iv Using the TI-73: A Guide for Teachers

About the Activities

This guide consists of 12 activities designed to be teacher-directed. They are intended to help develop mathematical concepts while incorporating the TI-73 as a teaching tool.

Organization

Each activity is self-contained and includes:

♦The mathematical strands with which the activity is most closely associated: Number Sense; Patterns, Relations, and Functions; Measurement and Geometry; or Probability and Statistics

♦The materials needed to perform the activity

♦An overview of the mathematical purpose of the activity

♦The detailed procedure, including step-by-step TI-73 keystrokes Additionally, most of the activities contain:

♦A student activity sheet as needed

♦A teacher black-line master as needed

♦A section to wrap-up what is being taught

♦A section to assess what is being taught

♦A section to extend what is being taught

Conventions Used

♦ Brackets [ ] around a key’s symbol

Example

- l

indicate that the key is a second function

 

 

(printed in yellow) on the TI-73.

 

 

♦ Bold type indicates a calculator display

Example

Done

or format.

 

 

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