Protractor Clinometer - Measuring Heights
by Cenon Ryan Mendoza
In this hands-on lesson, students will construct an improvised clinometer which they can use in estimating height of trees, flagpoles and the like! They will collaborate in drawing, measuring distances and solving the height of a place using the concept of trigonometric ratios.
Lesson Grade Level
11th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1u0j9N3n-iXRxHXlIUGZi4UchAjU2Jtek/edit?u…Subject Area
Engineering S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering Mathematics Reasoning with Trigonometry (RT)
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