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Creating a Cyclic Quadrilateral

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Identify and make conjecture about properties of cyclic quadrilaterals. Students use the TI Navigator to create different shapes and draw conclusions.
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Side Length, Perimeter, and Area of a Rectangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young scholars calculate area, perimeter and length of rectangles. In this geometry lesson, students create different formulas for the problem they are being asked to solve. They use the navigator to move the shape around and make...
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Parabolic Paths

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students investigate properties of parabolas. For this algebra lesson, students identify the different paths of a parabola. They use the navigator to make observations of the parabola.
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Parametric Projectile Motion

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners relate projectile motion to parametric equations as they identify the velocity and angle of a projectile. They create a picture on the navigator to visualize the word problem.
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Trying Teens

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the court cases and legal organizations that were instrumental in creating a system of juvenile justice in the United States, then present their findings in a composite timeline.
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Slope Fields

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students create and analyze slope fields. In this calculus instructional activity, students create a visual of differential equations. They use the Ti Navigator to create slope fields.
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WWI and Twenties & Thirties

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study economics and timelines of events to understand changes in America.  In this Twenties and Thirties lesson, students navigate Internet sites to research famous reformers.  Students recognize the economic changes...
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The Magnetometer

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Physical or earth science pupils prepare a magnetometer by inducing magnetism into a pair of straight pins. As the pins hang from a thread, they can be used to detect the magnetic field or poles of a magnet. They could also be used as a...
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What Do You Know!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers experiment using a compass for navigation and consider how various instruments affect how we travel.
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Music to Your Ears

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore how the sounds made by everyday objects can be transformed into musical experiences, composing and performing musical pieces using non-traditional instruments.
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How Does a Spring Scale Work?

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners create visuals of the effect of a spring scale. In this algebra lesson, students use the navigator to graph the effects created by a spring scale. They draw conclusion from the graph.
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Proportionality in Tables, Graphs, and Equations

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners create different methods to analyze their data. In this algebra lesson, students differentiate between proportion and non-proportional graph. They use the TI-Navigator to create the graphs and move them around to make their...
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Trains in Motion

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Pupils compare two object as they find the distance between them. In this geometry lesson, students create an equation describing the distance of time as a function. They use the navigator to observe the distance.
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Fixed Perimeter Rectangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Teach how to solve for the area and perimeter of rectangles. In this geometry lesson, students are given fixed perimeter rectangles and asked to find the area and side length of the rectangles. they draw their rectangle on the navigator...
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Trigonometric Transformations

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students perform transformation on trig functions. In this precalculus lesson, students relate the London Eye observation wheel to trig function. They use a TI navigator to visualise the parameter created by this view and relate it to...
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Rose Curve

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Arcsine will be better understood and applied through prediction the number of petals on a rose curve using polar equations. Students relate rose curve to siusoidal functions using the Ti navigator.
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Azimuth and Altitude

For Students 8th - 10th
In this azimuth and altitude learning exercise, students answer fifteen questions about measurements of objects in the sky using a compass and an inclinometer.
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Our States, My State

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars examine the Louisiana state quarter and locate Louisiana on a map of the U.S. They relate the location of Louisiana to other states (and vise versa) using directions and the compass rose.
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Good Vibrations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers demonstrate sound waves and make changes in the waves resulting in changes in pitch. Students associate changes in pitch in various "musical instruments"with size and shape and the sound waves they produce.
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Elements of a Short Story

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze elements of a short story by working together. In this literature lesson, students analyze short stories. They use the TI Navigator Application to write their findings.
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Location, Location

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders draw and interpret simple scale maps, use maps to move around efficiently or plans to propose actions. They use of a compass to specify and find directions. They display and discuss a map of the local region.
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Discovery Education

Sonar & Echolocation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A well-designed, comprehensive, and attractive slide show supports direct instruction on how sonar and echolocation work. Contained within the slides are links to interactive websites and instructions for using apps on a mobile device to...
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Murder in the First Degree - The Death of Mr. Spud

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Secondary learners investigate exponential functions in a real-world scenario. They collect data on the temperature of a cooling baked potato, enter the data into lists, and graph the data using a scatter plot before finding an...
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Dynamic Algebra

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Explore 5 classical problems of algebra.  They will solve problems involving Heron's formula, fractional equations, vector equations, apollonius' sphere, and transversals. The idea is to lead to new perceptions and visual...