Some web based lessons...I think!
This week I have spent forever...or at least it has seemed that way...looking for examples of lessons that deal with graphs of trig functions. I have an idea of a lesson that I would like to incorporate into a Math 4 lesson. I received some training from some of our Math teachers who got training at a state wide Math 4 training. I can't remember the exact problem but I am hoping to come up with something along the lines of the one I was introduced too. We will see if I can find it! I am looking for lessons that meet the level 3 of LoTi integration. It has been a little difficult for me to find good, detailed lessons that also incorporate real world application, interactivity, and practice! With that said...I think I have a found a few good lessons as well as a few lessons that "will do"! I also found some examples that have to do with my project but just aspects...not complete. So here you go and let me know what you think!
1. Graphs of Trigonmetric Functions on Interactive Mathematics
http://www.intmath.com/trigonometric-graphs/trigo-graph-intro.php
To be quite honest...I can't believe I have never noticed this website. It actually is a great website that uses video, plus online simulations to illustrate different aspects of trigonometric functions!
2. Graphs of Sine and Cosine Functions on Brightstorm
http://brightstorm.com/math/trigonometry/trigonometric-functions/graphs-of-the-sine-and-cosine-functions/
I love brightstorm!!! If you start on the above page it will go through instruction as well as let you click on other videos to work out problems!!! LOVE IT!
Wow, those are awesome math websites! Your topic is so specific that I can see how it would be challenging to find examples. It seems like you came across some really great resources though. I had a hard time finding chemistry lessons, too. I eventually started looking for general science lessons and came across a few that contained chemistry topics. Maybe you'd have more luck searching for high school math lessons??
ReplyDeleteI don't know about you, but I'm definitely glad I started early...this assignment could take awhile. (Thanks for sharing your sources...looks like brightstorm has some chemistry lessons! Good luck with the rest of your search!
Wow! I really like that brightstorm site. I had never heard of it before. I also chose math because I thought it would be easy to find some lesson plans to meet the LoTi criteria. I too have spent several hours on the project and I am still not through. At least now I know of another website I can go to and find some lessons to use in my project.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, I sent a weblink to one of my math teachers letting him know about this site. I can see this site being used as an additional resource to support learning math. I hope we all find our 10 technology lessons soon!!
Cool websites! I wish these had been around when I was taking trig. Of course, the internet wasn't around (at least for general use) when I took trig! I love the look of both of these. The fact there are resources for this makes me hope that students who are taking these classes know they are out there. Math seems to be such a hard subject for some students and rather than find help, they will just struggle along and not seek it. By the way, I think many of us also struggled to find websites. I know I did. I think that the fact that there aren't websites that specifically fit our criteria, means that we've picked good topics to use for our projects. Thanks for sharing these sites. I've really enjoyed remembering the good old days of trig.
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