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Around and around you'll go! Learners analyze the periodic nature of a Ferris wheel. Using a trigonometric function, they make predictions about the location of a specific car at the end of the ride and its total trips around the circle.
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Instructional Ideas
- Incorporate as a performance task during a unit on trigonometric functions
Classroom Considerations
- Pupils require laptops with Internet access to complete the activity
- Expects previous work graphing trigonometric functions
Pros
- Incorporates online graphing tools
- Presents the problem using a video rendition
Cons
- None