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Mathematics Curricula

Ideas for CBR Activities

Line Graphs

Use “Measuring Motion” as a pre-lab

“Shape Up”

Graph Match Application on CBR

Scatterplots/Correlation

“Bungee Barbie”

Other Ideas:  Coffee Filter Drop, Standing Long Jump

Introduction to Systems of Equations

Collect data from walking using “REALTIME:NO” as your setting.  Link to another calculator and send L2.  On the second calculator, copy L2 to L3.  Collect a different dataset of walking using “REALTIME:NO” as your setting.  Delete L3 and L4.  Link back to second calculator and send back the L3.  Turn on plot 1 (L1, L2) and plot 2 (L1, L3) and check out the graph!   

Graph Interpretation (y-intercept, maximum, minimum, slope/rate of change)

“Shape Up”

Graph Match Application on CBR

“Rate of Change of Non-Linear Functions”

Introduction to Functions/Linear Functions

“Shape Up”

Non-Linear Functions

Ball Bounce Application on CBR

“Swing Thing”

“Pendulum” (Activity from TI)

“Ball Roll” (Activity from TI)

“Ball Bounce” (Activity from TI)

“Creating Piecewise Functions…” (Activity from TI)

Other Ideas:  Various Toy Cars on Floor and Ramps, Bouncing Tigger, Pogo stick, Springs