tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812794395259173668.post858735764348561290..comments2024-01-16T20:55:12.331-05:00Comments on Drawing On Math: Trigonometry UpdatesTina Cardonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549943329133396794noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812794395259173668.post-25851434044549892152014-06-04T21:55:38.911-04:002014-06-04T21:55:38.911-04:00Yeah, angle A creates side a (or vice-versa). If ...Yeah, angle A creates side a (or vice-versa). If you make one larger/longer, then the other also increases. I see what you mean about avoiding clutter on a thing like this, though.CalcDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14039458440867020542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812794395259173668.post-34492242695955312852014-06-04T20:16:47.927-04:002014-06-04T20:16:47.927-04:00I like the idea of having kids help develop the te...I like the idea of having kids help develop the template. I contemplated putting the definitions of sine/cosine/tangent on there as well. Tricky balance between providing too much info and making it workable. This year they had a notecard with the definitions that they referred to as they went (notecards for reference has been our system all year).<br /><br />The kids know to write the number over/next to the variables they have. I want the letters there because they need placeholders for the parts that don't have values. I'm also open to being convinced that at this age/level it's better to use all different letters so we don't have to attend to precision to the level of A vs. a. I probably should have been more explicit about "A is opposite from a." This might help with the kids struggling to identify the opposite side!Tina Cardonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00549943329133396794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812794395259173668.post-44389674816994314012014-06-04T19:09:59.797-04:002014-06-04T19:09:59.797-04:00Suggestion? Have kids develop the template themsel...Suggestion? Have kids develop the template themselves, then create it digitally for them to use. I envision the checkboxes like in your revision that could go next to each trig with labels "Have" and "Need" so that they focus on the ones they need. Maybe they would like arrows connecting the ratios that are either the same or closely related. <br /><br />Maybe also large, blank boxes (like you'd have in prealgebra before you learn to use variables) around the triangles where they can write in the numbers. Although, I guess the upper/lower case letters go with the LoS and LoC better. Maybe a = [ ]? I don't know. <br /><br />Maybe they want the Pythagorean Theorem written on there for them to remember to use it?<br /><br />Maybe it's useful, maybe not. That's why I'm sort of suggesting the students take charge of the template. I like the idea of a semi-standardized template, though. I'll try to incorporate it into my precal next year!CalcDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14039458440867020542noreply@blogger.com