Math
12th Grade Math (Jason Slowbe)
Unit 3
Lesson 14
Objective
Video Narrative - Lesson Overview
Warm-up and Homework Review
Setting the Stage
Investigation
Closure + Homework

Finding Local and Absolute Extrema (Part 1 of 3)

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Objective

SWBAT identify critical points and identify the local and absolute extrema on an interval.

Big Idea

Mount Everest or just a Bunny Hill? Today students use derivatives to identify local and absolute extrema on an interval.
Lesson Author
Jason Slowbe
Temecula, CA
Grade Level
Twelfth grade
Subjects
Math
Derivatives
Precalculus and Calculus
Standards
MP2
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MP6
Attend to precision.
MP7
Look for and make use of structure.

Video Narrative - Lesson Overview

Warm-up and Homework Review

30 minutes
Lesson Plan, Finding Local and Absolute Extrema, Warm-up and Homework Review.docx page 1
In The Classroom, Finding Local and Absolute Extrema.doc
Lesson Plan, Finding Local and Absolute Extrema, Warm-up and Homework Review.pdf

Setting the Stage

25 minutes
Lesson Plan, Finding Local and Absolute Extrema, Setting the Stage.docx page 1
Lesson Plan, Finding Local and Absolute Extrema, Setting the Stage.pdf
Lesson Plan, Finding Local and Absolute Extrema, Investigation.pdf

Closure + Homework

3 minutes
Lesson Plan, Finding Local and Absolute Extrema, Closure + Homework.docx page 1
PR - 4 Basic Differentiation.pdf
AP As We Go #9,10,13,14 - Google Form
Student Survey October
Lesson Plan, Finding Local and Absolute Extrema, Closure + Homework.pdf
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Lesson Author
Jason Slowbe
Temecula, CA
Grade Level
Twelfth grade
Subjects
Math
Derivatives
Precalculus and Calculus
Time
120 Minutes
Standards
MP2MP6MP7
License
Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 4.0)