Discovery Trig Functions Activity
Curious Math Minds
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Grade Levels
9th - 11th
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Resource Type
Standards
CCSSHSG-SRT.C.6
Formats Included
- PDF
- Internet Activities
Pages
17 pages
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Description
Discovery Trig Functions Activity
Digital Components OR All Paper
This activity walks students through discovering that the ratios remain the same as long as the angle does.
It a great intro to trig activity to show students why it works and how it came about.
Activity w/ Digital Component- Students explore a website that calculates the ratios for them as the manipulate key parts of the triangle.
Paper Activity- Kid get a set of similar triangles to discover that the ratio remains the same regardless of size and then make a poster to share their type of triangle with the class.
Total Pages
17 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
N/A
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Standards
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CCSSHSG-SRT.C.6
Understand that by similarity, side ratios in right triangles are properties of the angles in the triangle, leading to definitions of trigonometric ratios for acute angles.
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