TEACHER NOTES SCIENCE NSPIRED

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Science Objectives Students will explore the force two charges exert on each other. Students will observe how the force depends upon the magnitude of the two charges and the distance separating them. Students

Sweating Alcohol TEACHER NOTES SCIENCE NSPIRED. Science Objectives. Math Objectives. Materials Needed. Vocabulary.

Science Objectives Students will collect data for the cooling rates of water and isopropyl alcohol. Students will compare and contrast the cooling rate data, both graphically and numerically. Students

Standard Error & Sample Means

Math Objectives Students will recognize that samples have smaller variability than the population. Students will recognize that the variability in samples is a function of sample size, n, and that the

It s Just a Lunar Phase

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Finite Differences TEACHER NOTES MATH NSPIRED

Math Objectives Students will be able to recognize that the first set of finite differences for a linear function will be constant. Students will be able to recognize that the second set of finite differences

What Is a Solution to a System?

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End Behavior of Polynomial Functions TEACHER NOTES MATH NSPIRED

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Multiplying Inequalities by Negative Numbers

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Polynomials Factors, Roots, and Zeros TEACHER NOTES MATH NSPIRED

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Science Objectives Students will describe the three states of matter. Students will analyze changes of state graphically. Students will ascertain the melting and boiling points of different substances.

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TEACHER NOTES SCIENCE NSPIRED

Science Objectives Students will transfer electrons from a metal to a nonmetal. Students will relate this transfer to the formation of positive and negative ions. Student will learn how to write formulas

TEACHER NOTES MATH NSPIRED

Math Objectives Students will produce various graphs of Taylor polynomials. Students will discover how the accuracy of a Taylor polynomial is associated with the degree of the Taylor polynomial. Students

TEACHER NOTES MATH NSPIRED

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First Derivative Test TEACHER NOTES

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Rose Curve / G. TEACHER NOTES MATH NSPIRED: PRECALCULUS. Math Objectives. Vocabulary. About the Lesson. TI-Nspire Navigator TM

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TEACHER NOTES SCIENCE NSPIRED

Science Objectives Students will investigate the effects of mass, spring constant, and initial displacement on the motion of an object oscillating on a spring. Students will observe the relationships between

SD: How Far is Typical? TEACHER NOTES

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Function Notation TEACHER NOTES MATH NSPIRED. Math Objectives. Vocabulary. About the Lesson. TI-Nspire Navigator System. Activity Materials

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TEACHER NOTES MATH NSPIRED

Math Objectives Students will solve linear equations in one variable graphically and algebraically. Students will explore what it means for an equation to be balanced both graphically and algebraically.

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TEACHER NOTES MATH NSPIRED

Math Objectives Students will learn that for a continuous non-negative function f, one interpretation of the definite integral f ( x ) dx is the area of a the region bounded above by the graph of y = f(x),

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TIphysics.com. Physics. Bell Ringer: Determining the Relationship Between Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration ID: 13308

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