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Spaghetti Math Anyone?

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Just when you thought spaghetti was meant for eating, Rachel Tisdale’s Honors Pre-Calculus class found a new way to use it.. for math!

"We did a great activity to introduce the connection between the Unit Circle and Sine and Cosine waves,” explained Tisdale. “We used dry spaghetti to measure either sine or cosine values that correspond with the given arc-length on the unit circle. We then used that length to graph the corresponding ordered pair on the coordinate plane. By physically moving the spaghetti from the unit circle to the sine/cosine plot, the students gain a better understanding for where these values come from as a function. The group work and hands-on interaction provide for great discussion and keep it interactive and engaging. It's so much fun to see God's order through mathematics, and we begin to appreciate the works of God in His creation.”

Jordan Benfield agreed, "Being able to do the spaghetti activity allowed for me to have a deeper understanding of the different function and why they are graphed the way they are, but in a fun way!”