Function Builder: Basics
About
Topics
- Functions
- Transformations
- Ordered Pairs
Description
Play with functions while you ponder Art History. Look for patterns, then apply what you learned on the Mystery screen!
Sample Learning Goals
- Define a function as a rule relating each input to exactly one output and predictably acting on inputs
- Predict outputs of a function using given inputs
- Compose functions to create a new function
- Determine which functions are geometric transformations
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For Teachers
Teacher Tips
|  | Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). | 
Teacher-Submitted Activities
| Title |   |   | Authors | Level | Type | 
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| Funky Functions |   | Mary Burr | MS | Guided Discuss | |
| CCSS Math Alignment with Sims |   | Amanda McGarry | HS MS K-5 | Other | |
| Testando o PhET | Carlos Santi | UG-Intro | Lab | 
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Software Requirements
| Windows 7+ | Mac OS 10.7+ | iPad and iPad Mini with iOS | Chromebook with Chrome OS | 
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| Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11, latest version of Firefox, latest version of Chrome. | Safari 9+, latest version of Firefox, latest version of Chrome. | Latest version of Safari | Latest version of Chrome | 
Credits
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