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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "Woody Sine"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The students will discover the shape of the sine function without creating a t-chart. The students will create a sine function using toothpicks. The students will then discover how the amplitude (height) and the period (number of compete...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Self Check Quiz on the Law of Sines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The online assessment demonstrates knowledge of Algebra II. The questions test students on the law of sines.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Quiz on the Ambiguous Case for the Law of Sines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The online assessment demonstrates knowledge of Algebra II. The questions test students on the ambiguous case for the law of sines.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Sohcahtoa: Sine, Cosine, Tangent

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn about the relationships between sine, consine, and tangent. The tutorial consists of notes, examples, and practice problems to check for comprehension.
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Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Sine Law Ambiguous Case Applet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how the ambiguous case of the law of sines arises from the ASS situation and how to solve problems of this type. Definitely use the applet to visualize the two distinct outcomes that are possible and to understand the circumstances...
Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Trig Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th
Investigate the cosine, sine, and tangent ratios of trigonometry using this interactive Learn Alberta math resource. Students will use these ratios to determine a right triangle's unknown side or angle. Be sure to follow the link to the...
Interactive
Other

Answermath: Seno

For Students 9th - 10th
An online sine game which offers practice in mental math and times practice. When you submit the wrong answer, it provides the correct one. In Spanish, with links to English and Italian versions.
Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Trigonometry (Video Interactive)

For Students 6th - 9th
This multimedia Learn Alberta math resource looks at how trigonometry is used in making sure that airplanes land safely at airports. The accompanying interactive component gives students practice in using trigonometric ratios, namely...
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Other

Demos With Positive Impact: Sinusoids: Applications and Modeling

For Students 9th - 10th
The objective of this site is to actively involve students via software simulations so that the determination of the sinusoidal model has a geometric flavor that complements the algebraic tools stressed in texts. This approach also...
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Sum and Difference Formulas for Sine and Cosine

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to trigonometric identities, beginning with the sum and difference formulas. Some of the formulas are proven, some are left to the reader. Includes several examples and pictures.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Discover Law of Sines

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using Cabri Jr students will be able to visualize the umbiguous case as well as when one cannot create a triangle.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Trig Ratios Exploring Sine, Cosine and Tangent

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using the Cabri Jr. App and the 83+/84+ calculators, students explore and calculate the various trig ratios. This is an easy construction but be sure to allow plenty of time for exploration and completion of the worksheet questions in...
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Other

Personal Site: Sine and Cosine Do "The Wave"

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal site provides a great animation of how the sine and cosine waves are formed. It connects the unit circle with the sine and cosine graph.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Translations of Sine and Cosine Curves

For Students 9th - 10th
This study tutorial covers more advanced graphing of sine and cosine functions, including horizontal and vertical translations (phase shifts and vertical shifts). Includes several examples and graphs.
Interactive
Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Sine, Cosine and Tangent of an Angle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A short interactive activity to visualize the trigonometric functions: sine, cosine, and tangent.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Graphs of the Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The tutorial investigates period and frequency by examining the shapes of the sine and cosine functions. The resource consists of definitions, animations, interactive graphs, and examples. Practice problems with solutions are included.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Triangle Identities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
View examples of triangle identities, equations that are true for all triangles: Law of Sines, Law of Cosines, and Law of Tangents. Follow links to learn more about the purpose and examples of each identity.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Horizontal Translations or Phase Shifts

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defining horizontal translations of sine and cosine functions.
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Clark University

Clark University: Dave's Short Trig Course: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
The Clark University site shows and explains the graphs of the six trigonometric functions. It explains how to find an arbitrary angle measurement using trig. Also, it explains that sine and cosine functions are complementary.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Using the Cbl 2 & Ti Navigator to Model Sinusoidal Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The teacher will use the CBL 2 and attached probes to generate sinusoidal data. Using TI-Navigator, the teacher will send the data to the students, and the students will try to find a sine curve to model the given data.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Vertical Translations

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Define vertical translations of sine and cosine functions.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Unit Circle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Two hands-on lab activities for instructors to use when teaching about the coordinate graphs of the sine, cosine, and tangent functions derived from a unit circle. The graphs of the reciprocals of the three functions are investigated....
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Mathigon

Mathigon: Geometry: Triangles and Trigonometry: Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on trigonometry including the trigonometric functions: sine, cosine, and tangent.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Tf Equilateral Triangles and Trigonometric Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The purpose of this task is to apply knowledge about triangles to calculate the sine and cosine of 30 and 60 degrees. Aligns with HSF-TF.A.3.

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