Trigonometry Project
Trigonometry Project
TRIGONOMETRY
PROJECT
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Section
ACTIVITY 1
WHAT CAN I LEARN FROM MY SHADOW?
Group Number: ______________ Date: ___________
Group Members:
Objective:
To apply sine, cosine and tangent ratios to find angles of
elevation and depression
To measure the lengths and use of measurements to determine
the angle measure
Materials:
Tape measure, any kind of object to be observed
Directions:
Your section should have five groups.
Minimum of ten members per group and maximum of eleven
members
Assigned one person as your facilitator.
NO PARTICIPATION: NO GRADE.
Procedure:
Pick one person in the group and measure the height.
Write the name of the person you are measuring.
Measure the length of that person’s shadow in morning and
afternoon.
Using the appropriate trigonometric ratio, find the angle of
depression. Sketch the PICTURE OF THE OBJECT, ITS SHADOW AND
ANGLE.
Questions:
1. What have you learned in the Activity?
2. Can the sine and or cosine be greater than 1? Why?
Name of the observer
MORNING
Height of the observer
Length of the Shadow
θ
AFTERNOON
Height of the observer
Length of the Shadow
SOLUTION:
SKETCH:
ACTIVITY 2
WHAT’S MY HEIGHT?
Group Number: ______________ Date: ___________
Objective:
To apply sine, cosine and tangent ratios to find angles of
elevation and depression
To measure the lengths and use of measurements to determine
the angle measure
Materials:
Push-pull rule, straw, padlock.
Directions:
Your section should have five groups.
Minimum of ten members per group and maximum of eleven
members
Assigned one person as your facilitator.
NO PARTICIPATION: NO GRADE.
Procedure:
Tie the end of the straw to the padlock or metal. Make sure that
the straw is tightly tied to the padlock.
There are three assigned areas of the school to be measured,
the left kiosk, senior high building (side of St.
Scholastica) and the junior high building (side of St.
Therese of the Child Jesus)
Draw a sketch in each trial.
Solve the angle of elevation and height of the building.
Questions:
1. What have you learned in the activity?
Area
JHS SHS
Given Kiosk
Building Building
Hypotenuse
Distance
Angle (θ ¿
Height
Sketch:
Rubric for Performance
Criteria 4 3 2 1 SCORE
Has shown full Has shown Has shown Has no
Mathematical
Concept Used
understanding of full some degree knowledge
the concept as understand of of the
evidenced in the ing of the understandi concept as
work presented. concept as ng of the evidenced
Also used other evidenced concept as in the
concepts leading in the evidenced work
to the same work in the work presented.
solution. presented. presented.
TOTAL