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Stay in Shape
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | White, Jeff Lippis, Matt Axelrad, Penny Yowell, Janet Zarske, Malinda Schaefer |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | Students learn that math is important in navigation and engineering. They learn about triangles and how they can help determine distances. Ancient land and sea navigators started with the most basic of navigation equations (speed x time = distance). Students learn that math is important in navigation and engineering. They learn about triangles and how they can help determine distances. 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. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Geometry Measurement Navigation Pythagorean Theorem Circumference Trigonometry Distnce Right Angle Triangle |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class VII Class VIII Class IX |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Geometry Structure of the Earth |
