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Texas Instruments: Depreciation
In this activity, students perform computations involving depreciation of assets. They will study methods such as straight line depreciation, sum of the digits method and double declining balance depreciation.
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Texas Instruments: Exploring the Vertex Form of the Quadratic Function
Students explore the vertex form of the parabola and discover how the vertex, direction, and width of the parabola can be determined by studying the parameters. They predict the location of the vertex of a parabola expressed in vertex form.
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Texas Instruments: Energy From Foods: Part I
In this activity, students' will use fruits and vegetables to make an electrochemical cell and develop an understanding of how an electrochemical cell works. They will use a voltage sensor to determine which fruits and vegetables produce...
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Texas Instruments: What Is a Kanban?
In this activity, students use the CellSheet Application to understand how to track inventory and predict future trends based on average daily use. They will collect data, analyze it and make predictions. They also learn to use linear...
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Texas Instruments: Measurement and Science
This activity assesses students' knowledge and understanding of measurement and science.
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Texas Instruments: Sums of Powers
An investigation of the sums of powers and their derivatives which leads to a discussion of Jacob Bernoullis work.
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Texas Instruments: Parallel Lines
This file contains questions related to parallel lines cut by a transversal and the angles formed. The questions can be used to asses your students' understanding of this topic in geometry.
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Texas Instruments: 2 Step Equations
The following LearningCheck can be used to review 2 step equations.
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Texas Instruments: Linear Inequalities
In this question set, students are asked to solve inequalities in one variable, graph linear inequalities, and graph systems of linear inequalities. Questions are multiple choice and true/false; solutions are included.
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Texas Instruments: Missouri Map Practice Exams Science
Students can use these LearningCheck item banks to prepare for the following - grade 10 science exam.
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Texas Instruments: Tennessee Middle School Practice Exam 6, 7 & 8 Science
Students can use these LearningCheck item banks to prepare for the TCAP exams.
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Texas Instruments: Using Traffic Data to Reinforce Inflection Points in Calculus
Real data from the morning rush on the Chicago expressways is the basis for a piece-wise regression. The students' success depends on their understanding of inflection points. Students need to use the Select command to split the data...
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Texas Instruments: Spin Me Along
Students explore probability and patterns in fractions, decimals, and percents by spinning three spinners and recording and analyzing the results.
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Texas Instruments: Exponential Equations
After students have learned about basic exponential functions, this activity can be used to test understand of transformations of exponential equations.
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Texas Instruments: Hooke's Law
In this activity, students study Hooke's Law. They understand that stretch on a spring is directly proportional to the force applied to the end of the string. Students observe a spring being stretched as candies are added to a cup...
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Texas Instruments: Statistical Significance
These questions involve p-values and statistical significance. The student examines the definition of p-value, and why it is a natural and useful method of distinguishing the long-range truth about a population from a coincidence or fluke.
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Texas Instruments: Parallel Lines, Transversals and Angles
This activity allows students to: 1. Identify the pairs of angles formed when a transversal intersects two lines.: 2. Measure angles Using Cabri Jr. 3. Identify relationships between pairs of angles when a transversal intersects parallel...
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Texas Instruments: River Running: Vector Components
In this activity, students use TI-Interactive! or TI-83/84's to explore the independence of vertical and horizontal velocity components for swimmers crossing a river.
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Texas Instruments: Investigating Segments in a Right Triangle
In this activity, students review definitions of terms such as right triangle, hypotenuse, midpoint, vertices, and equidistant. They also discover an important characteristic of the midpoint of the hypotenuse.
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Texas Instruments: Linear Equations: Using Algebra
Students learn to solve one-step and two-step linear equations. They understand algebraic concepts relating to linear equations such as isolating the variable, balancing equations, and checking solutions. Students also learn the...
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Texas Instruments: Construction Tools: Interactive Function Graphs
Students draw a dynamic graph of the quadratic function with interactive parameters. They understand that there is only one graph of the function that changes dynamically as the values of the parameters change.
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Texas Instruments: Exploring Transformations
The students will explore reflections of an object over the x-axis, y-axis, and origin.
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Texas Instruments: Exponential Functions: Growth and Decay
Students can use exponential functions to study growth and decay. Students will solve word problems ranging from population to interest rates.
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Texas Instruments: Math Today: Red Meat Consumption Continues to Drop
The USA TODAY Snapshot, "Red meat consumption continues to drop," will allow students to work with two sets of data over the same time period. This activity will show how a system of equations can be used to answer questions about the...