Description

Overview:

In this lesson, students will learn that math is important in navigation and engineering. Ancient land and sea navigators started with the most basic of navigation equations (Speed x Time = Distance). Today, navigational satellites use equations that take into account the relative effects of space and time. However, even these high-tech wonders cannot be built without pure and simple math concepts basic geometry and trigonometry that have been used for thousands of years. In this lesson, these basic concepts are discussed and illustrated in the associated activities.

Subject:

Engineering, Mathematics, Geometry, Trigonometry

Level:

Middle School, High School

Grades:

Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9

Material Type:

Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan

Author:

Janet Yowell, Jeff White, Malinda Schaefer Zarske, Penny Axelrad

Provider:

TeachEngineering

Provider Set:

TeachEngineering

Date Added:

09/18/2014