Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
Students will use a graphing tool to analyze basic transformations on linear, absolute value, and quadratic parent graphs in order to create general rules about function transformations. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: April 3rd, 2024
Function Transformations
Students will use a graphing calculator to explore function transformations on polynomial (quadratic and cubic), radical (square root and cube root), and transcendental (exponential and logarithmic) functions. Students then generalize these transformations using function notation. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: April 5th, 2024
Function Transformations
In this lesson, students will use an investigation to explore rational functions. Students will formalize their understanding of a rational function and continue to investigate the relationship between the equation of a simple rational function and its graph. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: February 15th, 2024
Investigating Graphs of Rational Functions
This lesson invites students to explore scientific models and simulations to learn about climate and weather phenomena. Students will learn from a meteorologist about how those in the field of climatology use math and science in their careers, as well as the details of this job and career path. By the... Read more »
Created by: Cacey Wells
Date Updated: October 10th, 2024
ICAP Science: Weather
Students will explore the rotation of a Ferris wheel and make conjectures about the function represented by the motion. Students will find and plot points in the motion and use technology to find the line of best fit. Students will also manipulate the equation for their function to discover what the... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: July 25th, 2022
Relationship Between the Unit Circle and the Sine Curve
Students will investigate logistic functions as mathematical models of real-world situations, such as zombie outbreaks, and make comparisons with exponential growth models. Students will learn about the properties of the logistic curves and how to graph logistic functions by hand. This lesson can be... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: September 26th, 2024
Logistic Functions
In this lesson, students will use the Desmos Studio graphing calculator to explore how changing the y-intercept or slope of a line affects the graph. They will find real items to serve as examples of lines with defined slopes and use Desmos Studio to find the linear functions that represent those items.... Read more »
Created by: Michell Eike
Date Updated: June 28th, 2022
Slope-Intercept Form