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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Fourier Making Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to make waves of all different shapes by adding up sines or cosines. Make waves in space and time and measure their wavelengths and periods. See how changing the amplitudes of different harmonics changes the waves. Compare...
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Handout
Math Bits

Math Bits Notebook: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides a detailed explanation of trigonometric functions with examples of reference angles and ratios.
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Activity
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Exponential, Trigonometric and Hyperbolic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explains the Exponential, Trigonometric and Hyperbolic functions
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: "The Sound of Music"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity will use tuning forks and the CBR to gather sound wave data for students to use to write Sine (or Cosine) functions. In this activity we study waves of known musical notes before studying waves of unknown musical notes. I...
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Website
Other

Interactive Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resource contains interactive programs that can be manipulated and animation to help students grasp basic concepts in trigonometry.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Vertical Translations

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Define vertical translations of sine and cosine functions.
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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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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Exact Values for Inverse Sine, Cosine, and Tangent

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find all angles on the unit circle matching exact trig ratios. Resource includes examples, videos, and practice problems.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Period and Frequency

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Relating period and frequency for a sine or cosine graph with examples, practice problems, and vocabulary.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 4.8 Pythagorean Identities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section explores the Pythagorean Identity and how it applies to right triangles set inside unit circles, in terms of sine, cosine, and tangent functions.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 4.6 Transformations of Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore how changes to the equations of sine and cosine functions affect the graphs of the functions through transformations (stretches and shifts).
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 4.5 Graphing Sine and Cosine

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section explores the graphs of sine and cosine functions. It investigates how these graphs are related to coordinates for different angles in a unit circle.
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Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Trigonometric Identities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Lists the basic trigonometric identities, and specifies the set of trig identities to keep track of, as being the most useful ones for calculus.
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Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: The Unit Circle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Relates the unit circle to the method for finding trig ratios in any of the four quadrants. Demonstrates how the unit circle might be useful.
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Activity
Other

Trigonometry: A Quick Review

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a personal site from David Eisenberg and it contains brief but great review information for trigonometry. This particular site focuses on sine and cosine inlcuding a small circle graph. Clicking on the index link provides...