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Curated OER

Mathematical Models with Applications: The Sounds of Music

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners use an electronic data-collection device to model the sound produced by a guitar string. They identify the graph of a periodic situation and use the graph to determine the period and frequency of sound waves.
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Curated OER

Adding Trigonometric Functions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify trigonometric functions. In this trigonometry lesson, students add and subtract trigonometric functions. They add sine and cosine waves and relate it to the real world.
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Curated OER

Creating Musical Notation

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
In this creative music activity from Scientific American, students learn about musical notation and then design their own notations. Great web resource links are alsp provided
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University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: The Sounds of Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson plan, learners collect data, graph it, then determine the period and frequency of the sound waves made by a guitar.