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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: What's the Trig?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will be introduced to right triangle trigonometry. They will use the TI-89 and Geometer's Sketchpad to construct a right triangle and calculate sin, cosine, and tangent of various acute angles.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Trig Ratios Exploring Sine, Cosine and Tangent

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using the Cabri Jr. App and the 83+/84+ calculators, students explore and calculate the various trig ratios. This is an easy construction but be sure to allow plenty of time for exploration and completion of the worksheet questions in...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Real Life Real World Activity: Air Traffic Control

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will model and solve air traffic control problems with geometry software. The Cabri Jr. application will be used to construct a model of the problem situation and concepts from trigonometry and proportions are...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Basic Trigonometry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will define basic terms relating to trigonometry and use trigonometric ratios.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Visiting the Rich History of Geometry Using the Ti 92

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students study various geometric theorems.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Smile: Smile Program Mathematics Index

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides lesson plans for various math topics, including probability, geometry, algebra, trigonometry, patterns, applied math.
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Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Inverse Hyperbolic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson has information explaining the Inverse Hyperbolic Functions. There is a worked example that the student can look over and one that the student can work and check the answer.
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Unit Plan
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Introduccion a La Trigonometria

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an interactive activity introducing the concept of trigonometry and working with trigonometric functions to solve right triangles.
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Unit Plan
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Razones Trigonometricas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In Spanish. In this interactive activity you will learn about the six trigonometric ratios, discover relationships between the trigonometric ratios of complementary and supplementary angles and the relationship between the sides of a...
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Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Razones Trigonometricas De Algunos Angulos

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
In Spanish. Observe the relationships between the trigonometric functions then test your knowledge with the activities at the end.
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Unit Plan
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

Exercises in Math Readiness for University Study: Trig

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read a lesson, look at examples, and try easy, medium, and advanced problems from a variety of trigonometry topics: radian measure of angles, trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities, and modeling with trigonometric functions.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Trigonometria

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. An overview of trigonometry, trigonometric functions, and hyperbolic functions. A great resource page.
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Other

All Elementary Mathematics: Trigonometric Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a definition for what a trigonometric equation is, gives a listing of the simplest trigonometric equations, and lists seven main methods of solution of trigonometric equations with examples.
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Other

Charles Sturt University: Mathematics

For Students 9th - 10th
The Univerisity of Charles Sturt provides math help in various areas including trigonometry. Site includes copies of past exams with solutions.
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Other

North Carolina Su: Triangles, Circles, and Waves (Oh My!)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site has a basic overview of trigonometry focusing on the trig functions, trig ratios, and the unit circle.
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Clark University

Clark University: Dave's Short Trig Course: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
The Clark University site shows and explains the graphs of the six trigonometric functions. It explains how to find an arbitrary angle measurement using trig. Also, it explains that sine and cosine functions are complementary.
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Unit Plan
Clark University

Clark University: Dave's Short Trig Course

For Students 9th - 10th
This Clark University trigonometry tutorial site features questions and answers about what students can learn from trigonometry.
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Handout
Other

Dans Math: Lessons: Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th
College professor Dan Bach reviews basic trig concepts, including trig functions, right triangles, circles, radians, and polar coordinates. Site includes animated graphs and detailed examples.
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Website
Other

Interactive Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resource contains interactive programs that can be manipulated and animation to help students grasp basic concepts in trigonometry.
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eBook
Math Planet

Math Planet: Algebra 2: Cosines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Defines and explores the law of cosines through examples and a video lesson. [1:41]
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Self Check Quiz on Right Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The online assessment demonstrates knowledge of concepts utilized in Geometry. The multiple choice questions test students on right triangles and trigonometry.
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NASA

Nasa: What Is Trigometry Good For?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA is for anyone who has ever asked "Why do I need to know this," this is a must read for you. It documents historical uses of trigonometry.
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Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Double Angle and Half Angle Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
Double angles and half angles are explained through step by step examples. The steps are clear and easy to follow.
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Math Words

Math words.com: Trig Identities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This MathWords.com site lists the equations for all of the trigonometric identities.