I Can Determine The Height Of A Rocket!

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I Can Determine The Height Of A Rocket!

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The lesson is intended to give students a fun real-world experience in applying their math skills. They will use trigonometric ratios to calculate heights of tall structures. They will also use the Internet to convert their calculations from standard to metric units and visa versa.

Education Levels:

9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

Trigonometry, Algebra

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX)

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Keywords:

Sine, Height, Tangents, Metric units, Cosine, Ratios

Mediator:

Secondary school teachers

Publisher:

Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX)

Contributor:

Carolyn Hicks

Is Part Of:

http://alex.state.al.us/plans.php

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Mathematics

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics (2003)

Algebra II with Trigonometry

Geometry

11. Define the six trigonometric functions using ratios of the sides of a right triangle, coordinates on the unit circle, and the reciprocal of other functions.

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics (2003)

Geometry

10. Find the missing measures of sides and angles in right triangles by applying the right triangle definitions of sine, cosine, and tangent.

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