Using Calculators
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General Calculators |
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Online tutorial using TI-73 graphing calculators |
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Online tutorial using TI-83 graphing calculators |
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| TI-89 graphing calculators | Online tutorial using TI-89 graphing calculators |
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Calculator Applications |
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Free downloads make the TI-73 more versatile |
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Investigation Tools - Turn your calculator into a scientific instrument - Measure temperature, light, motion and force. |
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Scientific investigation tools for TI-73 |
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Measure distance, velocity and acceleration. |
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Guide includes outline and sample lessons. |
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Calculator Tools |
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Turns you calculator into a geoboard. |
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Allows students to discover properties of a number line. |
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Allows students to perform many activities |
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Fun Problem solving |
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Allows students to have quick access to formulas |
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Turns calculator into a study guide. |
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Geometry Tools |
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Explore rational numbers |
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Fun math activities |
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Explore relationships between numbers |
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Calculator Lesson Plans (NJ Standards) |
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| 4.1. Number and Numerical Operations | |
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Students follow teacher prompts to enter one part of a number, then add their own. |
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Students find "Golden Ratios" of human body. |
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| 4.2. Geometry and Measurement | |
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Students use calculator to find the lengths of three skate board ramps and compare the safety, speed and difficulty of each |
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Students construct geometric objects and investigate terms: median of a triangle and the altitude of a triangle. |
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Students investigate the relationships between interior and exterior angles of a triangle. |
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Students focus on real world problem solving of linear equations and systems. |
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Students collect data and graph sets of data to see if there is a relationship. |
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Students determine the possible dimensions for a garden fence |
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Students determine area of various signs |
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Real-life problems that use trigonometry to solve for an unknown |
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| 4.3. Patterns and Algebra | |
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You need a temperature probe attached to your TI-73 to use this lesson Plan |
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Students to use the table of values, change the how the table, find common values and see how the patterns relate to the equation. |
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A real-world review of computation with percents. |
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Students study and learn how to identify the coefficients of a function from a graph. |
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Students recreate and verify the information |
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Learn range of heat indexes on the overall data |
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use scientific notation with real-life data. |
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Determine the rate of change (slope) & build a linear model |
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| 4.4. Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Mathematics | |
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Using various size cylinders students estimate the number of objects then find the relationships between the estimate and the actual number. |
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Students find all possible genotype combinations for given model. |
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Students graph ordered pairs to create polygons |
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Students use random function of calculator to determine probability of randomly finding a birthday |
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A simulation of the Monte Carlo method |
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Students will create two box and whisker plots of the data in the USA TODAY Snapshot(R). |
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Explore the relationship between area and perimeter for rectangles |
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| Super Ticket Sales | Calculate central tendencies |
| 4.5. Mathematical Processes | |
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Students understand snow from a more practical point of view. |
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Students construct parallel lines and transversals, observe relationships. |
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Students convert Celsius to Fahrenheit |
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| Are Taxes Normal? | Calculate one variable statistics on the average tax paid |
| The Next Frontier for Flight | Create circle graphs on the calculator |
| General Calculator Information | |
| Math Today | Lesson Plans for Calculators from USA Today |
| Math Forum | Calculator Lessons |