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Lesson Plan
West Contra Costa Unified School District

Derivative Theorems

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Put all of the derivative rules into one basket. The lesson stars with warm-up exercises that provide a connection to previously learned concepts. The lesson plan uses the different derivative theorems to calculate a variety of...
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Handout
West Contra Costa Unified School District

Using Derivatives to Graph Polynomials

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
You can learn to graph as well as a calculator using calculus. The lesson introduces using derivatives to find critical points needed to graph polynomials. Pupils learn to find local maximums and minimums and intervals of increase and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's In A Name? British Surnames Derived from Occupations or Professions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine British surnames that are derived from family occupations. They investigate some of the more common names that are still prevalent today.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coal Derivatives by Destructive Distillation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Chemists use the destructive distillation technique to produce three derivatives from a sample of bituminous coal. You will find background information, a materials list, procedures, and sample follow-up questions that you can use in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Derivative Grapher

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners graph the derivative of functions in this calculus instructional activity. They use the TI to graph their functions and algebraically take the derivative of each function. They then create a visual and analyze the graph.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Calculus Inverse Derivative

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students solve equations using a given derivative. In this calculus lesson, students identify the rise of fall of each function. They use the calculator to find the derivative.
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Lesson Plan
Texas Instruments

Graphical Derivatives

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils solve functions using the derivative. They determine the derivative of a function based on its graph, then analyze different functions and draw a relationship and conclusion based on the graph.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Higher Order Derivatives

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learn how to solve problems by taking the derivative. Then, through examination of higher order derivatives using the CAS computer program, learners create a visual of what is happening with the equation.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Derivative Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students analyze the derivative of a graph. In this calculus lesson plan, students identify the different behavior of a graph. They label concavity of the graphs as increasing or decreasing.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

MVT for Derivatives

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young scholars find the derivative using the mean value theorem in this calculus lesson. They find the slopes of secant and tangent lines, then analyze the function and identify the slope.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Deriving the Formula For the Area of a Circle

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students derive the formula for the area of a circle. They form a rectangle by partitioning a circle using construction paper and scissors.
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2018 AP® Calculus BC Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th
Don't just rely on the textbook. Released items from the AP Calculus BC provide pupils and teachers insight on how topics appear on the exam. The six items are divided into calculator and non-calculator sets with half of them also...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surfing the Waves

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use online resources, including animations,to define the slope of a curve and how to calculate the slope. They solve 8 problems online, using the definition of the derivative of a function at a point to calculate slope of the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Return Intervals & Reasoning from Tabular Data

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students calculate derivatives from a set of data. In this calculus lesson, students estimate the limit at infinity. They complete a Return Interval handout at the end of the lesson.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Derivatives of the Trig Functions

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders analyze the derivatives and use trig functions to practice using the derivative. In this calculus lesson, 12th graders derive the 6 trigonometric functions using the derivative and their properties. They complete practice...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Derivatives of the 6 Inverse Trig Functions

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Student list the 6 trig functions and identify their inverse functions. In this trigonometry lesson, young scholars derive the inverse trig functions using the derivative. They solve problems using the inverse functions through...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coal Derivatives

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use this hands-on activity to demonstrate the production of coke, one of the most widely used raw materials derived from coal. They are also stimulated to do research into the differences in coal types and coal products.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graph Of The Derivative

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with defining and drawing the graph of a derivative. The lesson includes a definition and examples to lead them away from any misconceptions. They graph derivatives using examples that are...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Definition Of The Derivative

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of a derivative. They define the concept of a derivative and then complete an assignment that is included in the lesson. Students then graph the derivative and draw its...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Integration by Substitution

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Looking for help in introducing integration by substitution to your calculus students?  Here is a lesson that walks a learner through a review of the change rule, and then by starting with more recognizable derivatives, it helps them...
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eBook
Rice University

Precalculus

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Take a step beyond Algebra 2. Learners use the eBook to learn concepts from the typical Precalculus course. Content starts off with a short review of functions in general and moves on to the basic functions, finishing up with more...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Implicit Differentiation

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students implicitly differentiate functions .  In this implicitly differentiating functions lesson, students take the derivative of functions that cannot be solved for a variable.  Students find the derivative of an equation for a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where Do Words Come From?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine the foreign-language roots of various English words. Using the dictionary's word derivation notes and abbreviation key, they develop a list of words with a foreign-language origin, and create a class dictionary.