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TryEngineering

Graphics: Bits and Points

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
What can a mural teach pupils about computer science? The lesson has scholars create a mural on a wall to learn about bitmap and vector graphics. Along the way, they learn about the graphics coordinate system.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Vectors in the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Examine the meaning and purpose of vectors. Use the instructional activity to teach your classes how find the magnitude of a vector and what it represents graphically. Your pupils will also combine vectors to find a resultant vector and...
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Lesson Plan
NTTI

Vectors: Traveling, But in What Direction

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers watch a video of real-world situations regarding speed, direction, velocity, force, etc. and answer questions while viewing. They then practice drawing and using vectors to solve more real-world problems.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Directed Line Segments and Vectors

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Investigate the components of vectors and vector addition through geometric representations. Pupils learn the parallelogram rule for adding vectors and demonstrate their understanding graphically. They utilize the correct notation and...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Why Are Vectors Useful? 2

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Investigate the application of vector transformations applied to linear systems. Individuals use vectors to transform a linear system translating the solution to the origin. They apply their understanding of vectors, matrices,...
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PPT
Curated OER

Vectors

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Represent motion with arrows and call them vectors! The lesson is a presentation that models the mathematics involved when determining a resultant vector. It addrssses motions that are parallel, perpendicular, and a combination of both. 
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EngageNY

Vectors and Translation Maps

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Discover the connection between vectors and translations. Through the lesson, learners see the strong relationship between vectors, matrices, and translations. Their inquiries begin in the two-dimensional plane and then progress to the...
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Interactive
PHET

Vector Addition

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Model vector addition graphically. A simple interactive has users add vectors and adjust the lengths and angles of the vectors. The interactive automatically updates the magnitude, angle, and components of the sum.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vectors: Follow That Arrow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Vectors and their connection to motion. A video will be presented to provide information for the class to use methods of solving vectors with and without grids. Real-world physical concepts will be explored in reference to vectors.
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Curated OER

Vectors

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
High schoolers listen to a lecture and complete a number of problems as they go. There are a variety of examples given and they are guided through the problem solving steps for each of the real-world scenarios regarding the purpose of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vectors: How Much Force Can You Apply

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This lesson plan entails the viewing of two videos to get an overview of force and its application. The lesson plan covers how vectors use force in real-world situations.
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Curated OER

Worksheet 19: Ship Positions

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this math worksheet, students read informational paragraphs and then answer 18 questions using data from their readings. Questions are about vectors, positions, distance and orbits.
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EngageNY

Translations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn through constructions! Learners examine a translation using constructions and define the translation using a vector. Pupils then construct parallel lines to determine the location of a translated image and use the vector as a guide.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Swim the Open Sea: Analyzing Duel Vectors

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
This dual vector lesson has the class watch a video about a person's swim of the English Channel. The class then uses a computer program to analyze dual vectors of wind's effect on a flight path of a plane as compared to the water...
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Curated OER

NUMB3RS Activity: Fresh Air and Parabolas

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Explore parabolas and investigate linear and quadratic functions to solve problems symbolically and graphically. Also use parametric functions to display trajectories on a graphing calculator.
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PPT
Urbana School District

Physics Intro, Kinematics, Graphing

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Some consider physics the branch of science concerned with using long and complicated formulas to describe how a ball rolls. This presentation, while long, is not complicated, yet it covers rolling, falling, and more. It compares vectors...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Matrix Multiplication Is Not Commutative

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Should matrices be allowed to commute when they are being multiplied? Learners analyze this question to determine if the commutative property applies to matrices. They connect their exploration to transformations, vectors, and complex...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Designing Your Own Game

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Your classes become video game designers for a day! They utilize their matrices, vectors, and transformation skills to create and design their own game images. The complex task requires learners to apply multiple concepts to create their...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Linear Systems: Graphical Interpretation of Vectors

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this graphical interpretation of vectors worksheet, students execute operations of addition and multiplication by a scalar. They sketch results and determine the commutativity of vector addition. This three-page worksheet contains...
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Curated OER

Parametric, Vector, Polar, and 3D Functions

For Teachers 12th
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 and...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Projecting a 3-D Object onto a 2-D Plane

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Teach how graphic designers can use mathematics to represent three-dimensional movement on a two-dimensional television surface. Pupils use matrices, vectors, and transformations to model rotational movement. Their exploration involves...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Linear Systems: Graphical Interpretation of Vectors

For Students Higher Ed
In this graphical interpretation of vectors worksheet, students explore the geometrical appearance of given problems, determine if vector subtraction is commutative and graph a system of equations. This three-page worksheet contains...
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

A Student Exploration of the Global Impacts of Climate Change on Human HealthVector-Borne Diseases

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Develop an understanding of how climate change affects humans' health. The class lists what they know about climate change and its connection to disease and then read sections of an article providing specific details on how climate...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Linear Systems: Graphical Interpretation of Vectors and Linear Systems

For Students Higher Ed
For this interpretation of vectors and linear systems worksheet, students describe the geometric appearance of two vectors. They add the two vectors and sketch the sum as well as the vectors to determine the commutativity of vector...

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