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Help pupils see the world through the eyes of a mathematician. As they examine tide patterns, sound waves, and stock market patterns using trigonometric functions, learners create scatter plots and write best-fit functions.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have learners find and analyze data online for local periodic data such as daylight hours or tide patterns
- Create collaborative groups to analyze the data in the first example; graph the different functions they create to discuss accuracy
Classroom Considerations
- Pupils need graph paper for the lesson
- The 13th in a 19-part series of lessons
Pros
- Uses data that is not perfect to emphasize the idea of predictions and estimation
- Provides a set of practice problems for independent practice and includes a worked-out solution guide
Cons
- None