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Height versus Shoe Size

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners find a correlation between a person's height and his/her shoe size. They have access to entering data into lists on a graphing calculator and can complete scatter plots. Students read and interpret a scatter plot and use the...
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Teach Engineering

Wimpy Radar Antenna

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The Diary of a Wimpy Antenna? In the last installment of a six-part series, your class constructs a model of a radio antenna and tests its torque. Pupils use the results to design a better model that resists bending and twisting forces.
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Graphing Linear Equations Using the Table Method

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students graph linear equations using a table. For this algebra lesson, students create a table of values using the linear equation to find the y-values. They plot their point on a coordinate plane and graph the line.
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WindWise Education

What Factors Influence Offshore Wind?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What is that out in the water on the horizon? Teams work together to study the coastline using maps to determine the best and worst locations to place an offshore wind farm. The teams then build a scale model wind farm to see what it...
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Solving Inequalities and Graphing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students solve and graph inequalities on a number line. In this algebra lesson, students solve using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and graph their solutions using open or closed circles. They graph with 80%-90%...
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Distance Calculations

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students calculate the distance between two points. In this geometry lesson, students use coordinates and the distance formula to find the distance. They perform an interactive lesson to solve the missing length.
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Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Function

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this college level Pre-Calculus worksheet, students investigate the graphs of the sine and cosine functions. The six page worksheet contains seventy-eight problems. Solutions are not provided. 
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Student Costs Graph

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners calculate the mileage, gasoline costs, and travel time and costs for a vacation. They conduct a virtual field trip, and create a comparison graph of costs using Microsoft Excel software.
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Graphing Integers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the math concept of graphing integers. In this graphing integers lesson, 5th graders examine visual examples. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
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Rational Expressions Test with a Calculator

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this rational expression learning exercise, students graph rational equations, evaluate limits, state intercepts, asymptotes, and roots and factor.  This learning exercise is designed as a test to be completed with a...
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Computer Science Unplugged

Drawing Lines with Pixels

For Teachers 4th - 12th Standards
How do the computers keep it straight? Using the provided algorithms, class members draw a line and a circle using pixels. They then check the drawings using a straight edge and compass to determine the accuracy of their...
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PBL Pathways

Potassium-Argon Dating

For Students 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Find the age of a fictional sample of rocks using a genuine approach. A well-designed lesson asks young mathematicians to use exponential modeling to analyze half-life. As a project-based learning activity, scholars communicate...
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University of Rhode Island

How Does the Human Body Use Energy during Various Athletic Activities?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate how much energy is used during different athletic activities. They conduct Internet research to obtain information on the top three athletic sporting events from around the world, and calculate the calories burned...
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Linear Graphs and Equations

For Students 7th - 8th
In this linear graph and equations worksheet, students calculate the gradient of slopes, and find equations of lines in patterns.
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Limits with a Calculator

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pupils investigate Limits using a graphing calculator or TI. In this calculus lesson, students solve limit problems through modeling and relation to the real world. They use correct notation and solve problems involving more than one step.
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Graphing With RXTE

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use data from the Rossi X-ray Tiiming Explorer (RXTE) satellite to analyze and graph.
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Transforming Snoopy Using Coordinates

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners graph coordinate points to create a picture of Snoopy. In this coordinate point lesson, students read a book and learn about Rene Descartes' invention, the coordinate grid.  Learners graph a surprise picture on...
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Sign of the Derivative

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learn how to investigate the change in a graph by dragging the cursor to observe the change in the function. They use the TI calculator to graph their parabola.
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Graphing Linear Functions

For Students 9th
In this linear functions instructional activity, 9th graders solve and complete 30 different multiple choice problems that include graphing. First, they determine the expression that is equivalent to the given expression. Then, students...
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Dog Days or Dog Years?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
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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The Disappearing Kelp Forest

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Learners observe the effect "El Nino" left on kelp plants and sea urchins. They analyze the data collected by researchers, by graphing it on a TI calculator. Before graphing and analyzing the data, you may want to revisit the events of...
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Symmetric Secant

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Mathematicians use a symmetric secant line to prove the derivative at a point. In this trigonometry lesson, young scholars create secant lines on the navigator to analyze the derivative. They move the lines around and make observations.
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Exponential vs. Power

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils differentiate between exponential and power functions. They identify the base, exponent and properties of exponential functions. They also graph the functions using the TI calculator.
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Creating Circles

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students make a circle graph. In this graphing lesson, the teacher conducts a class survey, then demonstrates how to make a pie graph. When students are comfortable with the material, they use a worksheet to create their own graph.