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Texas Instruments: Montana Itbs Middle School Practice Exam Grade 8 Science
Students can use this LearningCheck item bank to prepare for the ITBS exam.
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Texas Instruments: Periodicity of the Periodic Table
Different properties of the elements of the periodic table will be plotted and from this, a system of organization for the elements will be developed.
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Texas Instruments: Getting Started With the Ti Navigator: Picks Theorem
This lesson introduces students to Activity Center and is intended to help students interpret representations of functions of two variables. The Activity Center will be used to investigate equations that represent a company's income,...
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Texas Instruments: Triangle Inequality
In this activity the Students can use Cabri Jr. to investigate the Triangle Inequality Theorm and make conjectures about their findings.
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Texas Instruments: Sampling Distributions
Students study the distribution of sample proportions with a simulation. They find a small sample size leads to skewed distribution and as the sample size increases, the distribution becomes more normal.
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Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Financial Futures
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this activity shows students how money invested at different interest rates grow differently. The lesson focuses on aspects of interest such as compounding, length of time between...
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Texas Instruments: Box It Up
Students take a numerical and tabular look at finding the maximum value of an open box constructed by folding a rectangular sheet of material with cutout square corners. They also understand the concepts of independent and dependent...
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Texas Instruments: In Round Numbers
In this activity, students will develop and test rules for rounding whole numbers and decimal fractions. They will use the information to solve real-world problems.
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Texas Instruments: Circle Equations
Students will practice their knowledge of circle equations in the y= form by matching equations with pictures of various circles.
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Texas Instruments: The Science of Racing: Hitting the Mark
Since running a race car is VERY expensive, race engineers know a great deal about how speed, time and distance relate. In this activity, you will investigate the relationship between distance traveled, speed and elapsed time. You will...
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Texas Instruments: Discovering the Coordinate Plane
The student will graph ordered pairs on a coordinate plane and use graphing to solve problems involving cartography.
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Texas Instruments: Parametric Equations
This questions set tests the following knowledge and skills in parametrics: graphing parametric equations; projectile motion; conversions between parametric and nonparametric forms. Solutions are provided.
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Texas Instruments: Which Way?
Students' use a motion detector to examine how different types of motion affect the shape of the distance versus time plot. They explore how changes in direction and other factors affect the shape of the plot.
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Texas Instruments: Systems of Linear Equations Using Substitution
Students can use the substitution method of solving systems of linear equations.
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Texas Instruments: Investigating Properties of Kites
In this activity, students construct kites and investigate their properties. They also relate the properties to squares and rhombi.
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Texas Instruments: Problem Solving: Modeling the Marathon
In this activity, students use the TI InterActive! and exponential functions to predict if, and when, women will better the men's record in the marathon event in the Olympic games.
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Texas Instruments: Mc Dougal Littell Algebra: Graph Quadratic Curves of Best Fit
Students will find the best-fit quadratic model for the given points
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Texas Instruments: What Is Linear Regression?
In this activity, students will explore finding the line of best fit based on the sum of the squares of the residuals and determine what the linear regression line is.
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Texas Instruments: Greatest Area Activity
A classic problem looking at maximizing the area of rectangles given fixed perimeters. Uses graphing calculators to analyze data collected and to model a parabolic equation. Compiling class data provides a preliminary glance at families...
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Texas Instruments: Symmetry With Pattern Blocks
Students learn to use pattern blocks to build a design that has a line of symmetry. They use the calculator to determine the value of half the design. They predict and then find the value of the entire design.
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Texas Instruments: Looking for Mr. Right Triangle
Navigator Activity: This is a review of the right triangle in the coordinate plane. Given two lines (2 really nice ones) the students write the equation of the 3rd line to create a right triangle. They find the vertices of the triangle...
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Texas Instruments: Evaporation and Intermolecular Attractions
Students will study temperature changes caused by the evaporation of alkenes and alcohols and relate this data to the strength of intermolecular forces of attraction. They will also predict, and then measure, the temperature change for...
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Texas Instruments: Factoring Trinomials and Expanding Binomial X Binomial
This activity uses CAS(TI-89) to investigate patterns in factoring and expanding. Through the patterning, students construct their alegebraic knowledge on factoring and expanding, rather than be given a set of rules to follow
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Texas Instruments: Free Fall
This activity assesses students' knowledge and understanding of free fall principles.