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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Measurement Benchmarks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This activity introduces students to the importance of benchmarks when estimating measurements.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Metric Rules

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will collect data by measuring different linear objects and develop a strategy to determine the conversion factors required to convert from one linear measurement to another.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Measuring Polygons an Introduction to Cabri Jr.

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is designed as an introduction to using the Carbri Jr. application on the TI-83+/84+ calculators. Students are guided through the menu system and are shown how to draw triangles, quadrilaterals and and a pentagon. Perimeter...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: What's the Scale?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The objective of this lesson is to have students determine the scale of a model when compared to the actual object. They will measure parts of the actual object and then compare the corresponding part of the model to determine the scale...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Making Cookies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will reduce a cafeteria recipe to suit a household recipe. They use compatible numbers to choose smaller measurements while retaining the original proportions.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Weather Instruments for Sale

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson plan, students will use knowledge they have learned about weather instruments to create a catalog advertisement. Students will use descriptive writing to advertise the use of the weather instrument. They will also use...
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Texas Instruments: Units and Conversion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCards stack enables students to review and practice using the metric system of measurement.
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Texas Instruments: What's the Plan?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this activity, students investigate area with nonstandard and standard units of measure. They work to plan a unique vegetable garden and calculate the costs of plants for the garden.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Mix It Up: Mixing Liquids of Different Temperatures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students' will use temperature sensors to measure temperatures of water samples before and after mixing. They compare the mixing temperatures to a linear prediction.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Learning Measurement Conversions Through Statistics

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students learn the conversion relationship between inches and centimeters through data collection. The data collected results from measuring items using inches and centimeters as the units. They use a TI-73 to input the data into lists...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Measuring Earthquake Magnitude

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the instruments scientists use to measure earthquake magnitude.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Measuring Earthquake Magnitude

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the instruments scientists use to measure earthquake magnitude.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Devices Used to Measure Angles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Looks at the many devices used to measure angles in academic settings and in real-world settings.
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Website
Other

Triumf: Environment, Health & Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive index containing links to many sites describing radiation measuring instruments. A comprehensive website on the topic.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: How Do We Measure Air Temperature?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how scientists measure the air temperature to accurately report the weather.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Drawing and Measuring an Angle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn to use drawing and measurement tools to measure angles. They explore and review types of angles as their measurements are altered.
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Texas Instruments: Measures of Central Tendency

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Mean, median, and mode are measures of central tendency in data analysis. Each can be used to identify central tendency. Box-and-whiskers plots are a visual representation of collected data involving medians.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Geoboard App

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students use the Geoboard App to measure arcs, line segments, area, and perimeter, as well as rotate, reflect, and translate objects.
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Texas Instruments: How Do You Measure Up? (With the Ti 10)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this activity, students measure weight, height, and length with the help of a balance, scales, rulers, yardstick, and tape measures. They use their TI-10 to find proportions and to round off answers to whole numbers.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Phosphate Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
One method of measuring phosphate concentration is by using a Colorimeter. This instrument measures the amount of light transmitted through a sample at a given wavelength.The amount of light absorbed is mathematically related to the...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Relation Between Central Angle and Inscribed Angle Measure

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students investigate the relationship between measure of central and inscribed angles in a circle.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Classifying a Triangles by Their Angle Measure Using Cabri Jr

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity uses Cabri Jr to classify triangles according to their angle measure. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Measuring Angles in a Quadrilateral

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, use an interactive, and investigative approach to determining the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral. They use Cabri Jr. to draw, measure, and calculate the characteristics of the angles of quadrilaterals.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: How Close Is Close?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students compute statistical measures like the mean, standard deviation, and variance of the data set. They understand how measures of variability can be interpreted.

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