Pre Calculus Units 2017/2018

This page is where I store links to my funtivities for every unit.

I use Cohen’s Pre Calculus 7^th Edition.  My class is traditional, lecture style format.  Boring, I know. I try to mix it up with various interative funtivities while keeping the highest expectations possible.

New 2017:

Started teaching limits and the definition of the derivative. I have no funtivities yet since I’m just starting out. Email me if you know of any.

New 2015:

I found a great resource for students who are absent. Ms. Davis' Flipped Classroom! This is awesome because  she uses the same text book.

Thank you Ms. Davis!

Unit 1 – Introduction to trig, radians, the unit circle, the basics. ·            Stick and String  by Algebra Project (Discovery) Stick and String .DOC/.PDF Stick and String Student Hand out - Other Teacher Handout  Lesson Plan Unit Circle Paper Plates Activity Version 1 Activity Version 2 Activity Version 3 I used twizzlers last year for extra fun. Trigonometric Identities ·             Mid-Level Activity: (Print, Cut and Paste into flash cards - each group gets 1 card at a time and must prove identity - group wit most flash cards wins) Flash Cards .doc Flashcards .pdf

Unit 2 – Graphing A. Spaghetti Sine : Here is a video I made for students who are absent. NCTM Questions & Answer Key NCTM Questions  Spaghetti Sine Lesson Plan & Hand Out (from other teacher) Hand Out by Huddleson in N.Carolina  Handout by Other Teacher  Lesson Plan by Teacher in Arkansas B.  Odd/Even Review Foldable  word PDF Transformations Foldable  WORD PDF C. SCRAMBLE Card Matching: (YES, We Print on index cards using a regular HP deskjet school printer!) Sine Cosine SEC/CSC TAN/COT Mid-Level Activity: 2. Modeling Ferris Wheel Card Matching Summative Project: 3. Sunrise Sunset Graphing Project -Modeling -  A*sinuoid(Bx-C) +D WebDirections Excel Template Follow Up Questions Game/Math App  Flip Book Matching Worksheets and activities Worksheet 1 Worksheet 2 Worksheet 3 Worksheet 4

Unit 3 – Analytic Trigonometry, inverses, properties, more identities Analytic Trigonometry I have student derive each formula, rather than memorize but...how cute is this: Story of Sinbad and Cosette Powerpoint Poem Video C. SCRAMBLE Card Matching: (YES, We Print on index cards using a regular HP deskjet school printer!) TRIG ID's using Double Angle Formulas https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B397i4btSC2ZRjB4NXNKMy1GUDA/view?usp=sharing Inverse Functions No funtivities. I found this blog post, but there's a charge for the activity.  Worksheet 1 Worksheet 2 Worksheet 3 Worksheet 4 Worksheet 5 Worksheet 6 Worksheet 7

Semester 2 Law of Sines and Cosines Bearings and Air Navigation Surveyor Project - Students should try to come up with 2 methods of this. Pascal's Triangle: Project: Two years ago, I had a particulary gifted class. We had a fun time reviewing the binomial theorem and pascals triangle in using parametric equations to create some artwork. I would only do this  with a very advanced mega honors class. Bezier Curves: Sequences and Series Introduction Activity Sequences (Regular) Rubik's Cube Series (Honors) Little Boxes

Parametric I have nothing for his. I spend a day reviewing parametric and mixing it up with trig fxns and move on.

Polar Coordinates and Graphs 2017 New! From Blog: Infinitesums I asked my admin if I could do this but they didn't respond. I took it as no. I'll try again next year. Best Graphic organizer ! I also do so many forms of graph matching. Here is a resource Matrices: Funtivity:  Imitation Game This morning I decided to google "Imitation Game Activity" and found this site: blog I tweaked the worksheet and found other websites that will allow me to change the message. Maybe next year I will add my own custom class message. I also thought that next year I can do a cross curricular mini unit with AP/US History or History of WII class. I found a small resource online for that: http://blogs.edweek.org