Drawing and Measuring an Angle

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Texas Instruments

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Subject Area

Math: PreAlgebra: Geometry

Level

9-12

Activity Time

25 Minutes

Software

TI Connect™

TI Calculator

TI-84 series

Applications

Cabri™ Jr. for TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus

Resource Types

Lessons

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Drawing and Measuring an Angle

Activity Overview

Students learn to use drawing and measurement tools to measure angles. They explore and review types of angles as their measurements are altered. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships.

Before the Activity

Install the Cabri Jr. App on the students' graphing calculators using TI Connect™, a TI Connectivity Cable, and the Unit-to-Unit Link Cable

Set up the TI-Navigator™ system

See the attached PDF file for detailed instructions for this activity

Print page 5 from the attached PDF file for your class

During the Activity

Distribute the page to your class.

Follow the Activity procedures:

Use the Segment tool and draw two segments to form an angle

Measure the angle

Alter the measure of the angle

TI-Navigator activity:

Use Quick Poll to review naming and measuring angles

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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Teacher Notes PDF

Author

Texas Instruments

Alignment

Standards Alignment

Textbook Alignment

Subject Area

Math: PreAlgebra: Geometry

Level

9-12

Activity Time

25 Minutes

Software

TI Connect™

TI Calculator

TI-84 series

Applications

Cabri™ Jr. for TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus

Resource Types

Lessons

Report an Issue

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Drawing and Measuring an Angle

Cabri™ Jr. for TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus

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