Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Applications of Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students apply the properties of a right triangle. In this triangle lesson, students describe and compare radians to degrees. They solve problems using the properties and ratios of a right triangle.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Tall is that Tree?

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students apply their math skills to develop an accurate estimate of the height of a tall tree. Three different methods are outlined. All grade levels should be able to perform the shadow method and the proportional method.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Taylor Polynomials

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Pupils graph Taylor polynomials in this calculus lesson plan. They observe the graphs for the expansion of Taylor polynomial functions and use the Ti calculator to help create visuals of the graphs.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

La Toteca- A Tropical Paradise

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students collect data on the time of the ferry. In this algebra lesson, students use the data to predict a ferry schedule. They also compute the depth where oxygen would be needed when diving.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Saving Energy Through Ecological Landscape Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are able to transcribe to scale the plant features of a common landscape. They determine true north and south and collect and record data on a table. Students calculate a rating for and describe a definition of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Centers of Triangles

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore properties of triangles using angle bisectors, incenters, circles, midpoints, and altitudes. They use Geometer's Sketchpad in order to create triangles and their properties.
eBook
Math Planet

Math Planet: Algebra 2: Trigonometry: Trigonometric Identities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides an explanation, examples, and a video lesson all related to trigonometric identities. [2:31]
Activity
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Trigonometry: Trigonometric Identities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource clearly and thoroughly explains the many types of trigonometric identities. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems.
Activity
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Trigonometric Identities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The University of Saskatchewan provides an explanation of trigonometric identities, including the reciprocal identities, the addition and subtraction formulas with sine and cosine, and the double angle formulas. There are links to...
Activity
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Useful Trigonometric Identities

For Students 9th - 10th
This list of trigonometric identities includes the factoring formulas near the bottom. A great tool for reference.
Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Trigonometric Ratios

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of lessons and practice exercises on trigonometric ratios. Students will learn how to solve for an angle and for a side, and to apply trigonometry in setting up and solving word problems.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Proofs of Trigonometric Identities

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson uses trigonometric identities to prove other identities.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Inverse Trigonometric Ratios

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students to use inverse trigonometric ratios to solve for missing angles in right triangles.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Trigonometric Ratios With a Calculator Grades 8 10

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use a calculator to find trigonometric ratios.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Trigonometric Ratios With a Calculator Grades 9 10

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students to find trigonometric ratios with a calculator in order to find missing sides of right triangles.
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Mathematics Archives

Math Archives: Visual Calculus: 47 Trig Identities!

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This makes for a great handout for students and teachers, alike! A comprehensive list of 47 commonly-used trig identities.
Handout
Other

Sierra College: Trigonometric Identities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides trigonometric identities, which include fundamental identities, even-odd identities, addition formulas, double-angle formulas, subtraction formulas, product-sum formulas, and identities for sin squared and cos squared.
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Trigonometry: Trig Functions of an Acute Angle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the trigonometric functions of acute angles within a right triangle. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point...
Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Proving Trigonometric Identities

For Students 9th - 10th
An "identity" is a tautology, an equation or statement that is always true, no matter what. Proving an identity is very different in concept from solving an equation. This resource demonstrates some useful techniques for proving...
Activity
Other

Brown Math: Remembering Trig Identities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Faced with a large number of trigonometric identities, students tend to try to memorize them all. This site the emphasis is on understanding how the functions work and on memorizing only about a half dozen of them - all the others work...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Online Study Tools: Quiz on Basic Trigonometric Identities

For Students 9th - 10th
Students show comprehension of advanced mathematical concepts in Trigonometry. The online quiz assesses the scholars on basic trigonometric identities.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Fundamental Trigonometric Identities

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty problems present a variety of practice working with fundamental trigonometric identities. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Composition of Trig Functions and Their Inverses

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to Compose a trigonometric function.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Proofs of Trigonometric Identities

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Simplifying trigonometric expressions using identities