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The Original's Sins

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Are history textbooks plagiarized? The New York Times article, “Schoolbooks Are Given F’s in Originality,” looks at this question and forms the basis for a lesson on textbooks and plagiarism. The very detailed plan includes resource...
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Investigating the Idea of Sin

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use sin to solve problems involving right-angled triangles, Solve equations of the form sin(++) = a, for a between -180++ and 360++. They State and graph the value of sin(++) in special cases. They describe some of the ways...
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Bible: Effects of Sin

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students view the website known as http://www.kids4truth.com/eng_creation.htm and read the story of Creation. In this social science lesson, students discuss what the world looked like when it was perfect and then discuss the way looked...
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Sin, Cos and Tangent

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students find the identity o sine, cosine and tangent. In this precalculus lesson, students solve and identify the different parts of a right triangle. They use the ratios of the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side or angle.
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Henry IV, Part I: Does Father Know Best?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
“Yea, there thou mak’st me sad and mak’st me sin/In envy that my Lord Northumberland/Should be the father to so blest a son--.” Henry IV, Part I, provides the text for a series of exercises that ask class members to examine the...
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Measure for Measure: DRTA Strategy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
“The tempter or the tempted, who sins most?” Prediction, verification, judgment, and extensions of thought are all part of a Directed ReadingThinking Activity (DRTA) developed for Measure for Measure. The rationale, assessments...
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Conscience, Sin, and Correction

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders consider the structure of the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages. In this morality lesson, 12th graders examine the 95 Theses of Martin Luther and determine his reason for writing them. Students also discuss the...
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Reformation

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Learners examine the need for Reformation of the church. In this Reformation lesson, students understand our freedom in Christ as compared to receiving salvation through actions. Learners participate in an activity that models how people...
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The Laws of Sines and Cosines Made Simple!

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study the law of sine and cosine. For this pre-calculus lesson, students create a triangle and identify the different ratios of a non-right triangle. They use the properties of sine and cosine to solve.
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Variables on Both Sides

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students solve equations containing variables on both side of the equal sign. In this algebra lesson, students combine like terms using opposite signs to get them on one side of the equal sign. They model the equations using bar models...
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Transformations And Animations in Polar Graphing

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, they investigate the polar graph of: r = a + b sin (t), for various values of a and b. This is called a limacon and is applied to the definition of a transformation.
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Limits Of Trigonometric Functions

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students engage in a lesson that is about computing the limits of trigonometric functions. They practice computing the functions of sin, cos, and sin to find the missing values related to triangles. Students also calculate the limits of...
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Attitude Determines Altitude

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
A fabulous lesson which combines mathematics with space science. Middle schoolers work in cooperative groups in order to research early astronauts and their accomplishments. They look at a variety of rocket and space shuttle designs, and...
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Gateways

Teaching the Easter Story

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
If you are looking for a secular approach to teaching about Easter, this may just be the resource for you. Pupils read a paraphrased text depicting the last supper, arrest, and crucifixion of Jesus Christ as told in the Bible, while also...
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Paradise Lost: Concept Analysis

For Teachers 7th - 12th
New to using Paradise Lost in your classroom? Here's a packet that provides background information, lists of research projects, and enrichment resources. A great addition to your curriculum file.
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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Law of Sines

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
One must obey the sine laws. A lesson plan introduces and derives the Law of Sines for non-right triangles. With examples that use the Law of Sines to determine unknown measures in triangles, the lesson plan checks to see if the Law of...
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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Law of Sines

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Laws are meant to be broken, right? Learners derive the Law of Sines by dropping a perpendicular from one vertex to its opposite side. Using the Law of Sines, mathematicians solve for various parts of triangles.
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EngageNY

The Definition of Sine, Cosine, and Tangent

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Introduce your classes to a new world of mathematics. Pupils learn to call trigonometric ratios by their given names: sine, cosine, and tangent. They find ratios and use known ratios to discover missing sides of similar triangles. 
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EngageNY

Awkward! Who Chose the Number 360, Anyway?

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Don't give your classes the third degree. Use radians instead! While working with degrees, learners find that they are not efficient and explore radians as an alternative. They convert between the two measures and use radians with the...
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EngageNY

Basic Trigonometric Identities from Graphs

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Have young mathematicians create new identities! They explore the even/odd, cofunction, and periodicity identities through an analysis of tables and graph. Next, learners discover the relationships while strengthening their understanding...
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EngageNY

Addition and Subtraction Formulas 2

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Knowing the addition formulas allows for the calculations of double and half formulas. The fourth installment of 16 has the class use the addition formula to develop the double angle trigonometric formulas. Using the double formula,...
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Spanish Love Songs

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Are your Spanish speakers learning the subjunctive? Have them listen to Spanish songs, discuss the meaning of each, and use the subjunctive form to complete the fill-in-the-blank song sheet. On day three, learners have the opportunity to...
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EngageNY

Ferris Wheels—Using Trigonometric Functions to Model Cyclical Behavior

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
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...
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EngageNY

What Is a Trigonometric Identity?

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Protect yourself from identity theft! Establishing a strong understanding of the Pythagorean identity allows learners to prove that sine^2x + cos^2x = 1. They then use the identity to find sine or cosine ratios given the other.

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