Section 5: Data & Graphs
Fundamental Topics in Science © 2001 Texas Instruments Teacher Notes 5-10
Activity—Name that Function
(cont.)
After each problem, students can select
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MORE
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to try another problem. At any time they can
select
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MENU
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to return to the
ACTIVITIES
menu. If a student is having trouble, you can suggest
that he or she select
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MENU
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and begin the activity again. The cumulative score is displayed
during the entire activity. The score displays after the activity is over; the student can press any
key to return to the
ACTIVITIES
menu.
Activity—Dangerous Curves Ahead
This activity provides students with practice in matching data pairs with common functions.
Seven problems are presented (the order varies each time).
Students press
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A
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,
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B
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,
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C
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, or
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D
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to select the correct answer. They earn 20 points for the
correct answer on the first try, 10 points on the second try, up to a maximum 140 points. Tell
students if you wish them to record their scores and if they can repeat the activity to improve
their scores.
After each problem, students can select
Ã
MORE
Ä
to try another problem. At any time they can
select
Ã
MENU
Ä
to return to the
ACTIVITIES
menu. If a student is having trouble, you can suggest
that he or she select
Ã
MENU
Ä
and begin the activity again. The cumulative score is displayed
during the entire activity. The score displays after the activity is over; the student can press any
key to return to the
ACTIVITIES
menu.
Activity—ABC's of XY-Graphs
In this activity, students go through the process of constructing the X-Y plot of a line. They select
the correct answer to each of the following steps as the graph is built.
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X-axis data
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X-axis units
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Y-axis data
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Y-axis units
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Initial position
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Value of P when t = 3
•
Value of P when t = 2.5
•
Best-fit line
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