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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Parametrics 1

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this parametric worksheet, students sketch given inequalities and use trigonometry functions to eliminate the parameters. They write equations of a line under given parameters. This four-page worksheet contains 11 multi-step problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Length of an Arc

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students compute the length of an arc and each hypotenuse in the give figure, adding them up in the end. They then develop the formula for the arc length with respect to the x-axis and the y-axis. Students also develop a formula for the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Second Order ODE's

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this second order ODE's worksheet, students solve 2 different problems that are related to determining the second order ODE's in each equation given. First, they set up an equation where the applied force is the cosine plus the sine...
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eBook
Rice University

Hyper Stat Online Statistics Textbook

For Students 9th - 10th
Many people cringe at the idea of studying statistics, but it doesn't have to be impossible! David M. Lane, Associate Professor of Psychology, Statistics, and Management at Rice University, offers a large collection of resources for the...
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eBook
Missouri State University

Missouri State University: Introductory Statistics: Models of Distributions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The different types of distributions are discussed here - uniform, regular, negative exponential, triangular, and normal. The properties of probability distributions are also explained here in detail. A good starting point in the topic...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Exploring the Vertex Form of a Quadratic Function

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, you will change the parameters of the function and determine the effects on its graph and its vertex.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Behaviors Rational Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCard set teaches and tests on the rational function. Shows connection between the function parameters and the resulting geometric behaviors of the rational function. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, ch. 7.1.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Exploring the Vertex Form of the Quadratic Function

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the vertex form of the parabola and discover how the vertex, direction, and width of the parabola can be determined by studying the parameters. They predict the location of the vertex of a parabola expressed in vertex form.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Construction Tools: Interactive Function Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students draw a dynamic graph of the quadratic function with interactive parameters. They understand that there is only one graph of the function that changes dynamically as the values of the parameters change.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Behaviors Square Root Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCard stack teaches and tests on the square root function. Shows connection between the function parameters and the resulting geometric behaviors of the square root function. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, ch....
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Behaviors Linear Function

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This StudyCard stack teaches and tests on the linear function. Shows connection between the function parameters and the resulting geometric behaviors of the linear function. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, ch. 2.3, 4.1.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Behaviors Exponential Function

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCard stack teaches and tests on the exponential function. Shows connection between the function parameters and the resulting geometric behaviors of the exponential function. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, ch. 6.1.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Exploring Quadratic Data With Transformation Graphing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students practice with the parameters of the vertex form of the parabola and their effect on the shape of the curve. They use this concept to find a quadratic model. They also use translation and dilation to change the general parabola.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Quadratic Function Investigations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use the interactive activity below to explore the effect of the parameters a,h,and k on the graph of the general quadratic function f(x) = a(x - h)^2+k.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Reforestation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students learn to solve a real-world environmental problem. They learn how to use the parameters of the final product to work out a reforestation plan.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Behaviors Quadratic Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCard set teaches and tests on the quadratic function. Shows connection between the function parameters and the resulting geometric behaviors of the quadratic function. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, ch. 2.5, 9.1.
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Activity
San Diego State University

San Diego State University: Allometric Modeling

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site shows how to use exponential graphs to model AIDS cases. Very detailed site.
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Handout
Other

Wpi: Exponential Decay and Effective Medicine Dosage

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is an example of the use of exponential decay. The example involves the effectiveness of a medical dosage over time.
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Unit Plan
Other

Beanz: Functions and Procedures

For Students 6th - 9th
An introduction to programming functions and procedures using pen and paper instead of code. Includes lots of examples and exercises.
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Teaching Guide: Intro to Js Drawing Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a teaching guide for the Intro to JS lesson on Drawing basics. This lesson is the first time the student will see coding in action and write code themselves.
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Unit Plan
Other

Berrie's Statistics Page: Graph of Normal Distribution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explanation of the Normal Curve and the importance of the normal distribution