Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Tf Calculations With Sine and Cosine

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The goal of this task is to study some values of sin x and cos x for different angles, and to look for and then explain patterns that are seen. Aligns with HSF-TF.C.8.
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Math Words

Math Words: Cofunction Identities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This MathWords.com site, which is a glossary of math terms, shows the relationship in radians and degrees between sin and cos, tan and cot, and sec and csc.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Double Angle Identities

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Derivation of double angle identities for sine, cosine, and tangent.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Just about everything you need to know about trigonometry can be found here. Interactive examples and demonstrations help to enhance the lessons. Although not required, the tutorial uses Live Math and Scientific Notebook.
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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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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Applying Trigonometric Derivatives

For Students 9th - 10th
The applications presented here demonstrate how the derivatives of trigonometric functions are used in real world problems.
Unit Plan
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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Algebra Ii: Use the Pythagorean Identity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given the sine (or cosine) of an angle, find its cosine (or sine) using the Pythagorean identity. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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BBC

Bbc: Radians and Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC provides a tutorial that explains how radians are related to degrees and demonstrates how to solve trig equations in radian units. Examples and a practice test are available.
Graphic
Curated OER

Zona Land: Trigonometry, Right Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides information on sine, cosine, and tangent. Lengths of the sides are discussed and many diagrams/tables are shown.
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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.
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University of Vienna (Austria)

The Graphs of Sin, Cos, and Tan Maths Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This applet allows the user to create the graphs of sin, cos, and tan by moving a scroll bar. The user can watch the unit circle and the graph simultaneously to see how the two are related. The user may also choose to see the angle...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Special Right Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of lessons, practice activities, and a teacher resource that will aid your exploration and understanding of special right triangles.
Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Exploring Similarity and Congruence

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Begin by watching this captivating video showing how the concepts of similarity and congruence are found in road signs. Following the video [1:27], an interactive applet allows students to resize, flip, move and rotate triangles to...
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Area of a Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to finding the area of a triangle using the sine function. Includes several pictures and examples.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Cosine Sum and Difference Formulas

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examples, videos, and practice problems covering cosine of a sum or difference related to a set of cosine and sine functions. Here you'll learn to rewrite cosine...
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Double and Half Angle Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial introduces the double-angle and half-angle formulas for sine, cosine, and tangent, and gives sample application and proof exercises. Assumes knowledge of the sum and difference formulas.
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Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University

Npac Reu Program: Often Used Values

For Students 9th - 10th
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center of Syracuse University provides a quick reference chart of the exact values of the sine, cosine, and tangent functions for the most common angle measrements in the first quadrant. Includes both...
Interactive
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Pyramid Panic: Basic Shapes to Advanced Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Guide a mummy safely through the burial chambers of a pyramid as you solve length and area problems in basic to advanced geometry. There are four game zones that deal with circles and triangles, quadrilaterals, the Pythagorean Theorem,...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Sum and Difference Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty problems are presented for practice working with sum and difference formulas for sine, cosine, and tangent.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Basic Right Triangle Trigonometry

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart shows the basic relationships between trig functions and the sides and angles of a right triangle.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Period of Sinusoidal Functions From Graph

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given the graph of a sinusoidal function, determine its period. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Midline of Sinusoidal Functions From Graph

For Students 9th - 10th
Given the graph of a sinusoidal function, determine its midline equation. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a good definition of trigonometry. Includes many links to key terms and many more to related terms. This site may be used as a refresher for students who have finished the course, or students currently studying the...