Activity Overview
The students will use the .tns documents ROTATE1 to discover the relationship between the lengths of the sides of a pre-image and image after a rotation about a point.
Before the Activity
- Download the .tns document ROTATE1 to handhelds using TI-Nspire Computer link software or Connect to Class software.
- Students should do the worksheet "Using TI-Nspire to Explore".
During the Activity
This activity is a lesson launcher for understanding the relationship between the lengths of the sides of a pre-image and image after a rotation about a point.
- Distribute the Student Worksheet for distance.
- Students use the .tns document ROTATE1 to answer questions from student worksheet.
After the Activity
Review student results from worksheet.