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Sum of Infinite Geometric Series
Your mathematicians solve problems using geometric series in this pre-calculus lesson. They divide a unit square into very small pieces and identify the reasoning behind the sum of a series being less than one.
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Alphatech
Students explore letters and their sounds. For this beginning phonics literacy lesson, students bring objects from home that begin with an assigned letter. Students show their object/s and the teacher takes a picture. Pictures are...
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Down by the Bay
Students work with rhyming words to add verses to a song. In this rhyming words activity, students use rhyming words to add verses to Raffi's song, "Down by the Bay." They look for patterns and rhymes in the original verses before adding...
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Bar Graphs
Third graders investigate bar graphs. In this third grade mathematics lesson, 3rd graders collect and analyze data and use the internet’s Graph challenge to create their own graphs. Students write questions for the other students to...
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Beanie Baby Bonanza
Third graders add and subtract decimals. In this third grade mathematics lesson plan, 3rd graders are given an imaginary $100 to purchase five Beanie Babies. Students determine which five they would like to purchase and estimate the...
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FCAT Real World Solving Linear Equations/Systems
Pupils relate real life situation to the equations, graphs and inequalities. They model real life scenarios using matrices and draw conclusions from their data. This lesson plan is aligned with FCAT.
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Graphing Calculator Investigation Graphs of Relations
Learners investigate relations in this algebra lesson. They graph the set of ordered pairs that determine a relation. Using a TI-83 Plus, your learners will enter the coordinates in a list, create a scatter plot, and manipulate the...
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Getting Started with the TI-Navigator™ System: What's My Line?
Learners analyze linear functions in this algebra lesson. They explore the meaning of slope and the slope-intercept form of a line as they investigate the effect changing parameters on the graph of a linear function.
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Rational Numbers
Young scholars investigate rational numbers in this algebra lesson. They graph systems of equations and use technology to find the point of intersection. They need a TI for this assignment.
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NUMB3RS Activity: Settling The Score
Learn how to investigate matrix multiplication. In this secondary mathematics lesson, students examine matrix multiplication in the context of a Homes-Rahe stress test which is similar to the process used to score figure skaters. The...
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Graphing Quadratic Functions
Pupils explore quadratic functions in this algebra activity. They investigate transformation of quadratic functions using the TI calculator. They use the vertex form for this activity.
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Complex Numbers
Students examine complex numbers. For this Algebra II lesson, students investigate two programs that involve complex numbers: the MANDELER Program and SYNDIV program.
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NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Provenance" - Matrix Operations
Learn how to use matrix operations to determine the probabilities that an object will end up at a certain location. The lesson is designed as an introduction to matrix operations and is a step-by- step guide through the process that can...
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Show Me the Money
Pupils investigate financial applications of mathematics in this mathematics instructional activity. They will investigate equations that represent a company’s income, expense, and profit functions and use those equations to identify...
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Let's Play Ball with Families of Graphs
Learners explore quadratic equations in this Algebra II instructional activity. They investigate families of quadratic functions by graphing the parent function and family members on the same graph. Additionally, they write the equation...
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Investigation the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
Young scholars investigate the derivative of a function. In this calculus lesson, students explore the derivatives of sine, cosine, natural log, and natural exponential functions. The lesson promotes the idea of the derivative as a...
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Exploring Tangents
Explore the concept of tangent lines. In this tangent line lesson, learners graph a circle and two lines on their graphing calculator using Cabri Jr. High schoolers construct the lines so that they both intersect at a given point and are...
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Coming Clean About Showering Time
Learners measure objects using the Cabri Jr. application in this technology instructional activity. Your class will explore the TI-83 and 84 incorporated with Cabri Jr. to solve business related problems. This is a technology based...
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Constructing Quadrilaterals
High schoolers investigate quadrilateral construction in this geometry lesson. They use Cabri Jr. to construct the different quadrilaterals from the quadrilateral hierarchy given minimal definitions. The lesson reinforces the difference...
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Traditional Copy an Angle - Compass Construction Using Cabri Jr.
Learnerss explore geometric construction in this geometry lesson. They will investigate the traditional construction for copying an angle using Cabri Jr. in lieu of paper and pencil construction. The lesson encourages students to explore...
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Conics in Geometry
High schoolers analyze characteristics and properties of two and three-dimensional shapes in this geometry lesson. They follow detailed directions to use the Cabri Geometry II Application on their TI-89 calculator to construct a...
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Advanced Algebra with the TI-89
Pupils investigate the formulas for volumes of various solids using the Ti-89 calculator. The lesson focuses on the keying sequences necessary to embed the required volume formula in a program which is then used in the problem solving...
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Midsegments of a Triangle
Students analyze midsegments of triangles in this lesson plan. They use Cabri Jr. software to observe the relationships between interior angles and midsegments of triangles. Specific instructions for creating this lesson plan in Cabri...
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Labor Day Scavenger Hunt
It is always meaningful to take a few minutes to reflect on Labor Day at the beginning of the school year. With this resource, elementary classes read about the holiday online, and then complete a reading comprehension worksheet. Simple,...