an impact crater...
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ME*Pro App
In this secondary mathematics lesson plan, learners investigate the uses and capabilities of a TI-89 application designed for mechanical engineering students. The app contains over 700 pieces of reference information and organized into...
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Math 212: Planes
In this plane worksheet, students find the midpoint of a line, determine points on a plane, and use the cross product to find an equation with given parameters. This two-page worksheet contains three problems.
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Matrices and Vectors
In this matrices and vectors worksheet, students solve 9 various types of problems related to forming matrices and vectors. First, they set up each system of equations listed in matrix form using mathematical notation. Then, students...
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Putting Your Money to Work
Students create a collect data on expenses. In this algebra lesson, students create a spreadsheet to solve scientific equations. They incorporate math, science and technology in this lesson.
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Perturbing Functions and Introduction to Matlab
In this math worksheet, students practice using the program of Matlab and apply them while using functions. They practice writing equations in truncated form.
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Complex Analysis: Transformations
In this transformation worksheet, students find the linear transformation of equations and use the Mobius transformation to identify image boundaries. Students describe the images in each quadrant. This two page worksheet contains six...
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Roller Coaster Robot
Students calculate the area under a curve. In this calculus instructional activity, students use Riemann sums to find and approximate the area under a curve. They use the derivative and differential equations to solve.
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Parabolic Paths
High schoolers investigate properties of parabolas. For this algebra lesson, students identify the different paths of a parabola. They use the navigator to make observations of the parabola.
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Math 224 Spring 2004: Partial Derivatives
In this partial derivative worksheet, students find the equation of a tangent plane under given parameters and explore Clairault's Theorem. This two-page worksheet contains three problems.
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Challenge Sheet 8: Kinetic Energy
In this kinetic energy worksheet, student set up equations that represent the kinetic energy of a rod with given parameters. They compute the volume of ocean water in a 2-mile radius, and sketch a graph of the information. This...
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Chaos and Fractal Applications
Eighth graders identify the different applications of fractals. In this math lesson, 8th graders use graphing calculator to solve algorithms. They explain how changing parameters and initial conditions affect the solutions.
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A Solar Project
Students make predictions about the global temperature of the earth and to see how this is dependent upon a number of variables. Students visualize how changing parameters can impact the global temperature of the earth.
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Units in Thermochemical Calculations
High schoolers study how to complete thermochemical equations. In this equation lesson students learn how to manipulate equations to calculate energy changes and reactions.
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When Things Heat Up
Ninth graders investigate relationship between the temperature and concentration of dissolved oxygen in water. They examine how pollution and other natural influences can cause the parameters to change. In groups, 9th graders collect...
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Mirrors and Lenses
Students identify the characteristics of mirrors and lenses. In groups, they describe the types of images formed by converging and diverging mirrors and calculate the magnification of a spherical mirror. They follow the same procedure...
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"Ball Bounce" Quadratic Functions
Young scholars manipulate a ball and explore quadratic functions. In this algebra lesson, students analyze the graph of a quadratic function. They identify quadratic properties.
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InteGreat
Hands-on investigation of Riemann sums becomes possible without intensive arithmetic gymnastics with this interactive lesson plan. Learners manipulate online graphing tools to develop and test theories about right, left, and midpoint...
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Rabbit populations
In this real-world problem about the rapid growth of rabbit populations, students must analyze two different scenarios and create mathematical models to represent them. They use their exponential models to answer questions about the...
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Ferris Wheels—Using Trigonometric Functions to Model Cyclical Behavior
Have class members going in circles as they model the path of a Ferris Wheel using trigonometric functions. Building on the previous lesson in this series on transformations, learners use trigonometric functions to model wheels of...