Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
Vectors Lesson PlanVectors Lesson Plan
Publisher
Center for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Lesson Plan

Vectors

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet
This Vectors lesson plan also includes:
  • Project
  • Worksheet
  • Join to access all included materials

Investigate vectors and learn how to use them. Explore why size and direction, as well as knowing speed and distance, are important components of the vector problems you are trying to solve. This is an extensive lesson which includes six different activities, each with examples and problems to solve.

210 Views 345 Downloads
CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
magnitude, velocity, displacement, multiplication, scalar numbers, numbers, subtraction, vectors

Additional Tags

vectors, coordinate, dimension, direction, magnitude, scalar, column vector, displacement, multiply, real-world, subtract, unit vector, velocity, triangle law of addition, math
Show More Show Less

Resource Details

Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
2 more...
Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategies
Skills Practice
2 more...
Usage Permissions
Fine Print

Common Core

HSN-VM.A.1 HSN-VM.A.2 HSN-VM.A.3 HSN-VM.B.4.a HSN-VM.B.4.c HSN-VM.B.5.a HSN-VM.B.5.b

See similar resources:

Lesson Plan

Solving Problems in Two Ways—Rates and Algebra

EngageNY
Build confidence by using multiple approaches to problem solving! This resource uses a visual and algebraic approach to solving application problems. A discussion is included about efficient approaches to different problems.
9th - 10th Math
CCSS: Designed
Lesson Plan

Slope, Vectors, and Wind Pressure

Curated OER
A hands-on lesson using the TI-CBR Motion Detector to provide information to graph and analyze. The class uses this information to calculate the slope of motion graphs and differentiate scalar and vector quantities. There is a real-world...
9th - 11th Science
Worksheet

Exponential and Logarithm Problems

University of Kansas
This worksheet manages to provide both fun and serious work solving exponential and logarithmic application problems in engaging story lines and real-life situations. A strong emphasis on science applications and numbers pulled...
9th - 12th Math
CCSS: Adaptable
Activity

Population and Food Supply

Curated OER
What does it mean for something to grow exponentially, and how does that compare to linear growth? This activity tries to help learners gain an understanding of these concepts while modeling real-world problems. Linear and exponential...
8th - 12th Math
CCSS: Designed
Instructional Video

Use Graphs and Tables to Represent Real World Situations and Solve Problems

National Education Association
There may be a right answer, but there isn't one right way to solve the problem. This video goes through a word problem and solves it in three ways: algebraically, numerically, and graphically. Go step by step as the narrator explains...
7th - 10th Math
CCSS: Designed
Lesson Plan

Real-World Linear Programming

Curated OER
Explore linear programming on a website game. Partners solve a real-world problem by setting up an objective function and a linear inequality. They graph their results on chart paper and also using a calculator before presenting their...
9th - 12th Math
CCSS: Designed
Instructional Video

How Do You Use Multiplication with Negative Numbers to Solve an Inequality Word Problem?

Curated OER
Solve this real world word problem in just one written step. The original inequality is a division problem, so to solve it, use the multiplication property of inequality. Was the problem solved by multiplying a negative number? Yes! So...
3 mins 6th - 9th Math
Lesson Plan

Vectors: How Much Force Can You Apply

Curated OER
This lesson entails the viewing of two videos to get an overview of force and its application. The lesson covers how vectors use force in real-world situations.
9th - 12th Math
Lesson Plan

Problem Solving

Willow Tree
School subjects connect when your young scholars use math to edit English. Math allows you to convert an entire paragraph into a simple equation or inequality. Examples encourage learners to write expressions, equations, and inequalities...
8th - 11th Math
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

How Do You Use Multiplication With Positive Numbers to Solve an Inequality Problem?

Curated OER
Broken lights at the skating rink? Are there enough not broken to be able to see well enough to skate? Set up this real-world word problem and find the total number of lights in the skating rink. Two given values and one variable. Solve...
3 mins 6th - 9th Math
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use