Standard: Algebra-
Instructional programs from pre-kindergarten through grade 12
should enable all students to-
| Component | How it is addressed and met |
| Use mathematical models to represent and understand quantitative relationships | Students will develop mathematical models of the periodic motion of a pendulum using a spreadsheet. They will also study STELLA models of the same problem. |
Standard: Data Analysis and Probability -
Instructional programs from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 should enable all students to-
| Component | How it is addressed and met |
| Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them; | Students will develop questions about the periodic motion of a pendulum, experiment with a pendulum, collect, organize, display, and analyze data from their experiments. |
| Develop and evaluate inferences and predictions that are based on data | Students will make predictions based on the data they collect from the pendulum experiments. |
Standard: Problem Solving -
Instructional programs from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 should enable all students to-
| Component | How it is addressed and met |
| Monitor and reflect on the process of mathematical problem solving | Students will describe their experiments with the pendulum in written lab reports. They will reflect on the results of the experiments and the meaning of the graphical representations of their collected data as well as the STELLA model of the motion of the pendulum. |
Standard: Communication -
Instructional programs from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 should enable all students to-
| Component | How it is addressed and met |
| Organize and consolidate their mathematical thinking through communication | Students will communicate their understanding of the motion of a pendulum through written lab reports. |