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Who should attend:
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| Those who desire to learn more about the data collection features of the TI-73 Explorer to assist them in covering topics in middle school mathematics and science.
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TI Educational Technology used:
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| • | TI-73 Explorer |
| • | CBL2 |
| • | CBR2 |
| • | various probes, including EasyLink and EasyTemp |
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Objectives:
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| • | Use technology to explore and investigate modes of teaching middle school mathematics and science |
| • | Experience problem solving situations that take advantage of the exploration/investigation mode of classroom interaction |
| • | Work through classroom ready activities that use data collection devices and graphing calculators to enhance students’ understanding and problem solving ability |
| • | Develop teachers’ familiarity with the TI-73 Explorer and data collection devices through hands-on explorations modeling effective classroom use of technology |
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Course Outline:
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The main source of content for this course will be the activities from the Explorations book Adventures in Data Collection with the TI-73 Explorer. This book will also be offered to participants of the institutes. These activities are classroom ready for teachers to implement right way!
Additional activities will be supplemented as determined by the instructor to suit the needs of the participants and the length of the institute (3 days).
1. Buried Objects
2. The Need for Speed
3. A Steep Hike
4. A Wet Welcome Home
5. Falling Down
6. Animal Skin
7. A Sweet Drink
8. Muddy Water
9. Day at the Beach
10. Active Wear
11. Muddy Footprints
12. Curve Ball
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| • | The main source of content for this course will be the activities from the Explorations book Adventures in Data Collection with the TI-73 Explorer. This book will also be offered to participants of the institutes. These activities are classroom ready for teachers to implement right way! |
| • | Additional activities will be supplemented as determined by the instructor to suit the needs of the participants and the length of the institute (3 days). |
| • | 1. Buried Objects |
| • | 2. The Need for Speed |
| • | 3. A Steep Hike |
| • | 4. A Wet Welcome Home |
| • | 5. Falling Down |
| • | 6. Animal Skin |
| • | 7. A Sweet Drink |
| • | 8. Muddy Water |
| • | 9. Day at the Beach |
| • | 10. Active Wear |
| • | 11. Muddy Footprints |
| • | 12. Curve Ball |
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Facilities Requirements:
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| A Science Lab with tables and access to hot and cold water is preferred, although a regular classroom would suffice. Although a computer lab is not needed for this institute, the instructor might want to discuss with the organizer the lab’s availability for TI Connectivity and Internet use.
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Materials List:
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The Organizer
The following is a list of equipment and materials that the organizer must provide:
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| • | High-intensity overhead projector with spare bulbs. |
| • | Overhead pens, supply of blank transparency sheets, dry-erase markers for white board if that type of board is used in the classroom, or chalk and erasers for a chalkboard. |
| • | Name tags for participants |
| • | An LCD projector and screen for use with a laptop computer, TI Presenter and/or TI Smartview. |
| • | 8 large cardboard boxes |
| • | Box of wooden blocks |
| • | 8 radio controlled cars or battery operated cars |
| • | 24 stop watches |
| • | 8 tape measures- metric |
| • | 8 meter sticks |
| • | Masking tape |
| • | Scales |
| • | 8 Graduated cylinders |
| • | beakers |
| • | Plastic cups |
| • | Safety pins |
| • | Paper towels |
| • | Box of basket style coffee filters |
| • | Box of surgical gloves |
| • | Box of sugar cubes |
| • | Bag of dirt |
| • | Scoops or spoons |
| • | Stirrers |
| • | 8 flashlights |
| • | 14 small aluminum trays |
| • | Bag of sand |
| • | Heat lamps |
| • | spray painted soda cans 8 black, 8 white and 8 silver |
| • | Supply of putty, clay or sticky tack |
| • | 8 bouncing balls- Racquetballs, kickballs, volleyballs and/or basketballs |
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The T³ Office
The T³ Office will provide enough copies of:
Adventures in Data Collection with the TI-73 Explorer™
-Activities for Middle Grades Math & Science
The instructor will need to arrange with Texas Instruments Workshop Loan Program (1-888-917-6411) to provide:
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| • | 30 TI-73 Explorer calculators with the following APPS: |
| • | CBL/CBR |
| • | DataMate |
| • | SMILEMath (SmileMath) |
| • | GuesCoef (Guess My Coefficients) |
| • | One TI-73 Explorer ViewScreen™ overhead panel with DC power adapter. |
| • | 16 CBR2 (Ranger) with long black link (non USB) connector cables |
| • | 16 CBL2 |
| • | 16 Temperature Sensors |
| • | 16 Light Sensors |
