Interactive

Right Triangles, Bearings, and Other Applications: Sailing Race

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This Right Triangles, Bearings, and Other Applications: Sailing Race interactive also includes:

Help your class get their bearings when it comes to right triangles. Pupils determine distances traveled or components given the bearing of a sailboat using an interactive. The scholars develop a sense of finding the bearings of a given location.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
right triangles, trigonometric, trigonometric ratios, trigonometric word problems, trigonometry applications, compass roses
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Additional Tags
math
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Instructional Ideas
  • Convert the points on a compass rose to bearings
  • Show a video on how a sailboat uses tacking to sail up and down wind
Classroom Considerations
  • Class members should be familiar with directions on a map
  • Must set up a free account to log in and access the interactive
Pros
  • Shows the correct answer when an incorrect option is selected
  • The additional resource contains example problems
Cons
  • None
Common Core
HSG-SRT.C.8