Using 3-D Models for Code Validation with FoilSim

Nothing like sitting on the porch enjoying a big slice of watermelon, unless it's square and then how do we cut it? This instructional activity starts with the cube and the shape possibilities when we make cuts in different locations....

The sky's the limit of what you create when combining functions! The module begins with a review of transformations of parent functions and then moves to combining different function types using addition, subtraction, and multiplication....

Teach how graphic designers can use mathematics to represent three-dimensional movement on a two-dimensional television surface. Pupils use matrices, vectors, and transformations to model rotational movement. Their exploration involves...

Discover the connection between vectors and translations. Through the lesson, learners see the strong relationship between vectors, matrices, and translations. Their inquiries begin in the two-dimensional plane and then progress to the...

Go beyond the basic formulas and uncover the surface area and volume of 3-D shapes with this comprehensive and organized worksheet packet. The problems include the basic formula computations while also challenging your learners to derive...

Using the modeling cycle, collaborative pairs develop functions that model a graph from a context. They then analyze their function models in order to answer questions about the scenario. 

How can you safely model exponential growth and decay? A hands-on activity uses candies to model not only exponential decay, but also exponential growth. Exponential equations are fitted by hand and by use of a calculator to the data...

How do 2-D properties relate in 3-D? Lead the class in a discussion on how to draw and see relationships of lines and planes in three dimensions. The ability to see these relationships is critical to the further study of volume and other...

Let's move into the third dimension! Learners explore the vocabulary and notation related to three-dimensional figures. The video covers examples of pyramids, but the vocabulary is universal to all 3-D objects.

Touchdown! This is an exponentially insightful lesson that explores the growth of football games with different video game consoles. Class members discuss whether the increase of mergahertz can be described as linear or exponential. The...