You are not logged in.
login | register
Activity: Real-World Math with the CBL 2 and LabPro
Go to: http://education.ti.com/.../activitybook_math_realworld.html (opens a new window)
Description: This workbook provides students with an interesting way to explore math and science concepts. It is a revision of the earlier Texas Instruments publication Real-World Math with the CBL 2 System: Activities for the TI-83 and TI-83 Plus. The activities are written to use Texas Instruments graphing calculators in conjunction with the Texas Instruments CBL 2™ and the Vernier LabPro® data collection devices. The device is used to collect data from a variety of sensors, such as motion, force, sound, light, and temperature. The data collection software called DATAMATE is run on the calculator. This versatile, easy-to-use program sets up the data collection and then retrieves the data from the data collection device. Powerful analysis features built into the graphing calculator help students build mathematical models. The activity book is available for purchase or each of the thirty-one activities can be downloaded free in PDF format.
Technology Type: TI-83/TI-84 
Authors: Brueningsen
Bower
Antinone
Kerner
Gastineau
and Cortez
Language: English 
Cost: Does not require payment for use
Average Rating:  [2] Login to rate this resource
My MathTools: Login to Subscribe / Save This
Reviews: see the 1 review of this resource / add a review of this Activity 
Discussions: see the 2 posts discussing this resource
Courses: Algebra General
Algebra II General
Teacher Review (Based on classroom experience)
Reviewer: Andy B, Aug 3 2004 10:34AM
What did students learn? The book itself contains over twenty activites that encompass content across the curriculum. Linear, Quadratic, exponential, periodic functions are modeled in easy to follow labs. The write ups offer ready to use class material.
Recommended for: Algebra: Number Systems, Integer Operations, Use of Variables, One Variable Equations, Functions / Relations, Linear Equations, Analyzing Linear Data, Linear Systems, Quadratic Equations, Graphing Quadratics, Exponential Functions; Algebra II: Solving systems of equations, Quadratic Equations, Functions / Relations, Parent Functions, Transformations of functions, Polynomials, Exponential Functions; Trigonometry: Right Triangles, Trig Functions, Solving Trig Equations; PreCalculus: Functions
Read the full length reviews for this resource
  jd
Comment:Most of the activities are interesting. Some of them are not. I've noticed a number of errors in diagrams and descriptions. It also seems that the student handouts could be made more accessible if they were simplified and clarified.