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Texas Instruments: Incenter of a Triangle
In this activity, students observe a special characteristic of the bisectors of the angles in a triangle. They test their conjecture by changing the size and shape of the triangle.
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Texas Instruments: Falling Down
In this activity, students will determine the average speed of a falling object. They will observe whether or not changing the mass and keeping the same shape have an effect on the average speed of the object.
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Texas Instruments: From Here to There Applications of the Distance Formula
In this activity, students' will use a pair of motion detectors to record the cartesian coordinates of a rod moving in a star-shaped pattern and calculate the distances moved between the vertices of the star. They also compare these...
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Texas Instruments: The Bouncing Ball
In this activity, students will graph the height of a ball versus time after it is dropped from some height. They will then examine one ball bounce and investigate the parameters that effect the shape of the graph. They will also explore...
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Texas Instruments: Match Me!
In this activity, students move in a specific way in front of the motion detector to create motion plots that match a given Distance versus Time plot. They make connections between types of movements and characteristics of Distance-Time...
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Texas Instruments: Exploring Transformations of the Quadratic Function
Using TI-Interactive, students will discover how the variables of a, h, and k in the vertex form of a quadratic function affect the size, shape and location of the parabola. During the lesson students will write quadratic functions when...
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Texas Instruments: Minimum and Maximum Perimeter
The students can use varying numbers of tiles to form shapes, and then find the minimum and maximum perimeter for each.
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Texas Instruments: Absolute Values
This set contains questions about graphs of V - shaped absolute value functions. Students are asked to determine maximum and minimum values, state whether the graph is opening up or down, and solve absolute value inequalities.
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Texas Instruments: Area Patterns
Students investigate patterns in ordered pairs generated by constructing a sequence of similar shapes. They will then use the patterns and the calculator to predict the number of blocks it will take to build a specific shape in the...
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Texas Instruments: Distributions and Univariate Data
This set contains statistics questions comparing distributions of univariate data. The student is asked to note the differences between distributions regarding center, shape, spread, and existence of outliers.
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Texas Instruments: Geometric Swimming Pools
Students will design swimming pools in the shape of polygons on grid paper with two vertices given.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Let's Go Hunting!
Students will work in groups of 3 or 4 scouring the campus for items of various shapes, sizes and angles. The items that students will be looking for are outlined on the rubric. Students will use technology to create a creative digital...
Royal British Colombia Museum (Canada)
Weaving Doukhobor History
Here the life of the Doukhobour culture in British Columbia is discussed. This Russian emigre pacifist sect and their communal way of life helped shape the debate over human rights in British Columbia.
Royal British Colombia Museum (Canada)
Italians in British Columbia
The Royal British Columbia Museum discusses the role that Italians played in shaping the province. Italian workers were instrumental with the gold rush, with coal mines and with the construction of the railroad. The Italian Community...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Idaho
Do you know what shape the state of Idaho is in? Come and check out the Library of Congress' site to find out fun facts. What does the word Idaho mean in Native American language?
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Texas Instruments: The Normal Distribution
Students graph normal distributions, shade desired areas, and find related probabilities. They graph Normal probability scatter plots to check the normal (linear) shape of a data distribution.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Interactive Geometry Dictionary: Lines in Geometry
The applets in this Interactive Geometry Dictionary (IGD) will show you how to find the area of some common shapes.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Fundamentally Fish
The science portion of this lesson provides opportunities for learners to recognize that structure and function are directly related to specific animals and to their survival. The body shape and the position and size of the mouth of a...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Peep Peep
Students will take a virtual tour of a Peep Candy factory. Students will observe the way Peeps are packed in rectangle shaped arrays, 2 rows of 5.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: America's Melting Pot
As part of the study of Civil Liberties, the students will do research on Civil Rights Supreme Court Cases and amendments that changed America. In groups, students will use various websites, books and newspaper articles to acquire...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Geometric Quilts
Students will use a square to investigate other polygonal shapes that can be formed. Students will work with these polygons to make designs that will later constitute cooperatively designed quilts. The quilts will be made by translating,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What's in a Box?
The class has been contracted to work for a box factory. They are to make cube shaped jewelry boxes. Students determine how many different nets are possible and then analyze the resulting cubes. This real-world situation helps to develop...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Making Measuring Meaningful!
This activity helps students recognize that measuring tools can come in many different shapes and sizes. The student's will develop creative-thinking, math, and social skills as they use nontraditional and traditional measuring tools....
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: "Polly"gon Pockets
Lesson plan that helps students explore the attributes of polygons through the use of cooperative groups. Students use jigsaw puzzles and foldable polygons. They also connect the attributes of specific polygons with objects in the real...