Climate and Periodic Functions: Science & Math Integration

How on earth do functions explain climate change? Classroom discussion ties global warming and climate change to functions. Learners practice skills using function notation before groups compete in a game.

Around and around we go ... again, and again, and again, and again! That's the nature of a periodic function. Young scholars learn how to model a periodic pattern with trigonometric functions. The nine-lesson unit explores the connection...

Present the world to me! Participants develop presentations about functions they learned through research. They then share their ideas about how functions apply to global warming with the class.

The fifth lesson of seven in the series outlines an in-depth analysis of the periodic table. After direct instruction, pupils take turns practicing in the group before beginning independent study. The assessments include a quiz and an...

Show learners the power of mathematics as they model real-life designs. Pupils graph a periodic function by comparing the degree of rotation to the height of a ferris wheel. 

Beat the weatherman at his own game with this probability video! Sal shows students how to use probability density functions to predict random occurrences (such as rain). Probability problems - and inclement weather - are no match for...

Section 9 of the 12 linked Saxon Math sections introduces the young algebrist to graphing periodic functions, creating graphs from quadratic roots, working with inequalities, and rational equations. Common among all the lessons is the...

What is a periodic function? This video defines what it means for a function to be periodic. It defines the terms cycle and period in relation to periodic functions and then by looking at two different examples, shows how to analyze a...

Pupils identify the properties of a unit circle. In this trigonometry lesson, students analyze periodic functions using trigonometric ratios. They identify the domain and range of each function.

As we approach the end of the Saxon math sections, the 11th of 12 units begins the process of summarizing and combining material from the previous lessons. The relationships between functions and their transformations are investigated,...