Texas Instruments - Middle Grades

Step Up Added on 3/9/2010	Downloads: TI-73 PDF file TI-SmartView Scripts TI-Navigator files
Students will explore the concept of slope. First, students will measure the rise and run of stairs identified (or created) by the teacher. Measurements in centimeters will be converted to inches.
Then, students draw a replication of the stairs on the TI-73 Explorer™ and use the Manual-Fit command to find the slope-intercept form of the equation.
Finally, students compare their original equation to a generic form where they adjust the coefficients and observe the impact on the graph.

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Added on 3/9/2010

Downloads:
TI-73 PDF file
TI-SmartView Scripts
TI-Navigator files

Students will explore the concept of slope. First, students will measure the rise and run of stairs identified (or created) by the teacher. Measurements in centimeters will be converted to inches.

Then, students draw a replication of the stairs on the TI-73 Explorer™ and use the Manual-Fit command to find the slope-intercept form of the equation.

Finally, students compare their original equation to a generic form where they adjust the coefficients and observe the impact on the graph.

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