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Can You Breathe Like a Pinniped?

For Teachers 5th - 9th Standards
Young learners compare the breathing patterns of different animals in this pinniped lesson. They examine the breathing pattern of California sea lions and northern elephant seals. Pupils collect, compare and analyze data concerning...
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Fundamental Topics in Science App

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Pupilss explore science using technology in this lesson. They manipulate the TI to find important science topics. This activity requires a TI-84 or higher.
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FCAT Real World Solving Linear Equations/Systems

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
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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Chill Out: How Hot Objects Cool

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Teach how to explore exponential equations.  In this Algebra II lesson, students investigate the graph that occurs as a hot liquid cools.  Students model the data algebraically.
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Getting Started with the TI-Navigator™ System: What's My Line?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
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

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Young scholars investigate rational numbers in this algebra lesson plan. 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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Tight Rope

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learn how to explore the concept of linear functions.  For this linear functions lesson, high schoolers collect linear data from a motion detector.  Students walk to create a linear function.  High schoolers plot the...
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Quadratic Function Investigations

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners perform investigation of quadratic functions while taking part in the solving of various types of problems. They explore the changes in the coefficients on the quadratic function to observe the patterns. The activity includes...
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NJ HSPA Cluster 4

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils engage in a lesson that is focused upon helping them to complete exercises used to prepare for the High School Proficiency Assessment. They look at the patterns seen in algebraic problems and focus upon the cluster areas of...
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Complex Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students examine complex numbers. In 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

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learn how to use matrix operations to determine the probabilities that an object will end up at a certain location. The instructional activity is designed as an introduction to matrix operations and is a step-by- step guide through the...
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Show Me the Money

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Pupils investigate financial applications of mathematics in this mathematics lesson plan. They will investigate equations that represent a company’s income, expense, and profit functions and use those equations to identify break even...
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Seeing is Believing: Derivatives

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Learn to solve functions by taking the derivatives. In this calculus lesson, students compare the graph of a derivative to that of the original function.
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Listen and Line Up

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers practice the derivative using an interactive activity. In this calculus lesson they explore the derivative by playing a game. Each student gets a turn at being the caller.
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Symbolic Math Guid App

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers explore problem solving with the TI-89 or Voyage 200. In this secondary mathematics lesson, your learners will investigate the Symbolic Math Guide Application which assists high schoolers with problem solving strategies by...
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Quartic Regions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young scholars explore quartic functions in this calculus lesson. They investigate an application of derivatives and definite integrals, then explore the question of which of the "three bumps" of a quartic is the largest.
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Quartic Inflection

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners use their TI-89 calculator to find properties of the quartic polynomials. The lesson includes detailed instructions along with screen shots of the graphing calculator display.
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Cylindrical Soda Can

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Young scholars explore an application of differentiation in this calculus lesson plan. They investigate the ideal dimensions for a soda can and, using the symbolic capacity of the Ti-89, investigate the dimensions of the can which has...
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Estimating with Rational Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students explore the concept of rounding. In this rounding lesson, students round fractions and mixed numbers. Students estimate the sums, differences, products, and quotients of rounded fractions and mixed numbers.
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The Derivative as a Limit

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers investigate derivatives. In this calculus lesson, students investigate the derivative as a limit through the use of the TI-89.
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Circles all Around

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Middle schoolers investigate circles. In this middle school mathematics lesson plan, students explore the relationship between the diameter of a circle and its circumference.
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Cabri Jr. Inscribed and Central Angles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners will differentiate between inscribed and central angles in this geometry lesson. They answer questions dealing with circles as they relate to inscribed triangles and angles. This assignment includes a printable worksheet.
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Exploring Tangents

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
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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Dimensions and Area

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners explore the area of rectangles in this middle school geometry lesson. They will investigate the relationship between a change in the dimensions of a rectangle and the change in the corresponding area. Learners also investigate...