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High School Mathematics Problems from Alaska: Dog Lot Math
Students determine the cost of feeding dogs during the winter and summer months when using commercially produced dog food.
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Dog Days or Dog Years?
In need of some algebraic fun with real world implications?Learners use ordered pairs, a table of values and a scatter plot to evaluate the validity of several real world data sets. The class focuses on dog ages in human...
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Dilations in the Plane
Tenth graders investigate dilations and explore the dilation transformation before investigating the properties of a dilation using Cabri Jr. Students extend the concept of dilatation to the coordinate plane.
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Local Linearity and the Microscope Approximation
In this local linearity worksheet, students identify the slope of a line tangent to the graph at a given point. They use linear approximation to estimate values. Students determine the slope of a secant line at a given point. This...
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Sore Throats, Variation 2
What does math have to do with a sore throat? When you mix water and salt you have a great review of how to represent proportional relationships by an equation or graph. Here the proportions of the mixtures may be different, but the...
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Epidemic or False Alert?
In this rate worksheet, students use the SIR model to determine if a disease is spreading at an epidemic rate. They find the slope of a curve and the slope of a line that goes through a given point. This two-page worksheet contains...
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Dividing Segments Proportionately
Fractions, ratios, and proportions: what do they have to do with segments? Scholars discover the midpoint formula through coordinate geometry. Next, they expand on the formula to apply it to dividing the segment into different...
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Introduction to Differentiation
For this introduction to differentiation worksheet, students solve and complete 10 various types of problems. First, they use the definition of differentiation to evaluate the derivative of the functions listed. Then, students sketch the...
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Linear Equations
Pre-algebra pupils examine the rate of change and how we can interpret it as a linear function. They are introduced to slope-intercept equations and graphs. Plenty of instruction is provided along with example problems. Note that even...
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Mobile vs. Money
Learners research the internet and use the information they find to plot straight line graphs. They use graphs to make comparisons of the various packages offered. Students interpret graphs and solve problems based on varying parameters.
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Parametric, Vector, Polar, and 3D Functions
Twelfth graders investigate the capabilities of the TI-89. In this calculus lesson, 12th graders explore the parametric equation for a circle, for arc length of curves, and for trajectories. Students investigate the symbolic...
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Price of Apples- Linear Data
Learners collect data and create a graph. In this algebra lesson, students describe functions graphically, algebraically and verbally. They identify functions as being independent and dependent using variables.
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Higher Order Taylor Polynomials
In this polynomial activity, students approximate values of linearly using the tangent line. They use first and second-degree polynomials to find the equation of a line tangent to a graph. Students explore Taylor's Theorem. This...
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Explain the Change
Twelfth graders complete research relating to population changes in counties/states in the U.S. from 1900 to 2000 and use the slope formula to determine the overall change in population for each of the ten decades. They present their...
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Exponential Modeling
Investigate exponential growth and decay. A set of six activities has pupils collecting and researching data in a variety of situations involving exponential relationships. They model these situations with exponential functions and solve...
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Little Auk Survival Challenge
A bird's life is one of danger and intrigue as it struggles for survival in sometimes harsh environments. To understand how difficult surviving in the wild can be, children play a simulation game where they act as little auks, birds from...
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Equations of Lines
Students define slope, and practice finding the slope of lines through given points. They determine the angle of inclination. Students find the relationship between the slope and the tangent of the lines. Students determine special...
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A Functional Housing Market
Students access the Internet to search for housing prices in Houston, Texas,(the location can be changed to accommodate any location) and compare the prices to the number of square feet found in the living area of a house.
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Lesson: Journey of a Tree
Third graders explore the operation of a Christmas farm and how trees are shipped. After taking a tour of a Christmas tree farm and researching transportation, location and cost issues, 3rd graders create a map to show the distribution...
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Lines of Best Fit
Students explore the concept of line of best fit. For this line of best fit lesson, students find lines of best fit in examples about riding your bike home from school and dentistry. Students find two data points and find the line of...
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Particle Motion1
Students analyze piecewise functions. In this precalculus lesson, students identify the position, velocity and distance. They analyze the relationship between the graph, its position and velocity.
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Logistic Growth, Differential Equations, Slope Fields
Investigate differential equations with your class. They use the TI-89 to explore differential equations analytically, graphically, and numerically as the examine the relationships between each of the three approaches.
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Uniform Motion
Students identify when uniform motion occurs. They watch a teacher made PowerPoint explaining the concept of uniform motion and carry out an experiment to understand the concept.
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Drug Sales Soar - Rate of Change
For this prescription drug worksheet, students answer short answer questions and create graphs on the sales of prescription drugs over a five year span. Students complete six questions.