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Lesson Title/Description
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CA Standards
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NCTM Standards
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Buy or Lease an
Automobile
This lesson deals with comparing which is better to buy or
to lease an automobile. The student gets involved as a
consumer and researches the different prices of the cars
that they may be interested in purchasing. They graph the
comparisons and work on the computer to compare their
monthly payments based on the available interest rates.
After completing the assignment the student writes a
consumer report.
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#1.1, #5,
#6
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Coaster
Connections
What science and math exist in a roller coaster? You will
enter the world of roller coasters via hands-on activities,
Internet information, online experts, and computer
simulations.
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#13, #15,
#16
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9-12: 1,
4,
5,
6,
8,
9
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Color, Computers, and
Math
This activity looks at additive and subtractive color,
light, and conversions between base 10 and base 16.
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#2
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Corny Equations With
Computers and Calculators
Students use a graphing calculator, online calculators, and
other tools to explore the profitability of raising corn.
The lesson is most suitable for the end of the first year of
algebra when students have knowledge of using in/out tables,
identifying types of lines, and developing lines of best
fit, equations, and interpreting graphs.
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#5,
#17
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Curve Fitting and
the TI-85 calculator
This is a step-by-step guide for using the TI-85 Graphing
Calculator to do scatter plots using data obtained from
sources on the Internet. Some information will model linear
functions and some will be models of exponential
functions.
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#6, #7, #9, #10,
#13, #16, #18
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9-12: 1,
3,
5,
6
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Discovering Growth
Patterns
The differences between linear (arithmetic) and exponential
(geometric) growth functions are emphasized in this lesson.
A student page instructs students to locate four specific
sites on the Internet. After data is collected on the
student worksheet, pattern predictions are made. Graphing
the collected data is done using ClarisWorks or Microsoft
3.0 spreadsheet or by using pencil and grid paper. Student
description and analysis concludes the lesson.
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#6
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5-8: 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
7,
8,
9
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Functions Made
Easy
Students are introduced to the math concept of function as
early as sixth grade. By the end of the first year in
algebra, the concept is more thoroughly formalized. A full
understanding will make advanced high school math and
science less stressful and more meaningful. It will even
lend a richer meaning to the social sciences and language
arts for functions are basically about relationships and
connections.
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#1, #4, #5, #6,
#7, #16, #17, #18
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How Popular Is Your
Favorite Site?
Keep track of the counter at you favorite site for several
months. Is it increasing, decreasing, or staying the same in
popularity? Can you find an equation that will allow you to
predict the amount of visitors your site will have in the
months to come?
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#16
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9-12: 1,
3,
4,
5,
6
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