16 Jan

Teaching the Unit Circle

By Jon OaksUncategorized, ,
This is simply another consequence of my poking around the web, and although I haven't taught trigonometry since last summer, I would consider using either of these ideas in the future: 1.  Touch Trigonometry - This is an interactive trigonometry graph and circle featuring the six basic trig functions.  I wasn't a fan at first because I'm colorblind, which made it seem like there was just too much going on, but I can see that it is a useful tool for those who are able to distinguish colors. 2.  Serving Unit-Circle Trigonometry on a Paper Plate - At first I thought…
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08 Dec

Factoring Activities and More

By Jon OaksUncategorized, , , , , , ,
A few weeks ago a colleague of mine was in need of an activity for Factoring.  He was ahead of his pacing chart and wanted something to fill up some class time with.  I referred him towww.ilovemath.org, which has hundreds of free activities to download.  Here is a list of a few that I have successfully used the in the classroom:Solving Equations Writing AssignmentTwo-Step Equation Concentration Partner Problems SlopeLinear Relationships Sudoku Wartime Battle (Solving Systems of Equations)MATHO! Logarithm Game Cutout - FactoringPowers of i (This is a student favorite) Unit Circle Trigonometry (Follow the White Rabbit)The Game of Greed (Basic Statistics)
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