Trigonometry Prep File

This portion of the culminating activity will be marked using the rubric out of 40 and worth 10%
of your final grade. Things to remember:

1) Bring all the needed materials from class slides, none will be provided in class.
2) Bring your flowchart with all the given formulas; no other resources can be used.
3) Read all the instructions carefully before starting
4) Check that you have fulfilled all the criteria (look at the instructions AND the rubric)
before submitting your work.
5) Provide full solutions with proper mathematical notation, communication, formatting and
vocabulary good communication and formatting for full marks.
6) All final answers are always in simplified form.
7) Attach only the rubric to your work, not the whole electronic file
8) Submit in one compiled pdf file. I am not able to mark other format and will not mark
multiple files.

Search the internet on how to make and use a clinometer, how to measure stride length, and
how to calculate the height of an object that is taller than you are. Do this before starting your
trigonometry culminating portion on Mon Jan 17th. It will make it less stressful to complete by
2:30pm.

A clinometer (a.k.a. an inclinometer) is an instrument for measuring the angle of an incline

(slope). The object being observed must be taller than the individual measuring it. So, for this
culminating you would need to make your own clinometer or you may use an app

Pick an object that is taller than you ; be specific. For example, door frame of room 296.

Height from your eye to the ground, to hundredth, in metres. Memorize for class.

Length of your stride, to hundredth, in metres , NOT shoe size. Memorize for class.

You will be person A and your partner will be person B. Who is your partner? If you are in class,
one will be assigned to you in class.

You will need to draw a labelled diagram and do calculations with your recorded measurements.

You cannot use your prep sheet in class for the culminating. It is practicing purpose only. The
remainder of your activity will be released on Brightspace or given in class at the beginning of
Monday’s class. Remember to use the steps taught in class.

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RUBRIC FOR TRIGONOMETRY

Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1

(9 - 10 (7 - 8 (5 - 6 Marks) (0 - 4 Marks)
Category Marks) Marks) Score
Knowledge: How Student Student Student Student
well did the completed all completed completed completed a
student illustrate requirements in most of the some of the few of the
his/her proper format requirements requirements in requirements in
and in proper proper format proper format
understanding of ______/10
illustrates a format and and and
Trigonometry? thorough illustrates a illustrates some illustrates
understanding. good understanding. minimal
understanding. understanding.
Application: How Student was Student was Student was Student was
well was the able to apply nicely able to somewhat able minimally able
student able to his/her apply his/her to apply his/her to apply
apply his/her understanding understanding understanding
his/her
of Trigonometry of of Trigonometry
understanding of understanding
very well with Trigonometry with no more
Trigonometry? no more than 2 with no more than 2 MAJOR of ______/10
MINOR than 4 MINOR mistakes. Trigonometry
mistakes. mistakes. with at least 3
MAJOR
mistakes.
Communication: Student created Student has a Student was Student
How well was the a logical format good format somewhat able minimally
student able to and flow to and flow to to communicate communicate
communicate communicate communicate his/her his/her
his/her his/her understanding understanding
his/her
understanding understanding of Trigonometry of
understanding of extremely well nicely with no no more than 6 Trigonometry ______/10
Trigonometry? with no more more than 4 spelling, with at least 7
than 2 spelling, spelling, grammar spelling,
grammar and/or grammar and/or unit grammar
unit mistakes. and/or unit mistakes. and/or unit
mistakes. mistakes.
Thinking/Inquiry: Student was Student was Student was Student was
How well was the able to make able to make able to make unable to make
student able to detailed good some/partial connections,
investigate and connections, connections, connections, pitfalls and/or
analyze pitfalls analyze analyze pitfalls provide
expand his/her
and provide pitfalls and and/or provide solutions to
understanding of solutions to provide solutions to their errors. ______/10
Trigonometry? their errors. solutions to their errors.
their errors.
SCORE

______/40

** MINOR MISTAKES are those such as adding or subtracting errors, copying a number incorrectly, etc.
**MAJOR MISTAKES are those such as using the wrong formula, algebraic manipulation errors, not using
connecting words, etc.
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