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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

World War II Alien Enemy Control Program

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students review the history and language of the Alien Enemies Act and related laws as well as the Constitutional challenges it presents. They also review the World War II Alien Enemy Control Program and the Alien Enemy Hearing Board...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Earthquakes!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students experiment with the concept of earthquakes while completing a lab with marshmallows, toothpicks, modeling clay and firm Jell-O and rectangular pan. They explore what kind of soil earthquakes do the most damage in and how...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Create A DNA Fingerprint

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a activity that is about the DNA molecule and focuses upon the sequencing of proteins to identify individuals. They conduct research using a variety of resources and then complete the activities included in the 3 parts...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Metric Conversions Worksheet

For Students 7th - 10th
In this metric worksheet, students examine conversion factors for length, mass, volume and area. Definitions of prefixes and metric abbreviations are identified.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Lesson 23 Volume

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students look for the answers to finding the volume of various types of geometrical figures that includes a sphere.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Angular Size and Velocity

For Students Higher Ed
In this distance worksheet, students calculate the angular size or angular diameter of objects at a given distance. This worksheet has 6 problems to solve.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Living Corn Necklace

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete an experiment to learn about hereditary traits. In this hereditary traits lesson, 6th graders discuss similarities and differences in corn and complete charts for their discussion. Students then use a dent corn and...
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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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Interactive
Cool Math

Coolmath: The Pythagorean Identities

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
One page reference sheet of a quick recall of the Pythagorean Identities.
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Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Using Identities to Evaluate

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrates how to evaluate trigonometric functions by using trig identities.
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Handout
Cuemath

Cuemath: Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A comprehensive guide for learning all about the basics of trigonometry, the various identities-formulas of trigonometry, solved examples, and practice questions.
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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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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Geometric Representation of Trig Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using similar triangles, a relationship is established between the six trigonometric functions of an angle and simple line segments. These relationships are then confirmed using line segment measurement capabilities of the graphing...
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Activity
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Trigonometry: Trig Functions of an Acute Angle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the trigonometric functions of acute angles within a right triangle. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point...
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Unit Plan
OnlineMathLearning.com

Online Math Learning: Factor Polynomials With Complex Roots

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of video lessons with example problems and solutions to help students learn how to extend polynomial identities to the complex numbers. Includes interactive widget for working on the modeled problems or trying your own.
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Activity
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Exponential Function

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains graphs of the exponential function, identities relevant to the function, and the Maclaurin series for this function.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this TI InterActive! activity, students study the phases of the moon, plot the fraction of the moon showing each day in a month, and fit the data with an appropriate trigonometric function.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Twins

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson encourages students to explore the phenomenon of identical twins, with emphasis on behavioral as well as genetic aspects. Teachers will appreciate extension activities, suggested readings, and links in addition to lesson plan...
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Handout
Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Derivatives of Inverse Trig Functions

For Students 10th - 12th
Online notes with examples and solutions.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Triple Angle Formulas and Linear Combinations

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Advanced applications of trigonometric identities.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 4.4 Radians

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section introduces radians an alternative to degrees as a way to measure the rotation around a circle. It also begins to draw connections between radians and trigonometric identities.
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Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Straightedge 5 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners use the given figure and a straightedge to approximate the values of each trigonometric function. The figure is available in PDF format.
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Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Straightedge 6 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners use the given figure and a straightedge to approximate the values of each trigonometric function. The figure is available in PDF format.
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Lesson Plan
Media Smarts

Media Smarts: Lesson: Representing Ourselves Online

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson, students talk about dressing up and taking on identities that are similar to or different from them. They are then introduced to the idea of avatars as a kind of "dressing up" inside video games and consider the ways in...