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Getting Started with the TI-Navigator™ System: Population Change

Activity Overview

This lesson introduces students to Activity Center and is intended to help them develop the understanding of how use population information to compute population changes and develop population models to make predictions.

Before the Activity

  • Set up your TI-Navigator System
  • Make sure you are familiar with the basic functions of TI-Navigator: Send to Class, Collect from Class, Screen Capture, Quick Poll and Activity Center
  • Review the attached teacher document
  • Download the attached activity resource files to your computer
  • During the Activity

    Students will:

  • Generalize patterns using explicitly defined and recursively defined functions.


  • Directions:
  • Follow the activity procedures outlined in the attached .pdf document
  • After the Activity

    Assess your students' understanding by using Send to Class, LearningCheck™ and Class Analysis.