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Common Core HSF-IF.A.1 laboratories
Modeling Tides with Trigonometric Functions
In this activity, students analyze data sets about water depth through the daily tidal cycle. While completing this activity, students:-- create scatterplots using desmos.com/calculator-- practice computing the parameters of sinusoidal functions and check their work by fitting an equation to the scatterplot-- interpret the meaning of different parameters in context-- determine how a verbal description of changes to the environment would impact parameter values-- introduce a new term to a basic s
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9th - 12th
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Modeling Seasonal Daylight Length with Trig Functions
In this activity, students analyze data sets modeling hours of sunlight in three cities over the course of the year (Sydney, Juneau, and Washington D.C.) To complete the activity, students must:-- practice computing the parameters of sinusoidal functions and check their work by fitting an equation to the scatterplot-- use their equations to predict the hours of sunlight on specific days of the year-- use their graphs and equations to predict when pairs of cities will have the same amount of sunl
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9th - 12th
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What Dosage Should I Prescribe?
Newly revised and improved. You can purchase many of your “over the counter” medications by just going to your nearby supermarket or convenience store. Many people do not realize that the dosages in these products are for the average person of a certain height and weight. This activity will ask the student look at data related to a person’s weight and the dosage of a certain medication that a doctor has prescribed. As your student works through this lesson, they will be asked to analyze the
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Gummy Bear Scientific Method Lab
Students will be investigating the research question "What will happen to gummy bears if they are placed into four different solutions?” through hands-on laboratory procedures. They will develop their own hypothesis, record the material and procedures used, and analyze their data to draw their final conclusion.This project is meant to be a final project or summative assessment for a unit focusing on the Scientific Method process. A rubric is included that grades students on their final lab repor
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8th - 12th
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PHET Gas Laws Lab
Students may work together or individually to select variables and test the veracity of each Gas Law (Avogadro, Boyle, Charles, and Gay-Lussac).
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-PS3-2
, HS-PS3-1
, HS-PS1-5
How Much Should I Charge? Math in Action series.
Newly revised and improved. How will the price a landlord charges affect number of apartments they rent? This lesson was created to reinforce analyzing and graphing data, identify the independent and dependent variable, calculate the slope of the line passing through the points, project rentals from their analysis, and formulate a conclusion. As an optional activity the student is asked to calculate the equation of the line for the data and compare the result to the one presented in the act
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6th - 11th, Adult Education
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Root Function Discovery in Geogebra
In this activity, students explore transformations on root functions. They determine what happens when the root is odd or even. The determine how to shift and stretch the function vertically or horizontally. Students also look at domain and range for odd and even root functions.
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9th - 12th
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Investing Your Money: The Algebra Lab Manual
Does the interest you receive from an account actually meet the bank’s claim??? This lesson will reinforce the theory of graphing data, defining variables, making projections for the future, and formulating a conclusion. The use of spreadsheet software or graphing calculator would enhance the student’s learning experience.
A student objective is included in the 6 pages asking the student to answer 4 questions. An answer guide is provided.
Common core standards include 6NS.C.8, 6EE
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8th - 10th, Adult Education
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Absolute Value Graphing Lab
In this quick introductory lab, students will develop an understanding about the shape and properties of absolute value graphs by comparing contrasting similar linear and absolute value functions. Key included!
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7th - 12th
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