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Circulation System: The River of Life
 


Activity Overview

Students will utilize the Lists & Spreadsheet application to investigate the relationship between the mass of a person and that person's volume of blood. They will enter data into a spreadsheet, plot the data, determine the regression equation, and use the regression equation to answer questions.

Before the Activity

Download the attached PDF and look over the information on the first page. Download and distribute the attached Student Worksheet for use during the activity. Students begin with a new TI-Nspire document; however a .tns file containing expected student results is also available for download.

During the Activity

Discuss the material from the activity pages with students as needed.

After the Activity

Encourage students to summarize what they have learned from completing the activity.

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Subject Area:
Math : Algebra I : Linear Equations and Functions
Math : Algebra I : Data Analysis

Author:
Texas Instruments

Level:
9-12

Activity Time:
45 Minutes

Device:
TI-Nspire™ CAS, TI-Nspire™

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Software:
TI-Nspire™, TI-Nspire™ CAS

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By Ian Edwards

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