Lesson Plan – Trigonometry Day 4

Applications of Right Triangle Trig

Utah State Core F.TF.7 - Use inverse functions to solve trignometric equations that arise in
Standard and modeling context.
Objective
Students will be able to solve right triangle problems by using sine, cosine, and tangent
correctly. They will also know how to use inverse trig functions.
Essential How do I find the missing side or angle using right triangles?
Question
How do Students will have learned how to use sine, cosine, and tangent of an angle. They also
activities, will have had practice with right triangles and should be able to recognize hypotenuse,
materials, etc. adjacent, and opposite sides of a right triangle given one of the other to angles.
connect to
student’s prior
knowledge?
Assessments Bell Ringer – Finding the angle when given two sides
(formative and/or
summative) Kahoot! – Angle of elevation & Angle of depression

Friendly Competition – Students will be racing each other to get the correct answer.
Learning Bell Ringer (10 min) – Finding the angle when given two sides. Students will use inverse
Activities: trig functions to find the measure of an angle in degrees. I will show them how to use
(include detailed their calculators to compute these quickly.
description and
time frame for Lesson (5 minutes): Angle of Depression and Angle of Elevation. Students will learn the
each activity) difference between these two.

Kahoot (10) – Students will form groups or 4 or less to compete in a game of kahoot! All
of the questions will be about angle of depression and angle of elevation.

Lesson (10 minutes) - Right triangle trig. I will use I do, We do, You do by first showing
them how to solve one of the word problems. Then we will do the next word problem
together, I will have students come and write on the board.

Friendly Competition (25 minutes) – Students will then form groups of 4 or less and they
will compete against the other groups to get the right answer first. This will be their “you
do” portion of the lesson. They will race to write their correct answer on the white board.

Assignment (10 min) – they will be able to work with partners on their assignment until
the end of the class.

Accommodations Definitions – Students will be given the specific terms with their definitions at the
made for beginning of the lesson. Then we will use Kahoot! to reinforce their new vocabulary.
struggling and
accelerated Group competition - They will work with groups for the assignment. I will use ability
learners grouping to place differing level students together to help each other learn.
(grouping
patterns, content Prepared Notes - They will have notes that are already prepared to help them follow along
literacy and they can add to them to help their understanding.
strategies, etc.)
 Pictures – There will be pictures on the first few word problems to help them understand
the word problems easier.
Differentiation (2 They will be given specific steps to help them know how to solve the word problems.
ways) They will also have done a bell ringer to find the missing angle.
Resources Mrs. Dangerfield’s flipchart and notes.
https://create.kahoot.it/details/angles-of-elevation-and-depression-geometry/989e7431-
fa8d-4048-9b0a-a065244031ec

How has the Students struggled to grasp the relationships between the sides of the special right
prior day’s triangles, but it seems like students are finally understanding special right triangles.
assessment
shaped your
instruction?