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- Unit Circle Quadrant Values (.pptx)
- Special Right Triangles—Review Work (.docx)
- I Have, Who Has Unit Circle Card Game (.docx)
- Blank Unit Circle (.pdf)
- IXL Learning—Reference Angles (Accelerated Students)
- IXL Learning—Special Right Triangles (Extra Practice)
- IXL Learning—Converting Between Radians and Degrees (Extra Practice)
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It's all about the patterns! Young scholars learn that the unit circle repeats itself in all four quadrants. Using these patterns, they evaluate the sine, cosine, and tangent of special angles.
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- Have pupils draw the special right triangles in the first quadrant as reference in the other three quadrants
- Following the lesson, have pupils evaluate trigonometric expressions of special angles using whiteboards until all can answer efficiently
Classroom Considerations
- Expects a solid understanding of special right triangles relationships
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