LVPhyMath

This activity is a fun activity that mixes Calculus with a bit of art. The activity comes complete with directions for the students, photos of previous work by students, and a fairly simple rubric for easy grading by the instructor. My students have loved this activity for years and I think yours will too. Appropriate for any level of calculus whether it is a college prep course or AP Calculus AB or BC.

This lesson is designed for 8th grade students to do a career project. It combines science and math. It requires students to make a 3-5 minute presentation to the class. There are a lot of details in this document regarding a grading rubric. My students did a high quality job on this assignment and I think it was particularly due to the quality of the details in the descriptions. Although I wrote this assignment for 8th graders it is appropriate for students in grades 6-12.

This is a project for the first unit of Calculus - right after the students learn the definition of the derivative and how to find the slope of the tangent line to the graph. Students will first choose a famous curve, make a poster of the equation with graph, take the derivative, find the slope of the tangent line and the equation of the tangent line at two points on the graph, they will also find a few things about the history of the curve. The assignment also comes with a rubric to grade it

This is a quick 10 page guide to the TI-84 calculator. It goes step by step through all the main operations you need to be able to perform on your calculator in order to obtain a "5" on the AP Calculus Exam. This helper pamphlet was written by a calculus student for calculus students - simply to help out - and by the way... he got a "5"!

A quick lab on probability using M&M's or other candy such as skittles that are marked on both sides.

This activity is designed to teach the students about displacement vectors. There are three parts in four pages. In part II of the lab students make a hunt for other students to follow based on vectors. The next day, students go out, follow the directions and find the "treasure". Very fun activity that teaches the students the basics of vectors. Appropriate for grades 7-12 with an emphasis on beginning physics students.

This file contains the details on how to run a successful weekend Calculus Camp in order to better prepare students for the AP Calculus Exam. See preview file for summary of document. Also included is email address of author in case the buyer may have additional questions.

A math worksheet that is fun for students to do on sixth grade math standards that incorporates their daily lives into the calculations they must do to calculate ratios and percents.

This pdf file is the rubric which accompanies the "Famous Curves Project". Note the extreme low cost.