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Activity Overview

Students explore the use of a calculator to investigate the relationship between divisors and remainders in whole-number division.

Before the Activity

  • See the attached PDF file for detailed instructions for this activity
  • Print student activity sheet page 4 from the attached PDF file for your class

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    		During the Activity

    		Distribute the page to the class.

    Follow the activity procedures:
  • Use the calculator to divide a variety of numbers by seven and find the remainder
  • Collect data about the remainders
  • Record remainder data in a frequency table and graph it
  • Understand the relationship between the divisor and the remainders
  • Investigate the remainders generated by three other divisors

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

    Author:
    Texas Instruments

    Level:
    5-8, K-4

    Activity Time:
    60 Minutes

    Device:
    TI-10, TI-15 Explorer™

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    Other:
    This is Activity 2 from the EXPLORATIONS Book:
    Uncovering Math with Manipulatives, the TI-10, and the TI-15 Explorer

    The following material is required for this activity:

  • Pencils


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