Jingle Calculus: A Christmas-themed Journey into Calculus

Jingle Calculus: A Christmas-themed Journey into Calculus

Learning Objective

Understand how to apply calculus concepts to solve Christmas-themed problems.

What do you already know about calculus and its applications?

Slide 1: The Magic of Derivatives

Explore how to calculate the rate of change of a Christmas tree's height as it grows.

Slide 2: Festive Integrals

Learn how to find the area under a Christmas-themed curve, such as the shape of a gift box.

Slide 3: Santa's Sleigh Velocity

Calculate the velocity of Santa's sleigh as it delivers presents around the world.

Slide 4: Rudolph's Acceleration

Determine the acceleration experienced by Rudolph the reindeer as he takes off into the sky.

Slide 5: Festive Optimization

Optimize the surface area of a Christmas present to minimize wrapping paper usage.

Slide 6: Christmas-themed Differential Equations

Explore the dynamics of melting snowflakes using differential equations.

Slide 7: The Joy of Infinite Series

Discover the concept of infinite series with a Christmas twist, such as the infinite sum of candy canes on a tree.

Slide 8: Merry Calculus Challenge

Solve a set of challenging Christmas-themed calculus problems to test your newfound skills.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.