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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-84 Plus to assist them in covering topics in high school mathematics and science.
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TI Educational Technology used:
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| • | TI-84 Plus or TI-83 Plus |
| • | TI-84 Plus Silver Edition or TI-83 Plus Silver Edition |
| • | 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 secondary 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-84 Plus 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 books Forensics: Connecting Science Investigations with TI Data Collection Activities and Real World Math Made Easy. These books 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).
Instructors will take into consideration local needs, number of days, and participant levels when choosing the activities from the following Explorations Books they will receive:
Forensics: Connecting Science Investigations with TI Data Collection Activities - Solve crimes with TI Technology! Students will use the TI-84 Plus and the new EasyData App to investigate crime scenes. Author - Jackie Bonneau
Real-World Math made Easy which contains 31 activities that explore real-world applications of math concepts using TI Graphing Calculators. Authors – Chris Brueningsen, Bill Bower, Linda Antinone, Elisa Kerner, Revised from Real-World with the CBL 2 and Labpro - John Gastineau, Will Cortez, Kelly Redding
Forensics: Contents
1. Tracks of a Killer
2. Bouncing Back
3. Name That Tune
4. Flipping Coins
5. The Ink Is Still Wet
6. Measuring Momentum
7. Drug Tests
8. No Dumping
9. Killer Cup of Coffee
10. Dropped at the Scene
11. Ashes to Ashes
12. Hit and Run
13. Life in the Fast Lane
14. Hot Air, Cold Body
Real-World Math made Easy: Contents
1. Walk the Line: Straight Line Distance Graphs
2. Making Cents of Math: Linear Relationship Between Weight and Quantity
3. Pool Plunge: Linear Relationship Between Water Depth and Pressure
4. Funnel Volumes: Volume and Weight
5. Keep It Bottled Up: Linear Rates of Pressure Increase
6. Graph It To Pieces: Piecewise-defined Functions
7. Mix It Up: Mixing Liquids of Different Temperatures
8. Spring Thing: Newton's Second Law
9. Stretch It to The Limit: The Linear Force Relation for a Rubber Band
10. What Goes Up: Position and Time for a Cart on a Ramp
11. That's the Way the Ball Bounces: Height and Time for a Bouncing Ball
12. Walk This Way: Definition or Rate
13. Velocity Test: Interpreting Velocity Graphs
14. From Here to There: Applications of the Distance Formula
15. Under Pressure: The Inverse Relationship Between Pressure and Volume
16. Light at a Distance: Distance and Light Intensity
17. Chill Out: How Hot Objects Cool
18. Charging Up, Charging Down: Exponential Models
19. Bounce Back: The Exponential Pattern of Rebound Heights
20. Sour Chemistry: The Exponential pH Change
21. Stepping to the Greatest Integer: The Greatest Integer Function
22. Swinging Ellipses: Plotting an Ellipse
23. Crawling Around: Parametric Plots
24. Lights Out: Periodic Phenomena
25. Tic, Toc: Pendulum Motion
26. Stay Tuned: Sound Waveform Models
27. Up and Down: Damped Harmonic Motion
28. How Tall? Describing Data with Statistical Plots
29. And Now, the Weather: Describing Data with Statistics
30. Meet You at the Intersection: Solving a System of Linear Equations
31. Titration Curves: An Application of the Logistic Function
Additional activities will be supplemented by the instructor as appropriate.
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Facilities Requirements:
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| A room with tables and access to hot and cold water is preferred. 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 Rubber balls (5-20 cm) |
| • | 8 9V batteries |
| • | 8 250 ml beakers |
| • | 8 1L soda bottles |
| • | 8 small buckets |
| • | 8 capacitors 220 F |
| • | 8 small carts |
| • | 8 utility clamps |
| • | 16 Styrofoam cups |
| • | 8 Flashlights such as Maglites |
| • | 8 wooden dowels (1x50 cm) |
| • | 8 eye droppers |
| • | 8 funnels |
| • | 30 safety goggles |
| • | 8 25 ml graduated cylinders |
| • | 8 mass hangers, slotted |
| • | 8 graduated measuring cups |
| • | 8 meter sticks |
| • | 8 paper clips |
| • | 8 pendulum bobs |
| • | 8 pipes, 1.2 m clear with caps |
| • | 8 ramps, tracks or boards 1.2 m |
| • | 8 resistors 100k |
| • | 8 ring stands |
| • | 8 large rubber bands |
| • | 8 small springs or Slinky |
| • | 8 rubber stopper, single hole (#1) |
| • | 8 stopwatches |
| • | 10m string |
| • | 12 m clear aquarium tubing |
| • | 8 tuning forks 256 hz |
| • | 8 wash bottles |
| • | 8 small weights |
| • | 500mL household ammonia |
| • | 24 effervescent antacid tablets |
| • | 40 mL lemon juice |
| • | 8 paper plates |
| • | 1 roll masking tape |
| • | 500 mL household vinegar |
| • | 4 L distilled water |
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The T³ Office
The T³ Office will provide enough copies of:
Real-World Math made Easy, Author(s) – Chris Brueningsen, Bill Bower, Linda Antinone, Elisa Kerner and Revised from Real-World with the CBL 2 and Labpro, John Gastineau, Will Cortez, Kelly Redding
The instructor will arrange with Texas Instruments Workshop Loan Program
(1-888-917-6411) to provide:
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| • | 30 TI-84 Plus calculators with the following APPS: |
| • | EasyData |
| • | DataMate |
| • | One TI-84 Plus ViewScreen™ overhead panel with DC power adapter. |
| • | 8 CBR2 (Ranger) |
| • | 8 CBL2 |
| • | 8 Stainless Steel Temperature Probes or Easy Temp Sensors |
| • | 8 Light Sensors |
| • | 8 Voltage Probe |
| • | 8 pH Sensors |
| • | 8 Gas Pressure Sensors |
| • | 8 Microphone Sensors |
| • | 8 Dual-Range Force Sensor |
| • | Small supply of batteries for the TI-84 Plus calculators. |
| • | Supply of TI Connectivity cables. |
| • | If desired, TI Presenter. |
| • | If desired, TI Navigator. |
