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General Calculators
- TI-73 graphing calculators - Online tutorial using TI-73 graphing calculators
- TI-83 graphing calculators - Online tutorial using TI-83 graphing calculators
- TI-89 graphing calculators - Online tutorial using TI-89 graphing calculators
Calculator Applications
- Download Applications for TI-73 - Free downloads make the TI-73 more versatile
- CBL Probes - Investigation Tools - Turn your calculator into a scientific instrument - Measure temperature, light, motion and force.
- Vernier LabPro - Scientific investigation tools for TI-73
- CBR Probes - Measure distance, velocity and acceleration.
- Guide to Using Probes- Guide includes outline and sample lessons.
Calculator Tools
- GeoBoard Application - Turns you calculator into a geoboard.
- Number Line Application- Allows students to discover properties of a number line.
- Logic Ladder Application - Allows students to perform many activities
- Solve It! Application - Fun Problem solving
- Area Formulas Application - Allows students to have quick access to formulas
- StudyCards(tm) Application - Turns calculator into a study guide.
- Cabri Jr App - Geometry Tools
- Rational Number Rampage Application - Explore rational numbers
- SMILE Mathematics Application - Fun math activities
- Number Curiosities Application - Explore relationships between numbers
Calculator Lesson Plans (NJ Standards)
4.1. Number and Numerical Operations
- Place Value Small Group Activity - Students follow teacher prompts to enter one part of a number, then add their own.
- Go for the Gold - Students find "Golden Ratios" of human body.
4.2. Geometry and Measurement
- Get In Line - Students use calculator to find the lengths of three skate board ramps and compare the safety, speed and difficulty of each
- Constructing Geometric Objects - Students construct geometric objects and investigate terms: median of a triangle and the altitude of a triangle.
- Angles of a Triangle - Students investigate the relationships between interior and exterior angles of a triangle.
- Real World Solving Linear Equations/Systems - Students focus on real world problem solving of linear equations and systems.
- Scatterplots - Students collect data and graph sets of data to see if there is a relationship.
- Building a Garden Fence - Students determine the possible dimensions for a garden fence
- Storefront Signs - Students determine area of various signs
- When a Ruler Isn't Enough - Real-life problems that use trigonometry to solve for an unknown
4.3. Patterns and Algebra
- Tale of Two Temperatures - You need a temperature probe attached to your TI-73 to use this lesson Plan
- Functions and Table Values - Students to use the table of values, change the how the table, find common values and see how the patterns relate to the equation.
- The Next Frontier for Flight - A real-world review of computation with percents.
- Guess My Coefficients - Students study and learn how to identify the coefficients of a function from a graph.
- How Close is Florida - Students recreate and verify the information
- Humidity Makes Air Feel Even Hotter- Learn range of heat indexes on the overall data
- The New Color of Money-Use scientific notation with real-life data.
- Population On The Move- Determine the rate of change (slope) & build a linear model
4.4. Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Mathematics
- The Candy Caper - Using various size cylinders students estimate the number of objects then find the relationships between the estimate and the actual number.
- Hello Dolly - Students find all possible genotype combinations for given model.
- Graphing Ordered Pairs - Students graph ordered pairs to create polygons
- Exploring the Birthday Paradox - Students use random function of calculator to determine probability of randomly finding a birthday
- Collecting Pens - A simulation of the Monte Carlo method
- Super Ticket Sales - Students will create two box and whisker plots of the data in the USA TODAY Snapshot(R).
- Wildfires nearly snuffed - Explore the relationship between area and perimeter for rectangles Super Ticket Sales - Calculate central tendencies
4.5. Mathematical Processes
- Snow as High as Elephants -Students understand snow from a more practical point of view.
- Angles Formed by Parallel Lines-Students construct parallel lines and transversals, observe relationships.
- What's Up? -Students convert Celsius to Fahrenheit
- Are Taxes Normal? - Calculate one variable statistics on the average tax paid
- The Next Frontier for FlightCreate circle graphs on the calculator
General Calculator Information
- Math Today -Lesson Plans for Calculators from USA Today
- Math Forum -Calculator Lessons








