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Permutations

Students are led through the development of the formula for finding n objects taken n at a time and then n objects taken r at a time.
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Parabolic Paths

Manipulate the equation of a quadratic function so that its graph passes through a particular point.
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Particle Motion1

This lesson involves the motion of a particle along a straight, horizontal line.
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Particle Motion 2

This lesson involves the motion of a particle along a straight, horizontal line associated with a general position function.
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Quadratic Formula and Discriminant

This interactive quiz first steps students through the derivation of the quadratic formula by completing the square, and then generates random quadratics for which students need to show the steps of solving by first finding the value of the discriminant, and then using it in the formula. There ar...
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NASA - Newton's Cool in the Pool

To prepare for spacewalks, astronauts train at NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL). NASA also uses the NBL to develop flight procedures and verify hardware compatibility -- all of which are necessary to achieve mission success. In this problem, students are presented with a power outage, in...
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Modeling with a Quadratic Function

In this lesson, students use a quadratic function to model the flight path of a basketball. Students will interpret the parameters of the quadratic model to answer questions related to the path of the basketball.
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Calculations at the Crazy Cookie Company

Performing matrix multiplication for the first time, students are prompted to use reasoning skills to determine if matrix products are possible for given pairs of matrices. The tutorial leads them through matrix product operations to find rules for matrix multiplication and predicting dimensions ...
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When Is Tangent, tangent?

This activity combines the ideas of unit circle, and a line tangent to the unit circle to explain how Tangent (the trig. ratio) is related to the concept of tangent to a figure (from geometry). The intent is to briefly explore the mathematical history of the trigonometric ratio "tangent" through ...
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Analyzing an Electricity Bill

This investigation guides the students through using a piecewise function to model an electric bill.
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Getting Ready for Quadratics

This activity is intended as a skill-building exercise to familiarize students with TI-Nspire skills they will need to work through a unit studying the properties of quadratic functions. The activity includes exercises on Creating a Scatter Plot, Finding a Curve of Best Fit, and Tracing a Function.
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Advanced Algebra Nomograph

This activity is similar to a function machine. The nomograph is comprised of two vertical number lines, input on the left and output on the right. The transformation of input to output is illustrated dynamically by an arrow that connects a domain entry to its range value. Students try to find th...
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End Behavior of Polynomial Functions

Students will use a slider to scroll through the graphs of power functions with a coefficient of positive and negative 1 and determine similarities and differences among the functions. Students will generalize the end-behavior properties of various power functions.
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Equations of Parabolas

Students draw and measure lines and segments to discover properties of parabolas, specifically that the distance from any point on the parabola is equidistant to the focus and the directrix. They work with parabolas whose vertex is on the origin as well as off the origin and they also with parabo...
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Vernier - What Causes the Seasons?

In this activity, students' will explore how the tilt of the earth's axis results in different amounts of solar radiation at different times of the year, causing seasons. They will simulate the earth's warming using a light bulb that will shine on a Temperature Probe attached to a globe, and inve...
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What does "i" do?

The purpose of our lesson is to allow students to foster an understanding of what happens geometrically when a number is multiplied by i. This shall be achieved by working through the lesson using an investigative approach.
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Martinsville Chase

In this activity, students will analyze attaching a wing to a Sprint Cup car.
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Lights on the International Space Station

In this lesson, students will discover how various factors affect lighting by using different types of flashlights and battery strenghts.
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Altitude to the Hypotenuse

Explore the relationship between the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse in a right triangle and the lengths of the two segments formed when this altitude intersects the hypotenuse.
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Diffusion Data Collection Lab

In this lesson, students will use varying molarities of a salt solution to observe diffusion through a membrane.
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Waves and Spectrum Exploration

In this lesson, students will study the relationship between wavelength, frequency, and color through an interactive simulation.
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Area Measures and Right Triangles

Investigate dependent and independent objects when three equilateral triangles are drawn on the sides of a right triangle.
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Barometric Pressure - Simulated Data Analysis

In this lesson, students will use a simulation to collect data points through Hurricane Katrina, save the data in a spreadsheet and then analyze the data.
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Color and Heat

In this lesson, students will investigate a constant light source falling on a plate of varying colors.
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Circuits and Ohm's Law

In this lesson, students will explore circuits through a simulation.
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