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Activity Overview

Concepts and skills covered in this activity include roots, powers of 10, and problem solving.

Before the Activity

  • See the attached PDF file for detailed instructions for this activity
  • Print transparency sheets and print pages 81-84 from the attached PDF file for your class

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    		During the Activity

    		Students will:
  • Explore the relationship between the number of digits in a number and the number of digits in the whole number part of the nth root of that number.

    		After the Activity

  • 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 : PreAlgebra : Number Sense and Operations
    Math : Middle Grades Math : Number Sense

    Author:
    Texas Instruments

    Level:
    5-8

    Activity Time:
    30 Minutes

    Device:
    TI-15 Explorer™, TI-30Xa, TI-30X IIB, TI-30X IIS, TI-34 II Explorer Plus™

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    This is activity 10 from the EXPLORATIONS Book: Investigating Mathematics with Calculators in the Middle Grades: Activities for the TI-30Xa SE and TI-34.

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