The Cycle of the Seasons
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Introduction
The Cycle of the Seasons is a Problem Based Learning unit that focuses on the use of trigonometry to model natural phenomenon.
Driving Question: How does the seasonal fluctuation in sunlight affect the average daily temperature in Hartford?
Culminating Project: After students solve the unit problem, they will work in groups to create a web-based analysis of their mathematical model. Teams will create a model of both the Hartford data and another for a foreign city of their choosing. View Project details.
Portfolio: Students will compile a PBL portfolio documenting and evaluating their learning. View Portfolio details.
Calendar
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
4/2-6 |
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CW: Hartford Daylight Hours
HW 2 - Decimals 2 Degreees... and back |
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| Week 2 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
4/2-6 |
CW: Trig Transformations
HW 5 - Temp Transformations |
CW: Daylight and SAD
HW 6 - Final Report |
CW: Project
HW - Portfolio |
CW: Formal Assessment
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Assignments
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Student Projects
Block 2
- Team 1
- Team 2
- Team 3
- Team 4
- Team 5
- Team 6
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Resources
The following are links to Algebra 2 resources:
Analyze Math Main Page
The Math Forum Index or follow this link for the Math Forum's Calculus Index
Math Forum Home Page
A link to help on many Math topics from WebMath
College Algebra Homepage From Western Texas A&M University
Purplemath contains practical algebra lessons demonstrating useful techniques and pointing out common errors.
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