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In this skill activity, students will use the Constructions Tools Menu in Cabri™ Jr. to contruct a parallelogram. They will also construct an altitude, an angle bisector and a median of a triangle.

Before the Activity

  • Install the Cabri Jr. App on the students' graphing calculators using TI Connect™, a TI Connectivity cable and the unit-to-unit link cables
  • See the attached PDF file for detailed instructions for this activity
  • Print pages 1 - 14 from the attached PDF file for your class

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    		During the Activity

    		Distribute the pages to your class.

    Follow the Activity procedures:
  • Construct a parallelogram
  • Create a triangle and label its vertices
  • Construct the altitude segment, the angle bisector, and the median for the triangle

    		After the Activity

    		Students will fill in the Data Collection and Analysis sheet.

    Review student results:
  • As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging
  • Re-teach concepts as necessary

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    Subject Area:
    Math : Geometry : Triangles
    Math : Geometry : Quadrilaterals

    Author:
    Texas Instruments

    Level:
    9-12

    Activity Time:
    90 Minutes

    Device:
    TI-83 Plus Family, TI-84 Plus Family

    Apps:
    Cabri Geometry

    Software:
    TI Connect™

    Accessories:
    TI Connectivity Cable, Unit-to-Unit link cables

    Other:
    This is Activity 1 from the EXPLORATIONS Book:
    Exploring Mathematics with Cabri Jr. Application

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