Functions and Applications 11
Wayne Erdman, Toronto District School Board
Steve Etienne, District School Board of Niagara
John Ferguson, Lambton Kent District School Board
David Lovisa, York Region District School Board
Roland W. Meisel, Port Colborne, Ontario
Jacob Speijer, District School Board of Niagara

Internet Connects


Sine Box

http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/trig/applets/sinBox/sinBox.html
Applet allows students to enter an angle and see the resulting value of sine.
( http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/trig/applets/sinBox/sinBox.html )
Cosine Box

http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/trig/applets/cosbox/cosbox.html
Applet allows students to enter an angle and see the resulting value of cosine.
( http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/trig/applets/cosbox/cosbox.html )
Tangent Box

http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/trig/applets/tanbox/tanbox.html
Applet allows students to enter an angle and see the resulting value of tangent.
( http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/trig/applets/tanbox/tanbox.html )
The graph of y = sin x

http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/trig/applets/graphSinX/graphSinX.html
Applet shows the graph of y = sin x in dynamic way connected with motion on a unit circle.
( http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/trig/applets/graphSinX/graphSinX.html )
Kanran: Ferris Wheel

http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/trig/applets/kanran/kanran.html
Applet showing rotation Ferris Wheel. Watch a car going around and make observations.
( http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/trig/applets/kanran/kanran.html )
Crane Ship

http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/trig/applets/crane/crane.html
Applet showing a crane-type mechanism to shed light on sine and cosine orientation of unit circle.
( http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/trig/applets/crane/crane.html )
ABCsinX: The graph of y = a sin b(xc)

http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/trig/applets/ABCsinX/ABCsinX.html
Keeping b = 1 students can use this to manipulate, through use of sliders, the value of a and c to observe what happens to the sine curve.
( http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/trig/applets/ABCsinX/ABCsinX.html )
Tides, Currents, and Water Levels
(Fisheries and Oceans Canada)


http://www.lau.chs-shc.gc.ca/english/Canada.shtml
Use this Web site to look up tide prediction tables for the upcoming week for locations all across Canada. Click on the FAQ tab in the left margin for an introduction to tides and other lake and ocean phenomena.
( http://www.lau.chs-shc.gc.ca/english/Canada.shtml )
Hopewell Rocks
(Service New Brunswick)


http://www.thehopewellrocks.ca/english/tidetables.htm
Check out this Web site for tide tables at the Hopewell Rocks formations, a site located in the upper reaches of the Bay of Fundy. Click on the Frequently Asked Questions tab in the left margin for more information about the Bay of Fundy.
( http://www.thehopewellrocks.ca/english/tidetables.htm )
The electrocardiogram – looking at the heart of electricity
(nobelprize.org)


http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/ecg/ecg-readmore.html
Learn more about the history of the electrocardiogram (ECG) and the cardiac cycle on this Web site. Includes an interactive game where you are an ECG technician performing ECGs on patients.
( http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/ecg/ecg-readmore.html )
Sunrise/Sunset Calculator
(National Research Council of Canada)


http://www.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/sunrise_e.html
Check out this Web site for information on sunrise and sunset times for locations across Canada
( http://www.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/sunrise_e.html )
Physical Oceanography and Dynamical Meteorology at UBC
(University of British Columbia)


http://www.eos.ubc.ca/~rich/po/po.html

( http://www.eos.ubc.ca/~rich/po/po.html )
Choosing a Career in Marine Sciences
(Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society)


http://www.cmos.ca/carocean.html
Students can learn about physical oceanography and a career in this field on these detailed Web pages.
( http://www.cmos.ca/carocean.html )



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