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Elliptical Orbits Project (PBL) - Precalculus Conic Sections & Eccentricity

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This engaging Project-Based Learning (PBL) activity brings conic sections to life by having students explore how ellipses model real-world orbits. Students select a planet, moon, comet, or satellite and use research to gather key data such as eccentricity and orbital measurements, then create a mathematical model using the equation of an ellipse. They will construct and label a diagram, analyze how eccentricity affects the shape of the orbit, and present their findings through a visual project.

7th - 12th

Algebra, Geometry, PreCalculus

CCSS

HSF-IF.B.4

, HSF-BF.A.1

, HSG-GPE.A.3

Dodecahedron Trigonometry Task Cards Activity

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AbracaDeborah

Wow! How to describe this activity? This is one of my favorite activities of all time!!!Students cut out the faces for the dodecahedron and set them aside. Students did not assemble at this point. They did not know that the questions were labeled to match a position on the faces of the dodecahedron. Nobody asked the connection between the two activities and I didn't offer any hint. Each group got 60 trig questions in task card form. I placed them in small buckets. Questions were chosen by stud

10th - 12th

Algebra 2, Geometry, PreCalculus